toilet cistern not filling up...

[joko]

the cistern in my toilet doesnt fill up properly

i am hardly ever at my house, because i stay with my boyfriend for often 3-4 days at a time an when i do go home my toilet doesnt flush because there is no water in the cistern ...

any ideas why this may be happening? an what can i do?

thanks

[Answerprancer]

The ballcock is stuck in the up position.

[Panic Button]

Ask your boyfriend to come round and sort it out.

[boxtops]

..or do it yourself, take off the lid and have a look, you can lift the ballock up manually usually until it's full. I had one where I had gently bend the stick on the valve from time to time to get the ballcock to rise with the water level. Make sure the cistern is full before you leave the house, then it shouldn't be empty when you get back!

[Mudman]

I take it you're getting water to the taps?.. If not then it sounds like frozen pipes (just presuming you're getting snow aswell).
If not then turnoff your supply and wait for a thaw.. Last thing you want is a burst in a house you're seldom in!

[wildwood]

..or has some concerned person turned the stopvalve off?

[stanbesida]

Sorry boxtops, if you lift the ballcock up it stops the water flowing so it needs pushing all the way down to get the water flowing, if this doesn't work it may be frozen or the filter could be blocked as some of the new cisterns have a filter in them. To fix the latter, turn off the water and loosen the nut which attaches to the bottom of the cistern, if there is a filter you will need to lift it out, clean it, and put it back, then refit the nut to the cistern. Hope this works for you. I meant to ask, has the cistern ever worked properly or has it always been the same?

[joko]

thanks all

no the cistern has always been fine before...its also not freezing here so it cant be frozen - we did have some snow (liverpool) but its well gone now, and it worked at that time anyway.

ill try your ideas thansk