Help identifying broken "ceramic" part found in toilet bend

[JohnC]

Hi all,

Hoping for some help to identify this - images attached -

• I found this in the bowl of my wall mounted toilet in the upstairs bathroom
• geberit parts but installed by previous home owner
• The toilet works and there’s no obvious external leak or smell
• I’ve got 2 kids so not impossible it’s from elsewhere but it looks like something that’s been exposed to liquid for a long time

My guess is it didn’t come from the cistern as it’s too big to travel down unnoticed and feels like ceramic - so more likely from just after the bend.

We had some work done two years ago to fit a new en-suite toilet toilet on the same system so could be from that. In general though most of the system has been looked at recently.

Any ideas before I start pulling tiles off the wall would be really appreciated - again right now the system works fine as far as I can tell and not sure if this actually needs fixed at this point

Cheers

John

 

[Welder]

What actual colour is it?

 

[Pickwickpick]

Hard to say from pics but looks like a big chunk of limescale to me from the feathered edges visible on the right of the first pic.

 

[oz-plumber]

The other thing it could be is tile grout.
Tilers have caused many issues pouring the the bucket of water they use for cleaning up grout down drains.

I wouldn't go as far as taking tiles off the wall if everything is working correctly. If you want some piece of mind, hire someone with a drain camera to inspect the drain beyond the pan

 

[JohnC]

thanks guys - Oz and co, these responses have me wonder if the builders and painters used this toilet dispose of the water used to wash paint brushes and plastering tools etc --- maybe it's a build of of that..?
Main thing is, assuming things keep working, I won't be ripping the bathroom apart this weekend (and wife and kids assume I will be so are off out) so instead I'll be sitting in front of the telly.
Cheers guys - will shout if things go wrong

 

[oz-plumber]

Cheers Pal,
Enjoy your weekend - be f-all on tv due to being so close to Xmas.

You could always watch the Aussies v India test match in Perth.

I know - you being a Pom - much the same as me being an Aussie, we support any team playing against each other.

I would go for any team playing England much the same as you would go for any team playing Australia.

 

[rpm]

If it is limescale or grout it will be easy to snap into small pieces, if it is something else like a moulded part of the toilet pan lid/ seat it wont.

 

[snowhead]

I'd say without doubt that that's tile grout and or tile adhesive

 

[WC1]

Grout and / or adhesive that had water flowing over it while still soft to give the shiny appearance. As to ripping the place apart... "if it ain't broke"...

 

[Ric2013]

Shiny because it set onto a shiny surface such as glazed ceramic sanitaryware and dull on the other side?