Advice on leaking toilet

[crt8]

Hi there, I posted a few weeks ago asking for advice about my ideal standard concealed dual flush plate toilet which was leaking slowly into the toilet pan.

The slow leak has speeded up and is now more like a tap being on.

The problem is we're due to go away for a few days and I'm wondering if this is safe to leave or could we end up with a flood while we're away?

I've been trying to get a plumber in the Edinburgh area. It seems they never return calls/don't answer/only do contract work etc etc!

Problem is there's not much I can do now before our short break. Should I turn off the water supply before we go away perhaps?

 

[rpm]

I always turn the water off when going away, Once went to Stirling and came back to a carpet swimming in water at 3am, didn`t actually realise until the next morning I was so tired -duh!

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Try here when you get back.

 

[macackau]

As above I always turn off my stopcock before going away. Turning it off, assuming your house is all mains fed will leave you worry free whilst you are away

 

[rpm]

As above I always turn off my stopcock before going away. Turning it off, assuming your house is all mains fed will leave you worry free whilst you are away

And you will know that it can be turned before you really really need it.

 

[macackau]

And you will know that it can be turned before you really really need it.

The amount of jobs I go to and ask where the stopcock is and I get 'don't know' or 'it's leaking' or 'it doesn't work' is just daft.

 

[crt8]

Thanks. But given that the leak seems to have speeded up, does this mean the valve (or whatever) could give way at any point and start to flood? I wouldn't necessarily have to be away for that to happen! What action should I take until I can find a plumber?

 

[macackau]

If the valve is faulty and the water is entering the pan you're fine. If you think about when you flush the toilet the amount of water that is released runs through the toilet ok and doesn't flood so you could leave a toilet constantly running. It's not best practice and a waste of perfectly good water though. Switch off the supply to the toilet, does it have a local isolation?

 

[Radioman]

If your stopcock is seized you can turn off supply at the meter if you have one.

 

[crt8]

Many thanks. It does have local isolation through a 6 inch panel in the wall (it's very difficult to even see!). I turned it and it stemmed the flow though I suppose it will take a few minutes to stop completely. When I go away tomorrow, I think I'll just turn off the whole water supply to the flat until such times as I can find a plumber in Edinburgh which is proving a bit like finding a needle in a haystack!