Toilet issues, please help ! (with photos)

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It would appear that the New Year resolutions concept has started early. I have woken up inspired (or should that read 'fed up') and am on a mission to sort out the plumbing in this house.

Issue 1) Upstairs toilet has a very small and very slow leak from the pipe at the back of the bowl.

This might or might not be related to
Issue 2) The external pipe from this bathroom has a drip drip drip continuous leak.

Issue 3) Toilet downstairs does not fill with water very quickly at all (half an hour to fill, flushes fine). Possibly the inlet valve gunked up or just old and needing replacing?

Do you have any ideas how to solve these issues myself without having to get a plumber in? Would it make more sense just to replace both toilets completely, they don't seem very expensive in B&Q (if so I'll definitely go for the plumber option, but what sort of price would it be?

I can't advise, but you have what looks like a soil pipe leaking raw sewage down your exterior wall? Eek.

Though maybe it is the waste pipe from your bath/basin? I hope so!

Why not get a plumber? It really looks like you need a plumber.

You’ll just waste time and money getting/doing the wrong stuff if you try and do it yourself without the skills. Get a plumber in.

Guess I'll have to try the plumber then. Has been a bit of a nightmare getting hold of one so far. One chap had too much work on. One would only speak to my husband (it's my house and my money to pay for it though). One offered to come out then didn't turn up. One came out (for a different job) promised to fix both jobs at same time, then only did one.

Not having much luck with plumbers!

Put a request on FB to recommend a plumber - they suddenly turn up out of the woodwork

I know two great plumbers and neither advertise

That leak behind your loo - that would worry me because of potential water damage to the joists. Can you at least put something there to catch the water until it is fixed? Get a plumber to do the work, it's the easiest way.

"The external pipe from this bathroom has a drip drip drip continuous leak."

perhaps you mean the overflow pipe. in which case your ballcock needs mending, or preferably replacing. Quite likely the cistern is dripping at the back.

Take the lid off the cistern and photograph the parts inside. Observe the "water level" mark inside the cistern, and where the actual water level is, in relation to this line.

You definitely need a plumber. Personally I think the soil pipe needs re sitting - it’s very wonky at the back of the toilet and this will mean it will be hard to get a proper seal. The whole thing needs pulling out and realigning. We had a similar issue. Given the other problems with the toilet it may well be better to just buy a whole new unit.

the cistern one you can get complete new inside filler value and float you can convert it to push button with dual flush look on you tube should cost around £25.
2nd one outside suspect cast iron soil pipe has cracked need repalcing you can get plastic to slot into cast iron stack
as for behind the toilet leak basically looks like push fit connector might new toilet taking out and all this clean the rubber might of perished there about £10 new push fit pan connector

I had a number of leaks in my house that I really couldn't fix, I got plumbers in to replace the bathroom and kitchen taps and fix the toilet.
It cost £169 all in including all the new taps and soil pipe and lengthening a water pipe that runs under the bath. They did a fantastic job that will last for years and the taps look really nice - I told them I was on a budget. I'd shop around with plumbers though as prices vary - this one was middling.
I would not attempt to fix a drippy soil pipe, no way.