ToTo Man
the band not the dog
Our toilet cistern has just sprung a leak at the back right hand corner, water is spraying out from the back of the white plastic part (inlet valve?) - see video below - which is then running down the wall behind the cistern and flooding onto the floor.
We've temporarily sorted the problem by reducing the flow of water into the cistern to a trickle, so that it takes around 5 minutes to fill instead of the usual 30 seconds.
My dad would normally call a plumber out for something like this but given our continued caution over Covid we are trying to avoid bringing workmen into the house. If someone could advise what the problem is and the name of the part that needs replaced we would be very grateful.
I should also note there is a split in the bag but AFAIK it’s been split for years and, as the location of the split is lower than where the water is spraying out, I assume the split bag is not the cause of the leak higher up?
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We've temporarily sorted the problem by reducing the flow of water into the cistern to a trickle, so that it takes around 5 minutes to fill instead of the usual 30 seconds.
My dad would normally call a plumber out for something like this but given our continued caution over Covid we are trying to avoid bringing workmen into the house. If someone could advise what the problem is and the name of the part that needs replaced we would be very grateful.
I should also note there is a split in the bag but AFAIK it’s been split for years and, as the location of the split is lower than where the water is spraying out, I assume the split bag is not the cause of the leak higher up?
video
photo #1
photo #2