DIY 🚽 How To Stop Water Leaking|Running|Dripping|Trickling into Toilet Bowl/Pan - Fix/Repair WC|Loo
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[ READ ME ] More troubleshooting here https://howtobloke.blogspot.com/2021/... If your toilet is running all the time and water 💦 is trickling into the toilet, then watch HowToBloke as he shows you how he fixes his WC to stop water dripping into the toilet bowl or pan.
A toilet “cistern” is the name given to the tank of water that automatically fills-up so you can flush your toilet and in modern toilets, the cistern contains a mechanism called a siphon (*) inside of which may be a diaphragm or washer to close the siphon so that water can be stored again ready for the next flush.
What happens is that that rubbery diaphragm or washer, wears-out, degrades, or becomes brittle, and allows water from the cistern to seep into the toilet bowl causing the toilet to run constantly.
To fix the toilet leaking and stop water trickling into the toilet pan or bowl, you need to replace the cistern washer or diaphragm that forms part of the siphon (**).
(*) A toilet siphon (or syphon) is the name given to a mechanism that you push, pull, turn, or otherwise set in motion to release the water from the cistern water tank into the toilet pan to flush the WC or, "loo".
If you want to find a replacement washer or diaphragm for your toilet siphon on the internet, search for something like – Toilet Syphon Diaphragm Replacement Washer and add the name of the siphon or syphon manufacturer if you know it.
In this video, the rubber-type of washer that I replaced is called in French a, "joint de clapet chasse d'eau" or a "rondelle chasse d'eau", and that particular toilet siphon/syphon mechanism or assembly was a SIAMP.👍
(**) So, if the diaphragm washer has been renewed and water still dribbles into the toilet bowl then here's 4 more things to check...
1) Check the mating surface smoothness of the neck or opening inside at the bottom of the siphon's body where it meets the diaphragm washer to form a seal, because there might be a piece of grit, rust, rubber fragment, or hard-water limescale deposit preventing a good water-tight fit in-between the new washer and the neck of the siphon.
2) A perished gasket between the underside of the siphon body and the ceramic or plastic water tank.
3) If the siphon body is in any way slightly loose or it can be moved with very little effort then this is where water from the tank could seep into the toilet bowl even though the siphon diaphragm washer is in perfect condition.
4) Check that the water-level float mechanism is actually and for a fact shutting the water off completely after it has filled the tank to the correct level because, as a cistern overflow safety feature and depending on the configuration of your installation, any excess water created by overfilling the cistern may be automatically re-directed into the toilet bowl.
👍 Other than described in 4) above, the toilet's siphon diaphragm washer is a first to check because it's a moving part and likely to degrade faster than other static or fixed gaskets or washers of a similar age fitted inside the cistern tank.
👉 Is there a partial temporary fix whilst you source a new washer? Maybe! Depending on the type of syphon, the shape/profile of the washer and its overall condition, you could try reversing/flipping that diaphragm washer so that the OTHER side or surface of the washer contacts with the bottom of the syphon and creates the required seal.
DISCLAIMER: Use of any information found in this video is at your own risk. How To Bloke is NOT a professional or qualified plumber or plumbing tradesman.
A toilet “cistern” is the name given to the tank of water that automatically fills-up so you can flush your toilet and in modern toilets, the cistern contains a mechanism called a siphon (*) inside of which may be a diaphragm or washer to close the siphon so that water can be stored again ready for the next flush.
What happens is that that rubbery diaphragm or washer, wears-out, degrades, or becomes brittle, and allows water from the cistern to seep into the toilet bowl causing the toilet to run constantly.
To fix the toilet leaking and stop water trickling into the toilet pan or bowl, you need to replace the cistern washer or diaphragm that forms part of the siphon (**).
(*) A toilet siphon (or syphon) is the name given to a mechanism that you push, pull, turn, or otherwise set in motion to release the water from the cistern water tank into the toilet pan to flush the WC or, "loo".
If you want to find a replacement washer or diaphragm for your toilet siphon on the internet, search for something like – Toilet Syphon Diaphragm Replacement Washer and add the name of the siphon or syphon manufacturer if you know it.
In this video, the rubber-type of washer that I replaced is called in French a, "joint de clapet chasse d'eau" or a "rondelle chasse d'eau", and that particular toilet siphon/syphon mechanism or assembly was a SIAMP.👍
(**) So, if the diaphragm washer has been renewed and water still dribbles into the toilet bowl then here's 4 more things to check...
1) Check the mating surface smoothness of the neck or opening inside at the bottom of the siphon's body where it meets the diaphragm washer to form a seal, because there might be a piece of grit, rust, rubber fragment, or hard-water limescale deposit preventing a good water-tight fit in-between the new washer and the neck of the siphon.
2) A perished gasket between the underside of the siphon body and the ceramic or plastic water tank.
3) If the siphon body is in any way slightly loose or it can be moved with very little effort then this is where water from the tank could seep into the toilet bowl even though the siphon diaphragm washer is in perfect condition.
4) Check that the water-level float mechanism is actually and for a fact shutting the water off completely after it has filled the tank to the correct level because, as a cistern overflow safety feature and depending on the configuration of your installation, any excess water created by overfilling the cistern may be automatically re-directed into the toilet bowl.
👍 Other than described in 4) above, the toilet's siphon diaphragm washer is a first to check because it's a moving part and likely to degrade faster than other static or fixed gaskets or washers of a similar age fitted inside the cistern tank.
👉 Is there a partial temporary fix whilst you source a new washer? Maybe! Depending on the type of syphon, the shape/profile of the washer and its overall condition, you could try reversing/flipping that diaphragm washer so that the OTHER side or surface of the washer contacts with the bottom of the syphon and creates the required seal.
DISCLAIMER: Use of any information found in this video is at your own risk. How To Bloke is NOT a professional or qualified plumber or plumbing tradesman.
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