Wall hung floating toilet - risks/disadvantages?

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We're finally doing a refurb to our tiny family bathroom and the sales guy for the bathroom company has assured me that wall hung toilets are no additional risk than a normal pedestal floor supported loo.

Obviously the wall mounted one looks much nicer, easier to clean under etc and gives the illusion of more space which is badly needed.

I am still suspicious though - does anyone have any experience (good or bad) of wall hung floating type toilets?

We had one, it was good. The one thing we didn't quite factor in was the additional level of the screed/underfloor heating/tiles which we put in after we installed the toilet, so it ended up feeling quite low to the ground and was virtually impossibly to clean underneath. But other than that oversight, it worked well.

We had a marble shelf from the top of the cistern across to the sink which we used to store hand soap etc - and a big mirror on top. It was good! We had a Gerberit model.

Other slight issue is access to the cistern - we could just lift the shelf if we needed access. Once or twice the toilet wouldn't stop refilling, but it was easily solvable - but this would have been a total nightmare if it was built into the actual wall. So I'd say make sure you can access the cistern.

I'm always sure they will fall off the wall, especially as a heavier person.

We've got one. I've always liked them and had no issues, although I'd say it's worth spending out on a good quality frame with front access. Geberit is an architect favourite.

We fitted one ourselves and it's a grohe frame with duravit seat and it's extremely strong. It said it can handle 200kg or something ridiculous, and we tried both sitting on it at the same time just to be sure, and it showed no signs of stress!
It did make some kind of grindy porcelain noises when it was first hung but they stopped pretty quickly.

Also you can put them any height based on how tall you are. And access to the cistern for repairs is easy enough by removing the massive button plate, not trivial but by no means impossible.

Grindy porcelain noises !!!

They have a weight limit which a visitor could easily exceed. My db has one which has an 18 stone limit. Although he didn’t choose it, it was already there.

What risk are you worried about? Collapse? Frames that I deal with that hang them are tested to 400kg (63 stone) so I’m guessing you should be ok.

We've had several and had no issues (or grindy noises!) even with boisterous kids jumping on them (well they broke the loo seat but the loo didn't budge)

Yy to access. It's a good idea to have a shelf across the top of the built in cistern boxing-in, sealed with sealant only, then it's easy to remove if needed. Though we've never needed to.

Good point @AromaticSpices - I’ll remember to ask them to take height of new flooring into account.

You’ve touched on my main fears
A - kids breaking it somehow
B - my 14 st husband can sit on loo for over an hour but it sounds like it would cope with that!
C - access to be able to fix issues - am so used to just being able to fiddle with cistern myself but the shelf / access is something I will research plus the geberit brand for the cistern

As always the mumsnet advice / experience is second to none - thanks all I think we will go for it if I can get the geberit cister!

Re geberit Vs grohe we looked at both and there was literally nothing to choose between them, they are both aimed at high end domestic and commercial, and both seemed to be practically interchangeable.
We chose grohe because a local builders merchant had a decent deal on a full kit and they could deliver it on a van at reasonable cost.

The gerberit brand is designed so that all maintenance tasks can be performed by simply removing the flush plate and all the serviceable parts are within reach of the hole this opens.

We got them we we re-did our bathroom and en-suite and I would love to change them. It may not be every floating toilet but the ones we have are total shit-catchers. (RAK Ceramics) Yes I know that's their job but the front seems to incline really quickly so your poo hits the porcelain before the water - every time, no matter who it is, me, DH, DC's, size of bottom, poo quantity, nothing prevents it. Some days I feel like I'm constantly cleaning skid marks. If is not pleasant but I'm not sure how you work out if that's a problem in the showroom. Apologies if you're checking your thread over breakfast.

posie I have come across toilets like that. Having a number 2 turns into krypton factor trying to find optimum seating position. Grim.

We had one in a previous rental
Property, I actually found it harder to clean under not easier. It was a tiny bathroom and I couldn’t angle the mop handle so that the mop would go under the floating toilet (you would have to get the mop handle pretty much parallel to the floor). I had to clean under it on hands and knees with a sponge, it was a bit grim. I’m not sure if that could have been rectified by changing the height though.

@posie - shame we can't try it out beforehand!!! I'll view them and try make sure there's an optimal slope to minimise poo on porcelain!

I refused to consider them in our house - the walls are shite anyway and the kids or the husband would just wreck it. Plus like someone said - they don't look particularly easy to clean under, compared to ours which is just a wipe around the base job and done (I did request and pick the whole bathroom with minimal awkward crevices and bits to clean around though).

Local cinema has them fitted in their loos and they've not weathered well, they're all working loose and you end up having to do the hover and hope routine instead.