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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
On Jun 3, 10:49*am, "Ray" wrote:
An odd problem: Our toilet-tank has developed a leak which seems to come from noshre. From observation the slow drip seems to be coming through the porcelain itself, although there are no cracks are holes that can be seen. It most certainly doesn't come from a pipe, because the area all around the bulls-eye of the leak remains completely dry. Is this possible that the water could be seeping through a porous procelain? If so, would smearing the area with caulking compound, inside and out, stop the leak? it is not leaking through the porcelin, please describe the area that the leak is visable |
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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
Since posting I found the source -- a hairline crack in the tank.
Is that something I can seal with caulking, or should I replace the whole thing? "jonnmarcy" wrote in message ... On Jun 3, 10:49 am, "Ray" wrote: An odd problem: Our toilet-tank has developed a leak which seems to come from noshre. From observation the slow drip seems to be coming through the porcelain itself, although there are no cracks are holes that can be seen. It most certainly doesn't come from a pipe, because the area all around the bulls-eye of the leak remains completely dry. Is this possible that the water could be seeping through a porous procelain? If so, would smearing the area with caulking compound, inside and out, stop the leak? it is not leaking through the porcelin, please describe the area that the leak is visable |
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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
Ray wrote:
Since posting I found the source -- a hairline crack in the tank. Is that something I can seal with caulking, or should I replace the whole thing? .... You may be able to stop the leak temporarily but if it is cracked it is liable to fail catastrophically w/o warning in which case you have a big problem--particularly if it happened to be while the house is deserted for a full day at work, etc., ... Replace it. -- |
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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:03:11 -0500, dpb wrote:
Ray wrote: Since posting I found the source -- a hairline crack in the tank. Is that something I can seal with caulking, or should I replace the whole thing? ... You may be able to stop the leak temporarily but if it is cracked it is liable to fail catastrophically w/o warning in which case you have a big problem--particularly if it happened to be while the house is deserted for a full day at work, etc., ... Replace it. Best answer given. "liable to fail catastrophically" just my luck is when, well you know! I'm sitting down one the job. |
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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
Oren wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:03:11 -0500, dpb wrote: Ray wrote: Since posting I found the source -- a hairline crack in the tank. Is that something I can seal with caulking, or should I replace the whole thing? ... You may be able to stop the leak temporarily but if it is cracked it is liable to fail catastrophically w/o warning in which case you have a big problem--particularly if it happened to be while the house is deserted for a full day at work, etc., ... Replace it. Best answer given. "liable to fail catastrophically" just my luck is when, well you know! I'm sitting down one the job. No........catastrophically is when nobody is home and the house is flooded. BTDT. |
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Toilet-tank leak? ? ?
On Jun 3, 9:10 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:02:32 GMT, "Ray" wrote: Since posting I found the source -- a hairline crack in the tank. Is that something I can seal with caulking, or should I replace the whole thing? Absolutely replace it. I would recommend that you shut the water off and empty it right now. Tonight. If the tank should break, not only will it dump a lot of water on the floor, but the incoming fill will be running nonstop, flooding your home. Lots of damage possible. This is the correct answer. Our tank (forgive the pun) crapped out at five am after a night at the bar celebrating my sister's birthday... whole floor on that level was shot and it was an AMAZING mess. Thank goodness there was a drain in the laundry room or who knows how much water would have ended up in the basement (the cutoff valve was shot too, and kept spewing water). |
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