Toilet Sweat
They say there are no dumb questions so here goes......
On these muggy days, the water coming up from the well is so cold that it causes the toilet (and some pipes in the basement) to sweat profusely leaving a puddle on the floor. Any ideas on how to minimize this? |
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Or, insulate everything that is sweating to prevent the cold/moist outside air from contacting these plumbing components. |
fix toilet sweating
There are two things you can do:
1. Add a mixing valve and use some hot water to fill the tank. 2. Buy an insulated toilet tank. They have foam installed inside the tank keeping the outside of the tank from getting so cold. You can buy a plastic tray which will fit under the tank on most toilets to catch the water. This doesn't solve the problem, but keeps the floor dry. |
After reading the post I understand, my mind went all over with the title. :eek:
I would start with insulating the pipes to see if it helps, pretty cheap and easy to do. |
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Toilet tank insulator kit from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Keeney-K836-2...70_&dpSrc=srch You can use pipe insulators for the sweaty pipes. |
Had that problem at my place in CH, mixing in some hot water resolved the issue.
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Had the problem once. I drained the tank, cleaned the walls and installed thin styrofoam sheeting along the walls and bottom. Was a pain to cut & keep trimming until it fit but it worked. Took me most of a day. If I had to do it again I’d just buy an insulated tank or a new toilet that had one.
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Back in the early '80's, when remodeling the bathroom, to eliminate this problem, they did number 1. (Sorry, it begged to be said :cool:). It did in fact eliminate the problem. Dave |
Separate System for Toilet?
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We are having similar issue with other pipes in our house and earlier this week plumber told us to run AC when it is humid. Thankfully we can remotely control it so now I just need to setup humidity sensor.
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"Defrost" Mode...
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Toilet Sweat
We installed insulated tanks which solved the problem when we switched from lake water to a well. Available for Toto. Not sure about other
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Some people call them ass gaskets. :D Quote:
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Here I am, waiting for FLLs suggestion to save water and not flush it :)
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Good Suggestion
If properly installed on the pipes, foam noodles should help do the job!
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