Epoxy cracked toilet bowl?

[Alan Muller]

We have an Eljer two piece round front made in 1999. I'm not familiar with the model--it has a large jet in the front, a barrier around the flapper. Bowl shape would make it hard to plunge.

The house froze and there's a crack in the bottom of the passage to the jet. Is there any good reason not to patch this with epoxy and keep it in service?

Thanks.

 

[Gary Swart]

You don't have the best toilet to begin with, so I'd sure consider getting a new better quality toilet that doesn't require plunging.

 

[Sponsor]

 

[Terry]

As long as your insurance is current, you can patch your $50 dollar toilet without worries.
If it causes damage to the home, you only have to cover the $1,000 deductible.

Keep in mind, that if you see one crack, there could be more.

We pulled out a Kohler Cimarron bowl this week with a crack in the lower part of the bowl that was leaking onto the floor. The toilet was only a year old.

I would personally never have a cracked toilet sitting in my home acting like a time bomb.

 

[Jadnashua]

Most epoxies, available to the consumer anyways, don't work all that great underwater, especially on a glass (glazed) surface. It's probably time for a new toilet.

 

[hj]

Just because you patch the crack you can see, does NOT mean the crack cannot continue past the patch during use.

 

[Redwood]

I'd hate to have that toilet blow to pieces while someone is sitting on it.
Busted toilets can be quite sharp!
Somebody could get badly cut.