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Another possibility, although slim... Do you get condensation on the bottom of the cistern? One of mine gets a lot of condensation and finds the lowest point to drip off, which happens to be the bolt. Though probably not as likely during this recent spell of warm weather.

On mine, occasionally, condensation builds up sufficiently to drip off the cistern sides onto the securing bolts and then on to the vinyl floor overnight. My toilet cistern is fed direct from the mains water, which can be quite cold at his time of year & the room gets quite warm. I believe one...

Look in the archive posts for a very recent thread on this. It can be a problem if your cistern is filled from the mains but does the room have good ventilation as in extractor fan? You will only get condensation on the cold cistern if there is moisture in the air! In addition to the fan, other...

actually just come to me, fit a regular condensing boiler not a sealed system so that you don't have a prv to worry about and pump the condensate up to the wc cistern to save water, it'll go down overflow into pan (if modern enough wc) when cistern full. If doesn't fill it in time open a valve...

Bamber, when you've sobered up, can you explain please why you think the quality and price of the WC will alter the amount of condensation on the cistern?

As for the bathroom ventilation, this has an extractor which seems to work fine, it’s purely the cold water coming into the cistern into a warmer room surely that’s causing the condensation there?

Is the cold water storage cistern still in use ? No lid - condensation from the water in there. It wouldn't hurt to get some Manthorpe felt lap vents and fit them ;)

i bet you never stop it ,it happens mostly during the colder months doesnt it,cold water- warm room,water is on the outside of the cistern- yes,condensation!!

If the cistern is dry then the pipe in question won't be the condensate pipe as this discharges liquid at regular intervals whilst the boiler is working. Can you not trace the boiler end of the pipe?

to check if it is condensation, flush it and hold up the float, and refill it with bucketfuls of water from the hot tap. Pref do this when it will not be flushed for several hours and get cold again if it is still wet after that, you have a leak condensation is usually visible on the...

With combis being the modern way of heating homes out went space created for cws systems. Result cisterns fed off mains cold water, result condensation forming on said cistern, result black mould as demonstrated in the picture of the WC, more so if you think toasters are up for a good 'washing'

Could be condensation as you suggest, or (annoyingly) the back nut connecting the syphon to the cistern needs adjusting to get the rubber washer to seal properly. Sometimes a pest to get right.

It sounds so wet that I think you have a water leak, not just a bit of damp. does the incoming water main run in the floor? Is there condensation e.g. on a cistern?

Whats internal?? Clearly your physics do not obey the same rules as everyone elses :wink: C'mon..Explain so that we mere mortals can understand..

I think you need to post a pic of what you are talking about, a condensate pipe wouldn't just 'stick out' and overflow pipe for say a troilet or a tank/cistern would. A condensate pipe would need to run to either a drain/soak away or a waste pipe.

No no no no no...You just don't get it! I'm not talking about the trap built into the boiler that stops combustion gas / air pressure venting down the condensate pipe - I'm talking about a device that accumulates the condensate until it is full, and then flushes it down the pipe all in one go...

I wonder if there is salt in the air as we are near the estuary.

So ok, its not condensate from boiler that's piped outside. Surely it can't be taps as you'd see it, so its gotta be one of the 2 toilet cisterns ye?

Not sure if its still around or where to get it from.Remember the plastic tray which clip onto the plastic pipe under the cistern which then collect the condensation onto it,then empty it whenever.

Cheers terryplumb This is the one I fear and it's been months since I got the pan so returning it will be an issue no doubt If it is a faulty pan.