Crack in toilet cistern - Advise please

[AlwaysOnTheGo]

Hi all,

Today I was changing my toilet cistern handle from brass to chrome and noticed at the bottom of the cistern what appears to be a crack right next to the water inlet.

I drained out the water for a closer inspection and removed the inlet valve.


Looking at the pictures, is there anything I can do with this to repair it ?

Thanks for any advice.

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[Burnerman]

It could have been there for ages and has never been a problem.
Is it visible from underneath?
If its worrying you, make sure the surface is perfectly dry and clean, and smear some Araldite over the crack and allow it to dry completely.
John

 

[Red_Man]

If it's not leaking, leave well enough alone. It's been fine all this time.

 

[muggles]

Is it leaking? If not, leave it be, refit the fill valve using silicone to seal it, leave for 24 hours to dry before refilling (or buy some silicone that will seal underwater). Basically, if it ain't broke...

 

[muggles]

Beaten to it...twice!!

 

[Red_Man]

I effing hate it when people use silicone on toilets.

 

[muggles]

Yeah know what you mean, it's a pain and generally I don't, but if a crack like this is causing a leak it's sometimes the only way to sort it...

 

[Agile]

Its usually only possible to make a ( temporary ) repair with silicone or araldite if the cistern is not only emptied and allowed to become totally dry over several days or with a hairdryer for quite a long while.

Even then it needs considerable time to cure before refilling.

Tony

 

[roguetrader]

i use silicone on everything, love the stuff, be lost without it.

 

[cashjob]

Same here. Stick tiles on with it, and loads of other stuff. PROPER JOB!