Detecting leaking toilet

[smccran]

Hello all,

I have an upstairs toilet that I think is leaking. It is in an en suite room.

The room underneath (on the ground floor) has a small damp patch on the ceiling where I would estimate the toilet is above it.

My issue is that the en suite floor and wall is tiled so I cannot get easy access. The toilet cistern is embedded in the wall and is incredibly small and squeezed in, so its almost impossible to see anything.

Is there any way to detect if the unit is leaking somewhere? Do I have to take the tiles up or is there some way around this?

Thanks
Shaun

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Have you felt round the waste pipe at the back of the toilet so see if there's any wetness there? a picture tells a thousand words

 

[townfanjon]

A favorite leak on a toilet is the water connection on to the ball valve, knact fibre washer or not tightened enough. Stop using it, if the wet patch drys up it is probably on the waste or the pan to cistern connection. If the wet patch starts getting worse and you are not using it, its probably the water connection to the valve. Think you get my drift. Probably a job for one of us lads.

 

[stevetheplumber]

sliding your phone in with videorunning can get places you cant see or a cheap usb camera from ebay