Toilet Leak

[Missy33]

We have a leak in our toilet, its where the toilet ends and the pipe begins, there seems to be a round thing which connects the two(and this is where its coming from) and this looks loose, I am frightened of messing with it in case I make it worse. Does anyone know if its straightforward???? Thanks

[Top_Gooner]

Is the leak on the waste pipe or the flush pipe (the one from the cistern) ?

[bigtone]

Missy it sounds like the toilet has moved or the pipe ! put some rubber gloves on and place something under the leaking pipe lift the pipe and pull into towards the toilet and make sure it is at right angle and then try the flush you might need to adjust the pipe while the flush is going
Barring that call a plumber
Good luck

[Missy33]

Toilet could have moved, it is a bit unsteady! Its the wide pipe that comes out of the back of the toilet. Thanks guys

[Top_Gooner]

Then this is the waste pipe. This can be easy if there is a flexible connector, or difficult if there is a solid connector.

[Missy33]

It looks like a flexible one, just tried to move it and it will move, will try later when more prepared with plastic etc! Thanks

[gazzawazza]

They're cheap and very simple to replace.

Depending on what type of connection you have between your cistern and the wc itself, you need to decide whether you need to turn the water off. If it has a plastic pipe going to the back of the toilet you shouldn't need to. Just tie up the ballcock in the cistern then flush the toilet. You can now unscrew the large plastic nut by hand (at the back of the WC) and then unscrew the screws which secure the wc to the floor.
If the cistern is close-coupled it's a little more awkward but still within the capabilities of a DIY virgin. There should be a little stop valve on the copper pipe leading to the cistern. This will look like a shiney silver bit of pipe about two inches long and has a nut at each end. In the middle there should be a slot for a screwdriver head. Turn this 90 degrees (so the slot goes across the valve body) and this should turn off the water supply. If there is no silver valve, there may be a stopcock (a tap) on the pipe near the cistern. Failing that you'll just have to turn off the water at the main stopcock (usually in the kitchen under the sink). Flush the toilet and then unscrew the screws holding the cistern to the wall and the WC pan to the floor.
Now it's simply a case of gently pulling the WC away from the waste pipe and replacing the connector. Put everything back as it was and Bob's your uncle.

[Missy33]

Thanks for all the advide guys, the pedestal on the toilet is wobbly, does anyone know what I could put underneath to stop this? Do they make something for this job? Thanks again.

[bigtone]

Hi missy
it should be fixed to the floor? which is simple if there are floor board just screw srtaight into the boards, if it is concrete you will need to drill and plug first ! Have you managed to stop the leak??
Tony