Waste tank expansion (movement) on top side
Well, I had a real brain fart this past weekend....... Was setting up and hooked up the water thinking I was hooking up to the city water inlet. Instead, I had hooked up the water to the tank fl...
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Thanks for the thought.
I am planning on bracing and re-securing the toilet by using wood underneath the floor and running bolts all the way through the flange with nuts and washers. But, I was thinking the flex couplings would help prevent transferring the tank movement force to the flange in the future. The piping is not a straight through affair. There are 2 45 degree fittings creating on off-set drop which is where I should be able to allow a little flex.
I don't think the tank had any more pressure exerted on it other than the weight of the water.
How can a 5/8" hose going to probably a 3/8" inlet line to the tank flush let water in the tank faster then a 1-1/2" vent line let air out?
The 2nd time the tank moved, the toilet valve was wide open. It seems to me when it gets a certain amount of weight, it suddenly flexes in a manner that causes the top of the tank to move.
Another thing I found odd was, in the past I called the manufacturer about the grey tank leaking when overfilled and I was told they use a soft connection at the top of the tank to allow movement and flexing to happen without breaking things. But now I find nothing but hard pipe glued solidly between the toilet and black tank.
I am planning on bracing and re-securing the toilet by using wood underneath the floor and running bolts all the way through the flange with nuts and washers. But, I was thinking the flex couplings would help prevent transferring the tank movement force to the flange in the future. The piping is not a straight through affair. There are 2 45 degree fittings creating on off-set drop which is where I should be able to allow a little flex.
I don't think the tank had any more pressure exerted on it other than the weight of the water.
How can a 5/8" hose going to probably a 3/8" inlet line to the tank flush let water in the tank faster then a 1-1/2" vent line let air out?
The 2nd time the tank moved, the toilet valve was wide open. It seems to me when it gets a certain amount of weight, it suddenly flexes in a manner that causes the top of the tank to move.
Another thing I found odd was, in the past I called the manufacturer about the grey tank leaking when overfilled and I was told they use a soft connection at the top of the tank to allow movement and flexing to happen without breaking things. But now I find nothing but hard pipe glued solidly between the toilet and black tank.
