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my toilet in my trailer seems to leak whenever the water heater is on. how do i fix it?
so i currently live in a trailer and to take showers i leave the water heater on for about 30 minutes so it can warm up the water. however it seems when i turn it on in a few minutes the floor of the bathroom is flooded. a large puddle of water is on the floor and looks to come from the base of the toilet. it doesnt seem to over flow as a matter of fact the bowl looks dry and the base has water running from it to the other side of the bathroom.
i need help knowing what the problem is because im not at all sure and im sick of cleaning it up 2 to 3 times every other day when it happens. oh and thats another thing it happens at random so i dont if its the water heater or not. it usually happens in the morning, after noon, and rarely during the night or early morning.
please help im sick of cleaning it up. waste of time, water, and of the toilet paper and sanitation wipes i use to get it cleaned up.
thanks to who can help me the most.
3 Answers
- BillLv 73 years agoFavorite Answer
You need to replace the seal at the base of the toilet. That's usually made of wax, and if the water heater is close to the toilet, it might be softening it.
- ?Lv 73 years ago
If I had to guess I'd say you need an expansion tank. When the water heater fires, the water heats up and expands a little. That builds pressure. It doesn't matter that the pressure is coming from the water heater, the water heater is connected to the cold water and the pressure everywhere throughout the plumbing system will be the same, unless you have a check valve somewhere (not likely).
If all the other taps are closed, then that pressure is going to find a weak spot and leak if it can. It seems that the weak spot is a connection at your toilet: either the valve coming out of the wall, the connection from that valve to its water line, or the water line to the toilet tank.
Fire up the water heater and watch those places. Look for drips forming. When you find it, you may be able to fix the problem by just giving the connection a tweak with a wrench - an eighth turn or so.
But still strongly consider the expansion tank. It will take a lot of stress off your piping.
