Debris floating in water cistern keeps coming back
Water cisterns in older flats can accumulate floating debris, bags, and towels that keep returning even after multiple cleanings. This persistent junk eventually plugs up attached plumbing fixtures, such as bidet showers connected to the flush tank inlet.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found4 items attempted
Community agreement1 total upvotes
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
4 items+ Contribute
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1removing the debris and other crapDid this help you?
- 2using an electric shower powered by the cold mains supplyDid this help you?
- 3runDid this help you?
- 4Repeatedly cleaning the tank and the plugged attachmentsDid this help you?
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In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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