Toilet Seal
I have a question for all of you who had minor toilet seal problems. My toilet seal is leaking water at a very slow rate. Even though it won't hold freshwater inside the bowl there is absolutely no fo...
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Matt_Colie wrote:. How old is your toilet? After trying the things other suggested with no luck I removed the toilet and took it apart, what I found was this mineral buildup that had to be scraped of with a putty knife. I could not see how to replace my seal and even if I could it still would not have sealed do to this deposit. My Thetford is 20 years old so I guess it takes awhile for this to build up. It still seals fine with the original seal.
Rooster,
As an Ex-engineer with Thetford, I will tell you that there is a good possibility that the seal system has been fouled by calcium papitate. Just a little CLR (easier to get than most acids) and that may do it by itself.
Matt
