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Leaking Toilet

  • 03-12-2010 10:51am
    #1
    lorebringer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭


    One of our toilets (en suite) is leaking from the cistern into the main toilet bowl. It has been doing this for a number of weeks but it was a silent leak and didn't bother us at all. Last night it began to drip and now we have a constant noise of flowing water. I'm not sure if it has gotten worse (ie. leaking more water) or if it has just become more noisy.

    The toilet has a push button flush. We opened it up, lowered the stopcock but no joy. Any suggestions? Thanks.


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  • #2
    misterdeeds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭misterdeeds


    lorebringer wrote: »
    One of our toilets (en suite) is leaking from the cistern into the main toilet bowl. It has been doing this for a number of weeks but it was a silent leak and didn't bother us at all. Last night it began to drip and now we have a constant noise of flowing water. I'm not sure if it has gotten worse (ie. leaking more water) or if it has just become more noisy.

    The toilet has a push button flush. We opened it up, lowered the stopcock but no joy. Any suggestions? Thanks.
    der is a screw type thing where the ball cork meets the water out flow thingy u need to adjust this this adjusts the water flow to your cistren i do hav to adjust mine from time to time and also have a push button type toilet


  • #3
    lorebringer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭lorebringer


    What was suggested above didn't work. Think it may be a valve... I think :o


  • #4
    Sparkpea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Sparkpea


    could be the push button siphon isnt sealing properly, you can twist it (its the middle part) and lift it out, check theres no dirt etc. around the washer, also u could try and turn the washer upside down as sometimes it domes too much so doesnt seal properly


  • #5
    neiphin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭neiphin


    the ball cock is coming up to high
    so the water gets higher than the overflow
    you need to adjust,bend down the ball

    but really you gotta get a new valve , there about a fiver
    just the valve your old ball is fine (save about 2 quid)

    you need a stencil/ adjustable
    a roll of plumbing tape (less than 1 euro)
    20mins should do the job


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