Toilet Cistern Elbow Joint

Lay some toilet tissue on top of the pan connector and see if it gets wet when you flush. If it does, the leak is probably from the cistern to pan joint, as moggridgeplumbing suggested, rather than the pan to soil pipe joint. I overcame one of my biggest DIY fears and successfully repaired my leaking toilet! I did a whole lot of Googling ahead of this project! I'll share the step by step process in this video.

I repaired a Close Coupled Toilet leaking fresh water between the cistern and pan. Water was leaking from the coupling joint when the toilet was flushed. Learn about how to fix a leaking close coupled toilet and how to solve close coupled toilet cistern leaks in newly installed toilet suites.

I am very proud to have a very old toilet in my house (so no wise cracks about replacing it please). The tank hangs from the wall and is connected to the bowl by a short length of 2 1/2" to 3" plated copper pipe (I'm currently out of town and forgot the size) extending down from the tank to an elbow coming out of the back of the bowl. The two pipes are connected by a butt joint with a flange.

A leaking toilet cistern is not only annoying but can also lead to a significant increase in your water bill. Fortunately, fixing a leaking toilet cistern is an easy task that can be done in a few simple steps. In this article, we will guide you through the process of fixing a leaking toilet cistern.

Can't afford a plumber? Watch and learn how to fix a leaking close coupled toilet cistern. It's easier than you think, following these steps. We have an old wall-hung-tank toilet.

The tank connects to the bowl with what I think is called a flush elbow. See attached pics. Tonight it started leaking from the slip joint marked "1".

I tried tightening it a little and it then started leaking from slip joint "2". So I decided to remove the elbow and reconnect it after getting whatever washers, etc., were necessary. I was able to unscrew.

Leaking plastic pipe joint overflow from toilet cistern? - Find out how to mend it, for free. As you can see it the pictures, there is a white pipe coming from the bottom of the cistern, turns a right angle, then into the loo. One picture shows looking up at the weeping joint and the other is the end where it fits into the loo.