On the Job
Leaky Toilet... and so much more!!
Well, this was quite a task. Tenant called reporting that his toilet was leaking, which is hardly uncommon here, but I ended up spending nearly THREE HOURS making things right.
The hardest part was finding the source of the water. Upon entering, it was probably 85-90°F in the bathroom, with close to 100% humidity... like me, the toilet tank was very sweaty. And don't get me started on the mold... ick!
The hardest part was finding the source of the water. Upon entering, it was probably 85-90°F in the bathroom, with close to 100% humidity... like me, the toilet tank was very sweaty. And don't get me started on the mold... ick!
Updates
It appears as if the toilet has come loose from the closet flange and blackwater is seeping up and over the wax ring. Not sure if it's the historically high humidity in the apartment or possibly the leaking vanity faucet, who knows, but the closet flange bolts were completely corroded.
And to make matters worse, the originally installed closet flange is about ONE INCH below the poured concrete floor. You can see the chisel marks all over the surface of the closet flange from when they had to dig it out; I had to chisel away a bunch more concrete to fit an expanding repair flange. I screwed the new flange into place and filled all the gaps with hydrocement. While the hydrocement set up, I replaced the leaky vanity faucet.
And to make matters worse, the originally installed closet flange is about ONE INCH below the poured concrete floor. You can see the chisel marks all over the surface of the closet flange from when they had to dig it out; I had to chisel away a bunch more concrete to fit an expanding repair flange. I screwed the new flange into place and filled all the gaps with hydrocement. While the hydrocement set up, I replaced the leaky vanity faucet.
