Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Toilet Tank moisture
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09-26-00, 06:51 AM
Greetings,
In our master bath we have a toilet that sweats very bad from the tank when the air is humid...causing vast amounts of moisture to condense and drip down onto the floor...having only been in the house for a few months..we just noticed it recently and it has caused alot of floor tiles to lift around the rear of the toilet.
Eventually I intend on replacing the floor tile anyway. The bathroom floor is raised up on 1/2 inch or so plywood. I understand this is common to proper level some fixutures? Anyways I just don't want it to ruin the wood. We've put plastic down for now. I understand you can either line the inside of the tank or also wrap the rear of the tank and run a tube to a cup to drain the water out? Are there any other possible solutions out there? Thanks :)
[This message has been edited by 1830_house (edited September 26, 2000).]
In our master bath we have a toilet that sweats very bad from the tank when the air is humid...causing vast amounts of moisture to condense and drip down onto the floor...having only been in the house for a few months..we just noticed it recently and it has caused alot of floor tiles to lift around the rear of the toilet.
Eventually I intend on replacing the floor tile anyway. The bathroom floor is raised up on 1/2 inch or so plywood. I understand this is common to proper level some fixutures? Anyways I just don't want it to ruin the wood. We've put plastic down for now. I understand you can either line the inside of the tank or also wrap the rear of the tank and run a tube to a cup to drain the water out? Are there any other possible solutions out there? Thanks :)
[This message has been edited by 1830_house (edited September 26, 2000).]
09-26-00, 04:39 PM
There are insulating liners for toilet tanks, covers for toilet tanks, and hot/cold water mixers for toilet tanks that will address the problem of cold water/humid air condensation. (No reason to let it ruin your flooring, even if you plan on replacing it.)
You should be able to find them at most home centers. Good Luck!
You should be able to find them at most home centers. Good Luck!
09-27-00, 01:21 AM
I know you can get insulated toilet tanks, but I've never come across an insulating liner that you install yourself.
Besides the other suggestions made by OldGuy, there is something called "toilet timing". Think about it. Most people use the toilet before having a bath or shower. They flush the toilet, thereby causing the room temperature water in the tank to be replaced with cold water, then immediatly proceed to fill the room with warm moist air.
If you can separate these two occurances, you'll also reduce the amount of condensation appreciably. If you have a 2nd bath in the house, use one predominantly for the toilet facility and the other predominantly for the bathing facilities.
Besides the other suggestions made by OldGuy, there is something called "toilet timing". Think about it. Most people use the toilet before having a bath or shower. They flush the toilet, thereby causing the room temperature water in the tank to be replaced with cold water, then immediatly proceed to fill the room with warm moist air.
If you can separate these two occurances, you'll also reduce the amount of condensation appreciably. If you have a 2nd bath in the house, use one predominantly for the toilet facility and the other predominantly for the bathing facilities.