Toilet leak but have sealed the pipe still leaking

[Jeff543]

Water is dripping from the pipe at the right side of the cistern.....a not very frequent drip. Not the side where water enters but the other side. Have sued builders' silicon sealant but it's still dripping.

Any ideas?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Post pictures further back and pictures looking into the cistern.

Could be due to a faulty float valve.

Andy

 

[Jeff543]

Post pictures further back and pictures looking into the cistern.

Could be due to a faulty float valve.

Andy

Thanks, will do, if it is water level too high, could i adjust it myself?

 

[Jeff543]

Post pictures further back and pictures looking into the cistern.

Could be due to a faulty float valve.

Andy

More photos

 

[Jeff543]

 

[Jeff543]

That silver hook, has it fallen off?.
Maybe that's affecting the water level?

 

[terryplumb]

The silver hook connects to the little black lever above it. The toilet can't flush without it connected ??
The float valve that controls the water flow into the cistern needs servicing ,or replacing in my opinion. Does water continue to drip INTO the cistern from that valve ?

 

[Lower]

The water level is too high and its leaking from the overflow connection. Probably means the float valve is leaking, but you could adjust the float height on the arm to see if you can lower the water level. You need to push the float down the arm so that the arm is raised up higher by the water.

The silver hook connects the flush mechansim to the flush lever. You need to reconnect it or you won't be able to flush the toilet.

 

[Madrab]

The fill valve is goosed - ideally needs to be replaced.

The overflow outlet is also leaking, it's been bodged before by the looks of it, with putty or similar so it's probably leaked before now. Relatively easy fix for both.

Could also change the flush syphon for an internal overflow type and the overflow could be removed and the hole capped.

 

[Jeff543]

The water level is too high and its leaking from the overflow connection. Probably means the float valve is leaking, but you could adjust the float height on the arm to see if you can lower the water level. You need to push the float down the arm so that

The water level is nowhere near the inner pipe hole

 

[terryplumb]

The water level is nowhere near the inner pipe hole

It must be near there or it wouldn't leak there.

 

[Jeff543]

It must be near there or it wouldn't leak there.

so that photo i took earlier (as shown) was a low water- level moment.
Maybe it's only after i flush chain that it slowly rises?

 

[Scally-Ho]

Strip the lot down and after a thorough clean, rewasher that float valve and then S&F a new overflow pipe (22mm) to ensure a good exit route for the next overflow should one occur. Your local plumber/builders merchant will stock washers for that float valve

 

[HERTS P&D]

New fill valve and shorter syphon is needed.

Andy

 

[Lower]

so that photo i took earlier (as shown) was a low water- level moment.
Maybe it's only after i flush chain that it slowly rises?

If the float valve is dripping, which I’m pretty it will be, after flushing the water will quickly rise to the normal height, but then continue to slowly rise because of the leaky valve.

If the water never got to the overflow height, there couldn’t be a leak from it.