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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? "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:49:02 GMT, 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? How old is the toilet? Usually what goes are the seals around the tank water output to the bottom assembly and the seals around screws holding them together. Replace the seals; if that doesn't help, replace the whole toilet. It just isn't worth putting any more effort into it when a new toilet can be had for $130 complete. |
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