Do it Yourself: RE: [DIY] Never Had a Problem Like This Before

05 May 2014

RE: [DIY] Never Had a Problem Like This Before

ah. Ok. That’s really even easier than replacing a wax ring. Basically turn off the water, disconnect the water line, flush toilet

and using a sponge, sop up all the water in the tank. Then it’s just a matter of disconnecting two bolts and lifting the tank

off the seat. The gasket is a big rubber ring on the underside of the tank. You can buy kits that replace the entire unit

or just the gasket.

However, before you go through all that, I’d recommend just checking to see if the two bolts holding the tank to the seat are tight.

It just may be a matter of tightening them up a tad to stop the leak.

Here’s a link for a “how to”.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-fix-a-leaky-toilet-tank.html

-aki

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee Griffith
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 1:36 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Never Had a Problem Like This Before

The gasket that is leaking is between the water tank and the toilet, not at floor level. It is not wax.

-Lee

On May 4, 2014, at 10:33 AM, aki <01dyna@gmail.com> wrote:

did you watch the video? Maybe you’re looking in the wrong place. The only way you can see the wax ring is by removing the toilet from the floor.

it surrounds the hole in the floor and creates a seal around it and the toilet.

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Hnidy
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 1:31 PM
To: Do It Yourself
Subject: RE: [DIY] Never Had a Problem Like This Before

My tank gaskets are not wax. No wonder I am confused.

Google Jers Tablet
Woodhaven, MI

On May 4, 2014 1:22 PM, "aki" <01dyna@gmail.com> wrote:

and, replacing the ring is a pretty straight forward process. Here’s a video that shows you all you need to know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loP4hYKPvjs

It’s a 30 minute job if you take your time. Once you’ve done one, you can easily do another in half the time. What takes

the longest, IMHO, is removing the old wax ring. Yeech.. It’s not rocket science.

-aki

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups..com] On Behalf Of Ray Kornele
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 12:29 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Never Had a Problem Like This Before

The tank gasket has failed. You need to change it. This involves removing the tank.

The reason it only leaks when flushing is because it is only in use during flushing. I have fixed a number of these.

KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)

On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Jeanne Johnson <jjohnson@iwu.edu> wrote:

Hi All:

Well, I hope I can explain this one. My toilet, when flushed, leaks
a small amount of water between the tank and the back of the toilet
(part behind where the seat attaches)
and as soon as it starts filling back up it stops. I would say it
isn't more than a tablespoon or so.