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Ugh, leaking toilet. What do I do?!

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PragmaticWench · 12/11/2015 18:27

I've just noticed our toilet is leaking across our bathroom floor. I dried the floor, left it and no water. Flushed the toilet and it leaked again, from the back right next to the floor, where the sealant meets the floor tiles.

I can easily reseal it but I'm suspecting the pipes inside shouldn't be leaking?? Do I need to have the whole toilet taken out for this to be fixed?

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BananaPie · 12/11/2015 18:32

It's probably leaking from where the outflow pipe fits into the back of the toilet. I suspect a plumber might be needed to refit it.

PragmaticWench · 12/11/2015 19:06

It's not coming from the outflow pipe, definitely from under the sealant as I held tissue under the outflow pipe and it stayed dry.

Thanks though, I think you're right that it'll need a plumber. I'm fairly handy and happy to fix a cistern but this is beyond me!

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Pipbin · 13/11/2015 13:06

I had that. Plumber came out and the internal workings of the cistern needed changing. Only took an hour or so.

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