Dachay2tnr
New Member
I have a toilet in an upstairs guest bath that is rarely used, although I'll flush it every week or two. The other night I flushed it and a small amount of water (ounce or two) seeped out from where the toilet meets the floor. I wiped it up, flush again and the same thing happened. I assumed the wax ring was bad.
Following day I bought a wax ring, and was preparing to change it. I shut off the supply valve and flushed the toilet, and... no leak. Turn the valve back on, flushed again, still no leak. Over the past 24 or 30 hours I have flushed it several more times, and still no leak. Nor any evidence of stains on the ceiling below the toilet.
My question is could this have been a wax ring problem that re-seated itself by me leaning on the toilet when I cleaned up the leak. It seems to be fine now, but would you change it anyway, or wait until or when the problem reappears? Obviously I'm hoping to avoid this project, but concerned. TIA.
Following day I bought a wax ring, and was preparing to change it. I shut off the supply valve and flushed the toilet, and... no leak. Turn the valve back on, flushed again, still no leak. Over the past 24 or 30 hours I have flushed it several more times, and still no leak. Nor any evidence of stains on the ceiling below the toilet.
My question is could this have been a wax ring problem that re-seated itself by me leaning on the toilet when I cleaned up the leak. It seems to be fine now, but would you change it anyway, or wait until or when the problem reappears? Obviously I'm hoping to avoid this project, but concerned. TIA.