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re: toilet leaking around the floor
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:45 pm to wartiger2004
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:45 pm to wartiger2004
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Put some food coloring in the tank and see if it's leaking.Tubby
That's a darn good idea
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Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:46 pm to swampdawg
tighten down the tank to the bowl.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:47 pm to swampdawg
A failed wax ring should only leak water when the toilet is being flushed. There is no water that sits in that area of the toilet.
1. Your toilet flange is too low to the floor. You will need the thicker wax ring.
2. The valve on the wall is leaking. Make sure it is unscrewed ALL the way.
3. The supply line is leaking.
4. The gasket between the tank and toilet is leaking.
5. The toilet valve is leaking at the bottom of the tank
1. Your toilet flange is too low to the floor. You will need the thicker wax ring.
2. The valve on the wall is leaking. Make sure it is unscrewed ALL the way.
3. The supply line is leaking.
4. The gasket between the tank and toilet is leaking.
5. The toilet valve is leaking at the bottom of the tank
This post was edited on 4/13/15 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:47 pm to swampdawg
quote:
I recently replaced these as well.
you've got to tighten down pretty good on those to make the seal, touch the bolt on the rear underside of the tank to see if they are wet
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:48 pm to Cdawg
quote:
tighten down the tank to the bowl.
I may have to do this. I thought I tightened it pretty good when I replaced the gasket and washers, but I am a pussy.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:48 pm to swampdawg
For a leaking toilet (water closet)
1) replace wax ring and closet bolts
2) Check to see if closet flange is brokenif the slot the closet bolts mount into are broken you will lose seal and have leaks
3) check to see if the closet supply tube is leaking. could have a bad Ferrell or compression nut, or the closet nut (connection to the tank may be loose)
4) Check to see if tank is secured to bowl correctly, and that there is no crack in tank
5) i have seen before that the fill tube will spray water out of the tank when is fills, not common but does happen.
1) replace wax ring and closet bolts
2) Check to see if closet flange is brokenif the slot the closet bolts mount into are broken you will lose seal and have leaks
3) check to see if the closet supply tube is leaking. could have a bad Ferrell or compression nut, or the closet nut (connection to the tank may be loose)
4) Check to see if tank is secured to bowl correctly, and that there is no crack in tank
5) i have seen before that the fill tube will spray water out of the tank when is fills, not common but does happen.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:49 pm to swampdawg
Before you do anything you need to find out exactly where the water is coming from, tubby. This will determine your next course of action, tubby. Run your hands around the back side of the bowl below the tank, tubby. Make sure it's not water running down from somewhere, tubby.
Start high and work your way down until you find the leak, tubby. There is also a chance you fricked up the wax ring install, tubby.
Start high and work your way down until you find the leak, tubby. There is also a chance you fricked up the wax ring install, tubby.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:50 pm to swampdawg
quote:
I am a pussy.
you can do this bro! we're all counting on you
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:50 pm to Shexter
quote:
Shexter
Excellent post
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:50 pm to swampdawg
quote:
I may have to do this. I thought I tightened it pretty good when I replaced the gasket and washers, but I am a pussy.
Put too much tubby torque on it and you'll crack the toilet.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:52 pm to terd ferguson
quote:
Put too much tubby torque on it and you'll crack the toilet.
Exactly. This fatty ain't trying to crack the shitter.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:53 pm to swampdawg
Eta: Tubby
This post was edited on 4/13/15 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 4/13/15 at 12:54 pm to swampdawg
Just buy a new toilet... one of those elongated bowl ones so you don't have to worry about your dick rubbing against the front of the seat. Also, get one of those no-slam toilet seats so you don't have to bend down to lower it.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:18 pm to swampdawg
There are different height wax rings. Did you get the right height?
x14 on checking all connections for leaks. I'd also replace the seals again since they are cheap. You might have torn one on the install. Check hoses for leaks too
Well, looks like I should've checked the second page. Two people had me beat
x14 on checking all connections for leaks. I'd also replace the seals again since they are cheap. You might have torn one on the install. Check hoses for leaks too
Well, looks like I should've checked the second page. Two people had me beat
This post was edited on 4/13/15 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:39 pm to swampdawg
Like others have said, it could be a trickle down thing, but if you rule that out and still have a leak, you might have a serious problem.
1st, check to see if you are losing water from tank or bowl, if not,, then system might be backing up.
I recently tried one of the green foam rubber seals from Home Depot. It has a bigger base that actually goes 1 inch outside the bolt down studs, but it had 1/4 inch studs and I used 5/16 instead, it seems to be working well.
1st, check to see if you are losing water from tank or bowl, if not,, then system might be backing up.
I recently tried one of the green foam rubber seals from Home Depot. It has a bigger base that actually goes 1 inch outside the bolt down studs, but it had 1/4 inch studs and I used 5/16 instead, it seems to be working well.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:52 pm to swampdawg
I've had this problem occur when the tank was refilling, a spray of water would hit the underside of the tank lid and drip down the back.
Thought it was the wax ring but it wasn't.
Thought it was the wax ring but it wasn't.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:57 pm to swampdawg
Bottom of toilet may be cracked
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:57 pm to swampdawg
double the wax ring.
Posted on 4/13/15 at 2:17 pm to Napoleon
They make different heights. You should know that 
Posted on 4/13/15 at 2:23 pm to Shexter
Wax rings are old news. You should get a Sani-seal:
This post was edited on 4/13/15 at 2:24 pm
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