DIY: Leaky Toilet

For some reason plumbing has a "hire a professional" stigma attached to it. However, being that I have some free time on my hands and a trusty internet source, I decided to give it a go.

The upstairs bathroom had a slow annoying leak coming from the tank of the toilet. After my father-in-law replaced the flapper and tightened a few bolts, it still leaked. Therefore, the remaining leaking culprit laid in the gasket between the tank in the bowl...meaning I had to take the toilet apart. After emptying the toilet of all water, and struggling for a half an hour on getting the bolts off, I was able to remove the tank. And sure enough, the once rubber gasket was a petrified encrusted mass, so disgusting that the guy at Lowe's wouldn't even touch it when I brought it in for a new one...wuss.

I replaced the gasket, bolts, and screws and returned the tank to its rightful position. I turned the water back on, filled the tank, took a few flushes, tightened some bolts, and no more leaks!! Now, if fixing a leaky washing machine was only this easy.

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