How do I stop a leaking WC to Soil Pipe connection?

[gdickin2]

I've just spent weeks tiling and fitting a new WC/Basin suite in a downstairs cloakroom.
The original soil pipe exit is vertical through the floor, the new WC had to be offset slightly from the original so I have had to use one of those flexible connection pipes to give me the offset I needed.
Everything seemed fine until I finished off the WC install - tiling up to the edge as there is a box behind and to either side of it and sealing around it with white sanitary sealant.
I then noticed a slight build up of water seaping through between the floor and WC base. I can only assume that this is coming from the flexible soil pipe to WC connection as there is nowhere else it can come from.

Leas me on to the question: Is there any way I can get ant leak sealant or other product in through the WC and into the end of the soil pipe to seal the leak - which can only be a minor leak - without having to dismantle the whole ruddy lot again? What product would you use to do it if it was possible.
If I have to dismantle, it will mean cutting through all the sealant and may mean damaging the tiles.

Thanks, in hope of an easy fix!

 

[landyandy]

No easy fix.

Sounds to me that you will have to dismantle and fit again.

A tip when installing pan connectors is once it has been pushed into the soil pipe, don't then pull it out a bit again to adjust. if it needs adjusting, pull it back out completely and then push back in so the sealing rings are correctly seating.

Good luck.

Andy

 

[lufcmark]

The leak might not be the pan connector...You may have a leak from the underside of the cistern...Also I recently had a WC with a hairline crack in the trap of the pan that resulted in a tiny weep.

 

[neds]

Don't even think about using any sort of jointing compound on the rubber pan connector seal. It will eat away at the rubber. Do some more investigation first to find out where exactly the leak is, don't make assumptions. Like said above it could be where the cistern meets the pan, these are notorious on close coupled toilets if not fitted correctly.