Leaky toilet - what next?

Bendy_House

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1638078479

You need to confirm that's the correct one. You can even get just the main rubber washer for around a £iver. (I think the colour of the wee pin in t'middle is important).

Videos out there too.

El_Scot

Ah well found thank you!

It did look like a twist lock feature, so I just have to be a bit more confident forcing it. Will have a look inside in the morning and see what's going on.

El_Scot

Success! I took it apart and gave it a pretty decent scrub, and it's working fine again I'll still order the washer and replace, as this one was degrading a bit, but at least it functions meantime.

Thank-you for all the help, you've been amazing! 

Bendy_House

It is brilliant when something like this works out

(It's easy to guide from this side of the screen, but someone has to do the ACTUAL work . )

El_Scot

Gah! We had someone in to do the annual boiler service, OH mentioned the toilet and that I was going to replace the part this week.

"Oh I happen to have a spare one of them in the van, do you just want me to get it? That'll be £60 please".  All that effort to shell out £60 anyway 

housebuyer143

El_Scot said:

Our toilet (ideal standard dual flush type) is leaking into the bowl. It's happened before, and was an easy fix by replacing the rubber seal on the flush valve. It started leaking again recently, so I naturally bought replacement seals again and swapped them over. This time it hasn't worked, so I'm wondering what to try next?

The new seals ideal standard produce are a silicon type material, I assume because the rubber ones deteriorate ridiculously fast and people were complaining.

To pre-empt a few questions:

I replaced the seal, then the seal and the clip.
I have cleaned around the opening it seals against.
I've followed a suggestion to turn off mains supply top see if it was an overflow feature, but the cistern continued to leak.
I've checked the float is engaging. If I pull this right up manually, it doesn't stop the inflow of mains water, and doesn't stop the leak into the bowl.

I wondered if, because the new seal is a new material, I need an entirely new flush valve unit, but a replacement is £50, and I don't want to spend that much if that's not the problem. Equally don't want to shell out for a plumber to find out that's all I needed to do.

Anything else I can try before I call in the professionals?

If you contact your water board you might get a repair for free. Welsh water came and respired mine free of charge when it was dripping into the bowl. 

Bendy_House

El_Scot said:

Gah! We had someone in to do the annual boiler service, OH mentioned the toilet and that I was going to replace the part this week.

"Oh I happen to have a spare one of them in the van, do you just want me to get it? That'll be £60 please".  All that effort to shell out £60 anyway 

Ha-ha! I LOVE it! :-)