javedikian
New Member
We heard water dripping inside the ds closet and found (after removing the soggy drywall) that the toilet flange above it was leaking water at the joint with the drain pipe. I dried the pipe and watched and felt the water bead up and drip from the joint. It was definitely not coming from the wax seal and the subfloor was dry.
So my first question is if the toilet wasn't being used and not losing water, how could there be water so high up the pipe? Is that normal? I drained the toilet and used air from the shop vac to push any water below the leak and that stopped it. So my next question is do I have to cut out this whole thing and drop in a new one to fix the joint or is there a patch solution?
The leak is on the left side in the photo.
So my first question is if the toilet wasn't being used and not losing water, how could there be water so high up the pipe? Is that normal? I drained the toilet and used air from the shop vac to push any water below the leak and that stopped it. So my next question is do I have to cut out this whole thing and drop in a new one to fix the joint or is there a patch solution?
The leak is on the left side in the photo.