Leaking cistern

[turbine]

After four days my low level cistern on my wc is dripping a tablespoon full of water every eight hours from one of the wing nuts that holds the cistern to the pan, is there anything I can apply to the area without having to take the it apart, if I slacken the wing nut off and inject silicone up the hole where the bolt goes could the cure the problem, cheers

 

[PTH]

I would tie the float (ball) valve up or isolate the water supply, flush the loo then remove the remaining water - I use an old towel and and a bucket then take both fixings out and replace the rubber washers. You may get away with just cleaning the rubbers and the surfaces but for the cost of the replacement it's just not worth it.

You're supposed to assemble these dry and I know that silicone isn't supposed to be used with rubber but I tend to use a smear of Hylomar which is apparantly OK.

 

[Bahco]

You could try removing the wing nut and replacing the steel washer for a larger one. This will give the wingnut more area to squeeze the rubber cone tighter.
It worked for me

 

[turbine]

thanks for the replies will give it a go.