Plumbing help needed please (leaking toilet)

squeeks

Call out was probably £35, and £5 for parts and time.

On the plus side you now don't have a leak.

A 15mm isolator costs under £3 in single quantities. If you have the tools to fit it (pipe cutter, couple of wrenches, a bucket, some wire wool and some jointing compound), it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes to do.

ampersand

Hello KP[not that one!]

I, ancient lady in your Earth years, have to do any fixits needed and I just checked youtube and found this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZN_UlZftsE

Others will say whether or not it's the right sort of isolator process, but over and again, I find useful guides on yt, which is not my intuitive first port of call.
This chap, dereton33, seems and sounds just right - appreciative comments and other useful vids.

squeeks

ampersand wrote: »

Hello KP[not that one!]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZN_UlZftsE.

That video mentions using boss white as the jointing compound, which is okay for non portable water, but if you're using a drinking water supply, get one that is suitable for portable water (wras)

Head_The_Ball

KaratePigeon wrote: »

Plumber has just been, replaced a little washer which took him 5 minutes, cost me £40, is that normal?

Sounds very reasonable to me.

The plumber had to travel to and from your home so it took him much longer than 5 minutes to do this job.

Many plumbers and similar tradesmen have a minimum charge a lot higher than £40.