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Combined WC/washbasin

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NotSpaghetti Fri 28-Aug-20 09:36:29

I had exactly this problem last year but after looking at lots of them I decided they just weren't for me.

Instead I bought a tiny curved basin which allowed more door-opening. It has a 25cm projection into the room so we can open the door wide enough. Then we bought the "shortest" wc I could find.
Again, look for one with a short "projection".

My downstairs loo is the old back door "lobby" of a terraced house so very small... less than a metre wide and only 1.4m long. It works.

Good luck!

Oopsadaisy4 Fri 28-Aug-20 08:35:54

Went to the bathroom shop yesterday, plenty of choice of these cisterns with wash basins included, but remember that you either have to stand to one side to use it, or lean across and over the loo to wash your hands.

Clever idea though to use grey water to flush the loo.

Auntieflo Fri 28-Aug-20 08:35:49

I would like one of these in upstairs, but just wondered whether you need room, to stand, at the side of the loo whilst washing your hands, or do you lean over the loo?

(Now I have adverts popping up showing these )

Mamardoit Fri 28-Aug-20 06:25:47

DSis has put one in the outside toilet. There was no sink at all out there before so it's much better. Seems to work ok.

welbeck Thu 27-Aug-20 23:04:13

i saw a picture of one recently shewing the kind of cell that maxwell is being held in.
i think they are standard in Usa prisons, but not ours.

Farmor15 Thu 27-Aug-20 22:49:35

www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/alaska-combined-two-in-one-wash-basin-toilet-500mm-wide-x-300mm
Did a quick search and found this.

Esspee Thu 27-Aug-20 22:43:52

The thread which is active at the moment is “To flush or not to flush” where the subject is reducing water consumption.
Sorry I’m not IT savvy enough to do a clicky link.

tanith Thu 27-Aug-20 22:35:57

I saw one on a friends FB page she’d come across one at a friends house they live in Belgium not sure how well it worked though.

Marydoll Thu 27-Aug-20 22:28:04

Someone mentioned this on another thread recently. I can't for the life of remember which thread it was.?

biba70 Thu 27-Aug-20 22:21:35

wow - never heard of anything like this. Any links?

Dotty123 Thu 27-Aug-20 22:19:25

We have a downstairs loo which doesn’t have space for a basin. We’ve been looking at a really clever idea - a WC which has a basin on top of the cistern. After washing your hands, the water drains into the cistern. Has anyone used one/had one fitted? Thanks.