Merriway BH00126 Toilet Cistern Handle Fitting Chromed Metal -1 Pcs

Purchased three times. Handy to have in incase of emergencies. OK quality but probably best used as a spare.

Broke after 10 months. Still good for the money i guess :) gets the job done and it's easy to install

This seemed ok at the start, 3 months of blissful flushing and then today, 7th December, the handle snapped right off. It's not like much strength is needed to flush a toilet and yet my daughter texted me at work with the good news that the lever is now a separate item from the shaft. You can't even get the shaft out of the plastic collar to have a go at ferforming some sort of repair. This is made of monkey metal (sorry, die-cast, the sort of metal Dinky and Corgi cars are made of) so not really structural in its composition. In conclusion, this is garbage and should be avoided at all cost (£7 odd). Pictures are attached for your perusal.

PLEASE READ DO NOT BUY!!!! ***UPDATE*** 4 DAYS LATER IT HAS BROKEN. Honestly people please save the cash ignore those who claim this is a good handle it really is not save the cash buy a better quality handle I recommend searching for a Heritage Handle the one I bought yesterday and arrived today was just shy of £15 its a far far far far far better quality handle fits better looks better and works better and I can see the Heritage handle lasting years compared to this SHODDY MERRIWAY handle yes it was £15 but its worth it it will last you far longer and looks a lot better. I broke the original toilet handle after many many years of use the bar snapped inside so it would no longer flush and needed a quick replacement next day before the kids filled the loo :P This arrived next day before 12pm, the misses fitted it its super easy to do takes a few seconds, but what a load of rubbish this is, its the same day of owning it and its already bending it constantly comes undone and has started to cross thread itself i have to keep tightening it up inside the cistern, its really poorly made too i removed it completely and the plastic screw parts are super thin cheap plastic its slowly shredding itself it has already started showing stress marks on the plastic screw section, this is when i noticed it had bent the handle was slightly bowed and when you pop the screw section off the metal bar underneath is thin and twisted, compared to the handle that broke which was on for many years that was a solid metal bar this is a load of rubbish in comparison they even give you a pointed wood screw to screw the Lever Arm to the metal bar lmao what????. I've already bought another replacement I would suggest you save your money and spend a bit more to get a better quality handle one with a solid bar straight through and a thicker longer handle, even if its an emergency buy better ;)

The handle was replaced as the bushing on the old one made it "sloppy". The new one certainly is not and as far as that goes there is no problem. However fitting the plastic "lifter" in the cistern proved the problem. The actual fitting was no problem but getting it to work correctly was. It was fitted at the correct angle to work but when the handle was pressed to flush the toilet the plastic spun on the shaft. The grub screw holding it in place tightened to a corner of the shaft not to a flat. I have replaced it with the original plactic arm and all seems to be OK. As stated the chrome handle and hosing are great - perhaps I got a duff plastic arm.

Easy for installation Fit very easily Look is beautiful

My old flush handle had been loose for a while, and unfortunately the plastic thread was broken. I had temporarily glued it in place, but I now wish I had not wasted time and just bought a new handle straight away. Replacement was pretty easy, adjusting the lever arm to the best distance and hooking it into the flush mechanism before inserting the arm handle into it and screwing it tight. An adjustable wrench was needed to get the nylon nut firmly holding the handle in place. As you can see from the photo the toilet cistern is very old, probably over 30 years, and replacing the float valve and the handle has given the flush a new lease of life.

Well, it's hard to love a toilet handle. But when ours broke, we needed a replacement, and I went straight to this one. Easy to fit, OK looks and good vale. However, the one that broke was... This one. After three years of use. So, great value, but not 5 stars.