Gio Bella Toilets

Thirteen Gio toilets are stocked here: seven wall-hung pans and six close-couple suites. The best known is the Gio Braga close couple suite, rimless with a soft-close, quick-release seat. Model names run Braga, Lagos, Alvito, Evora, Sintra, Tavira and Lido, and two of them, Alvito and Sintra, are made in both formats. The brand is sold in South Africa as Gio and as Gio Plumbing. For the rest of it, start at Gio Bella.

Wall-Hung or Close-Couple

This is the only choice that changes the wall, so settle it before you pick a model. A close-couple suite stands on the floor with the cistern bolted to the pan, arrives as one purchase and connects to a standard waste and a wall angle valve. It is the straightforward option in an existing bathroom. Six are built this way: Braga, Lagos, Alvito, Evora and Sintra in both black and white.

A wall-hung pan hangs off the wall with nothing on the floor beneath it, which makes the floor easier to clean and the room read as larger. It needs a supporting frame and a cistern buried in the wall, so it suits a strip-out or a new build rather than a swap. Seven pans are stocked: Alvito and Sintra in black and white, plus Tavira, Lido and Evora.

What the Wall-Hung Pans Do Not Include

Every wall-hung item here is listed as a pan with a seat. The Gio range carries no concealed cistern and no flush plate to pair with them, so those come from another brand and are stocked under concealed cisterns. The only in-wall Gio items are two electronic sensor flush valves supplied with a frame, a different system again. Choose the frame and cistern before the pan where you can, because the frame fixes the bolt centres and the rough-in height.

Rimless Pans and Seats

Twelve of the thirteen state rimless in the title. That means the flush runs around an open channel instead of under a lip, so there is no rim to clean behind. Only the Sintra Black wall-hung pan leaves the word out, so treat that one as unstated. All thirteen state a soft-close seat and the Braga adds quick release, which lets the seat lift off for cleaning. The angle valve and braided hose combo listed here is the wall connection a close-couple suite needs. Brushes and holders sit on toilet brushes and paper holders.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Gio Braga toilet?

It is a close-couple suite, meaning the cistern sits on the pan and the whole thing stands on the floor. The title states rimless, a soft-close seat and quick release, which lets the seat lift off for cleaning. It is the single most searched Gio toilet on this store and there is only one Braga in the catalogue, so there is no risk of picking the wrong version.

Does a Gio wall hung toilet come with a cistern and frame?

No. All seven wall-hung items are listed as pans with seats. Gio does not carry a concealed cistern or a flush plate to go behind them, so the frame, cistern and plate come from another brand and are stocked separately under concealed cisterns. Order the frame first, because it fixes the bolt centres and the rough-in height the pan has to meet.

Should I choose wall hung or close-couple?

Close-couple if you are replacing a toilet in an existing bathroom, because it connects to the waste and angle valve already there. Wall hung if the walls are open or you are building new, since it needs a frame and cistern chased into the wall. Wall hung leaves a clear floor and is easier to mop under; close-couple is faster and simpler to fit.

Which Gio toilets are available in black?

Three of them. The Sintra is made in black as both a close-couple toilet and a wall hung pan, and the Alvito wall hung pan is offered in black alongside its white version. Everything else in this collection is white. If you are matching a wider black scheme, the taps, wastes and accessories that carry the finish are grouped on the Gio Bella Black page.

What does rimless mean on these toilets?

The flush is directed around an open channel rather than under an overhanging lip, so there is no hidden rim to reach behind when you clean. Twelve of the thirteen toilets here state rimless in the title. The Sintra Black wall hung pan does not say it, so check that product page rather than assuming it matches the rest of the range.