Better bathroomsWhere the loos from
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Better bathroomsWhere the loos from
Thanks for the reply we are worried about damaging the tiles like you said but may end up having to do thisIf this isn't fixed yet, try getting a couple of bottles of different coloured food dye. Put one colour in the cistern, another into the water in the pan. Leave some white kitchen paper where the puddle forms and wait...
This should narrow down your search area a bit.
Note added later: I've had great success using dyes for tracing the source of difficult leaks but keep in mind that they may stain some types of finish. So, if the bathroom floor has been done with in Carrarra marble tiles at a gazillion quid a square meter you probably don't want to use this method without thinking about how to protect the finish. On the other hand, a leaky bog is a problem that has to be fixed somehow.
Why not remove the toilet for a couple of days and just rule out water coming up through tiles
I’m sure I was the first person to say this!As above. Run your fingers around the top pipe from cistern to pan. Or move pan completely and see if the water is rising upwards.
Err how when your original post says "As above ...................." 🙂I’m sure I was the first person to say this!
It says or move the pan completely the A’s above was reference to the pipes connected to the toiletErr how when your original post says "As above .." 🙂
(Please note I have no wish to argue or start a willy waving contest)
Well thats cleared that up. Do you get an extra point for being the first to suggest something nowadays. 😀It says or move the pan completely the A’s above was reference to the pipes connected to the toilet
I was actually trying to side with you as other people had mentioned it after me. But hay ho.Well thats cleared that up. Do you get an extra point for being the first to suggest something nowadays. 😀
Thanks for the reply we are worried about damaging the tiles like you said but may end up having to do this
Who doesn’t love a Willy waving Contest
If I've understood correctly, the leak happens at night and not when you're around/using the toilet?
Shhhhh it’s a secretSo that's what you get up to in the Plumbers' Arms...
This can happen as a result of a combination of two independent faults. Firstly the float valve is set too high or is faulty and is letting by. When not being flushed, the level in the cistern creeps up. Secondly, the overflow has not been installed correctly and leaks when the cistern level gets up to the outlet...
I always test overflows for leaks and proper operation very carefully. Once bitten, twice shy...
My apologies if someone else has already suggested this. There's a lot of noise on this thread so I might have missed it.
Yep I'd agree usually but seeing as they're on their 3rd toilet it seems very unlikely that their plumber has cocked up the overflow installation 3 times (although they do say assumption is the mother of all...)
It was more of a war-story than a diagnosis. 🙂
This can happen as a result of a combination of two independent faults. Firstly the float valve is set too high or is faulty and is letting by. When not being flushed, the level in the cistern creeps up. Secondly, the overflow has not been installed correctly and leaks when the cistern level gets up to the outlet...
I always test overflows for leaks and proper operation very carefully. Once bitten, twice shy...
My apologies if someone else has already suggested this. There's a lot of noise on this thread so I might have missed it.
Or are you talking about when the overflow has been drilled to outside?
Reply to the thread, titled "Mystery of the leaking toilet" which is posted in Boiler Advice Forum on Plumbers Forums.
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