Toilet Seal Leaking

I use the o-ring lube for pool valves, fast and easy.

I changed my toilet seal once, don't remember what brand. Loosen a big "hose clamp", lift china bowl off "riser", seal lays right there between the two. Takes a few minutes.

Ours leaked too. I cleaned toilet around seal. Put on rubber gloves and lubed it with Plumbers Grease. Leaked a lot less, just slow leak...then clean again and put more lube then it was fine. i think I did three applications over a week. No more problems using it for over a year now.

My dealer charged me $50 to remove toilet and replace seal. Well worth it to me. He did it while I waited, about 1 hr.

a new seal is about 5 bucks at any hardware. easy job rubber gloves and some rags .

I could only wish it were that easy..
These seals are specific to the toilet brand and even the model in some cases.

I had to completely remove the toilet, and take it apart to replace the seal. Not a 5 buck, easy job....but doable and MUCH less expensive than having it done by a dealer.
If cleaning it doesn't work, then it's tool time.
Good luck with it.

newman fulltimer wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
First.....

Turn off water supply
Hold toilet ball open
Then using your hands...YES your hands.....thoroughly clean seal with dishsoap flexing it while cleaning...top/bottom. Use a flat wood stick (popcicle/tongue depressor) to scrape any stuff off (scale/TP etc)
Clean the ball also.
Then rinse it and dry with paper towel

Using your hands (AGAIN).....thoroughly lube it up with some olive oil (or plumbers grease) really work it in


IF that does make seal work..........hold water
THEN replace it
That probably will mean complete removal of toilet

Just look up your model number .....find part number and goggle it

Dometic (SeaLand) Toilets

he never said use gloves:B

Careful.. we are close to letting this topic slip into the crapper...

Old-Biscuit wrote:
First.....

Turn off water supply
Hold toilet ball open
Then using your hands...YES your hands.....thoroughly clean seal with dishsoap flexing it while cleaning...top/bottom. Use a flat wood stick (popcicle/tongue depressor) to scrape any stuff off (scale/TP etc)
Clean the ball also.
Then rinse it and dry with paper towel

Using your hands (AGAIN).....thoroughly lube it up with some olive oil (or plumbers grease) really work it in


IF that does make seal work..........hold water
THEN replace it
That probably will mean complete removal of toilet

Just look up your model number .....find part number and goggle it

Dometic (SeaLand) Toilets

he never said use gloves:B

midnightsadie wrote:
a new seal is about 5 bucks at any hardware. easy job rubber gloves and some rags .

I don't think so! I have replaced two toilet seals on the Dometic RV toilets and the seal kit is a lot more expensive than that and is certainly not available at any hardware store that I am aware of. You have to be thinking about a normal home toilet seal.
Barney

a new seal is about 5 bucks at any hardware. easy job rubber gloves and some rags .

depends on the type of toilet.