Toilet flush handle to flush unit connection - What's the secret?

[Jonathan Telfer]

Hi All, As subject, I can't seem to work out a long lasting fix to connect the lever arm on flush handle to the plastic column that operates the flush inside the cistern. Admittedly the wife does have the touch of a blacksmith at times but I seem to be fixing this every 4-6 months.

Fixes so far include cable ties, clothes hanger wire and plastic coated garden wire. What's the secret? Stainless steel wire, paracord, wife training?

Thanks,

Jon

[Roger Mills]

Well they usually come with a piece of stiff wire (probably about 10-gauge) bent either into an 'S' or into a double-ended hook. These should last for a number of years before eventually rusting through and breaking. You can possibly buy replacements - or it's not too difficult to fabricate something similar.

[Guy King]

The message from Jonathan Telfer contains these words:

Normally it's just a wire bent at each end.