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aircooledJenkins t1_j9qt7r5 wrote

Reply to comment by Doop132 in Small Crack on Toilet by Doop132

If you can't replace the tank, replace the whole toilet. It's not a difficult thing to do. Porcelain can't really be repaired. Now its structure is compromised. All it will take is the right amount of pressure at the wrong moment and it will fail and flood your house.

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outofmemory01 t1_j9qs55t wrote

If it's only leaking after flushing it's a crack in the rim wash channel(s). Any crack will get worse with heat/cooling expansion/contraction. Eventually it'll grow...even if you use adhesive or sealant. You may be able to stop a growing crack by drilling holes at either end...but makes the risks of making the situation worse kind of high. I'm sure you're following the good/prudent advice of others saying replace replace replace! Good luck.

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prime-meridian t1_j9qr3c0 wrote

I would replace asap. Aside from property damage caused by the leak, if the toilet fails while someone is using it, they could be grievously injured.

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flufferpuppper t1_j9qotid wrote

Reply to comment by LeKy411 in Small Crack on Toilet by Doop132

Yep, it’s super easy! I’m a single woman, who is fairly handy and can figure stuff out and have been slowly renovating my house by myself, but replacing the toilet intimidated me so I just turned the water off for like 2 months and used a different bathroom lol. Untill final the other day I just did it. Watched a video, got a new toilet. Replaced it. Honestly easiest diy thing I’ve ever done. A plumber is absolutely not needed for this unless there’s an issue with the water line coming in. It was comical how easy it was!

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Borageandthyme t1_j9qjnp1 wrote

We had that issue and fixed it by draining the talk and caulking both sides of the crack with waterproof sealer. It doesn’t leak and has bought us a few years so far.

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ThePrinceVultan t1_j9qhyjn wrote

Unless you want replace your floors as well, replace the toilet. If the tank fails when you are not home the autofill valve will just keep trying to fill the (now broken in this example) tank until the city runs out of water.

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