if it's not one thing....

tonight I decided to take charge of the leaking toilet tank.
shut off water.
detached tank.
discarded old washers.
installed new washers and new gasket.
decided to keep old 'bumpers' thinking they'd help keep me from overtightening things.
put everything back together.

old leak fixed!
now a new leak around the gasket!

i think the little bumpers create too much space so that the new sponge gasket doesn't get squashed down enough to create a good seal. a bit of tank water splashes out each time the toilet gets flushed.

on the bright side, at least the leaks so far are tank leaks instead of toilet leaks. i'd much rather deal with clean leaking water than a leak that, ahem, someone's already taken a leak in.

i predict: more plumbing adventure in the morning. i think i've got a couple of ideas about how to fix the problem, though, which makes me feel a little bit better about the whole process.

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Brook said…
I tried tried to fix just the leaking part one time. Discovered it's best to use every part in those kits. Oh well.
January 14, 2010 at 1:51 PM
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