The best way to determine a leak due to a faulty valve is to pour some food coloring into your toilet tank to see if the water in the bowl turns the same color.
Toilet tank to bowl seal leak.
Shut off the toilet supply valve flush the toilet empty the tank.
Then flush and hold the lever down to drain the.
If you plan on replacing the tank components yourself check out our step by step guide on how to replace the fill valve.
Damaged wax seal on bottom of the toilet.
A couple of colored droplets will slip.
For 2 piece toilets.
Disconnect your water supply line.
Disconnect the inlet tube at the toilet not at the shutoff.
If the flapper is leaking it will keep triggering the fill valve to refill the tank.
Let it sit for 25 minutes.
Step 3 step 1.
Yet don t disconnect it at the shutoff.
How to replace toilet tank to bowl gasket video this is for leaks at bottom of tank where it meets bowl usually leaking from the back o.
This repair involves completely removing the toilet tank.
Remove the spud washer and take it with you to your local home depot to find the right replacement.
Locate and remove all old nuts bolts and washers.
How to repair toilet leaking between tank and bowl shut off the water supply.
How can i repairthis.
Place a bucket underneath your toilet tank to catch any excess water.
Now cut off the water supply into the toilet tank and go to bed.
This video shows how to replace the bolts and washers.
Important be sure to take out any bricks.
If you followed our colored water test flush the toilet after 10 to 15 minutes.
If the level of water is at the same level as it was before you went to bed then that means your toilet tank is not leaking into the bowl.
Install the new spud washer over the flush valve tailpiece and place the toilet tank back on the base.
Shut off the water to the toilet.
Before you do that it is a good idea to completely empty it.
After you wake up in the morning probably after about 8 hours of sleep you can check the water level of the toilet tank.
If you disconnect the tube at the shutoff.
Once you have determined that the leak is in fact coming from the tank bolts you can go ahead and get a toilet tank bowl kit.
Put a few drops of food coloring in the tank.
Reinstall the tank bolts gaskets and nuts alternately tightening the nuts from side to side so.
Next thing you want to do is to disconnect the inlet tube.
Now comes the.
Flush the toilet and then sponge out the water remaining in the tank.