Lamosa Sahara toilet. Tank seemed loose and was leaking so I replaced all the guts including the seal between the tank and the bowl and the wax seal underneath the bowl. There is a continuous leak coming from under the tank apparently around the seal.
I have pulled it apart several times making sure everything appeared tight and installed correctly. I thought I found a crack inside the tank and covered it with epoxy but still a nagging leak.
I'm now wondering if I have the tank cranked down too tight to the bowl and it may be puckering the seal. The leak is not flush related. I'm thinking water may be creeping up around the tank seal where it meets the bowl.
I tightened the tank down to secure it so not to be wobbly because I didn't know another way. The other bathroom toilet has a rubber-like shim that sits between the tank and bowl. I couldn't find such a shim at HD or Lowes.
Do I have it too tight? How tight should it be? What else?
Tony
I have pulled it apart several times making sure everything appeared tight and installed correctly. I thought I found a crack inside the tank and covered it with epoxy but still a nagging leak.
I'm now wondering if I have the tank cranked down too tight to the bowl and it may be puckering the seal. The leak is not flush related. I'm thinking water may be creeping up around the tank seal where it meets the bowl.
I tightened the tank down to secure it so not to be wobbly because I didn't know another way. The other bathroom toilet has a rubber-like shim that sits between the tank and bowl. I couldn't find such a shim at HD or Lowes.
Do I have it too tight? How tight should it be? What else?
Tony