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I agree but this is op's 3rd. Not impossible all are faulty but fairly unlikelyWouldn’t be the first porous pan I’ve seen.
When it has leaked - all pipe work leading to the toilet cistern and waste are dry and if it’s comming from under tiles would I not have a wet patch on the ceiling below?It can't be the toilet pan then, it's got to be further back towards the wall and running under the tiles or down a grout line to the left (from the back of the pan.)
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Thanks for the reply we are worried about damaging the tiles like you said but may end up having to do thisIf this isn't fixed yet, try getting a couple of bottles of different coloured food dye. Put one colour in the cistern, another into the water in the pan. Leave some white kitchen paper where the puddle forms and wait...
This should narrow down your search area a bit.
Note added later: I've had great success using dyes for tracing the source of difficult leaks but keep in mind that they may stain some types of finish. So, if the bathroom floor has been done with in Carrarra marble tiles at a gazillion quid a square meter you probably don't want to use this method without thinking about how to protect the finish. On the other hand, a leaky bog is a problem that has to be fixed somehow.
Why not remove the toilet for a couple of days and just rule out water coming up through tiles
I’m sure I was the first person to say this!As above. Run your fingers around the top pipe from cistern to pan. Or move pan completely and see if the water is rising upwards.
Err how when your original post says "As above ...................."I’m sure I was the first person to say this!
It says or move the pan completely the A’s above was reference to the pipes connected to the toiletErr how when your original post says "As above .."
(Please note I have no wish to argue or start a willy waving contest)
Well thats cleared that up. Do you get an extra point for being the first to suggest something nowadays.It says or move the pan completely the A’s above was reference to the pipes connected to the toilet
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