AIBU to think wall hung toilets have no place in a public toilet

[Emochild]

Been to the cinema today. It's just been refitted and all of the toilets are wall hung

I'm sure they can take plenty of weight but I don't trust them -especially considering the volume of traffic -so to speak

AIBU to think toilets that are used with such frequency should be solid, sturdy and with a pedestal?

[QueenoftheAndals]

Totally read that as well hung toilets...

[acasualobserver]

What is a wall hung toilet? (Apologies is this is something that actually everyone knows.)

[Emochild]

It's a toilet that is supported by the wall, so it looks like it is floating above the floor

[liz70]

It's one where there's no foot or pedestal i.e. the toilet pan is just fixed to the wall, with nothing beneath it to support it.

[Sidge]

Easier to clean the floors, innit?

[helpimitchy]

It makes it easier to clean the floor.

[acasualobserver]

Thank you for explaining. What is your concern? That a fat customer might snap it off the wall?

[QuestionableMouse]

If you saw the amount of piss that ends up on the floor you'd want to make the floor as easy to clean as possible!

[Emochild]

I know it's easier to clean the floor but I always think they are going to fall off the wall

[tametempo]

It will encourage 'hoverers'

[NaughtToThreeSadOnions]

I would have thought wall hung toilets were better for public toilets they take up less space and as people have said easier to Clean around

[NaughtToThreeSadOnions]

I always think they are going to fall off the wall

There no more going to than the old over head cisterns

[dietcokeandwine]

We have wall hung toilets in our bathroom/downstairs loo. They aren't just fixed to the wall, each has a separate heavy duty frame that is concealed within the wall itself and then tiled over. So basically like a traditional pedestal but you only actually see the toilet bowl and seat, the pedestal bit is hidden.

They are just as solid and sturdy as a traditional pedestal but, as others have said, a lot easier to keep clean. No nasty manky bit of grouting around any pedestal base to get coated in wee!

[Womenareliketeabags]

What is your concern? That a fat customer might snap it off the wall? haha. Laid in bed laughing to myself.

[acasualobserver]

Now, the old overhead cisterns, I miss those. You got a proper Niagara style deluge with them - no second flush ever needed.

[dietcokeandwine]

frames look a bit like this

toilet frame

[Tangfastics]

I confess to having an aversion to wall mounted toilets too.

In our last bathroom we had one and it was slightly wonky. I was always suspicious of it!

[Lweji]

I thought you had broken one.

[iklboo]

My nana flushed an overhead cistern in our very old house. It came off the wall right onto her head & gave her a very nasty concussion.

[Penfold007]

My DCs have just told me off for laughing. I do hopeikiboo's nana made a full recovery

[iklboo]

She did thanks Penfold - trundled along for another 15 years, bless her

[Aeroflotgirl]

What do wall hung toilets look like?

[MsKite]

I see the danger in every possible situation, but even I have never worried about this! I'm impressed op! and is makes me feel better to realise I'm not the most paranoid person in the world anymore

[PacificDogwod]

YABU.

Have you ever seen how they are secured??
Safer than any floor-standing pedestal loo

And they are genius for cleaning

[Emochild]

I've seen them hung badly!

When I was house hunting I saw a couple in the same house admittedly that were leaning forward and the grout around the tiles was cracking