Toilet leak?

[KMoon]

Hi all,

Hoping you can help with a problem I've discovered in my bathroom (pic attached).

The wallpaper had started bubbling and discolouring so I knew there was an issue. Took a patch off under the toilet and the plaster is soaking wet underneath (where it looks crumbly in the pic, the rest is dry). This is an internal wall shared with next door - I believe their side is a bedroom and they haven't reported any issues.

There is no visible leak, no wet pipes, and nothing appears to spurt or leak when I flush the toilet. Before I call a plumber out does anyone know what this is likely to be and how serious it is?

Thank you!

 

[HERTS P&D]

Need more pictures from a distance.

Andy

 

[KMoon]

Does this help at all?

 

[CBW]

Remove the cistern lid and photo the inside please

 

[KMoon]

 

[CBW]

Try flushing the toilet, still with the lid off, and see if there’s any spray from the filling/float valve

 

[tell80]

OP,
Now operate the flush a few times and observe that alls well with the cistern works.
Then, flush, sponge out the residue, and then spotlessly clean the inside, & the outside, of the cistern - then look for cracks in the cistern..
You might eventually have to remove the cistern from the wall.
Whatever, to start, you will need to remove all the paper from the back wall to expose all signs of water damage.
You might also eventually need to replace all the plaster from the back wall - to do this best practice would require the skirting and the rad to be removed. The cold supply to the WC is not clipped.
Is the floor water damaged?

 

[kidgreen61]

could it be a condensation issue?

 

[KMoon]

Thanks for your replies all!

Here's a video of flushing, it does seem like some spray is coming out of refill but nothing major.

Tell80, I will try to empty and clean the cistern as you suggest and remove the rest of the wallpaper. I assume I'm to tell a plumber to take the cistern off the wall to find what's going on here!

"The cold supply to the WC is not clipped" - Sorry, what does this mean?

As far as I know the floor is fine

 

[HERTS P&D]

If it is spraying up and hitting the lid, then you have found the leak. Replace the float valve;

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Andy

 

[polesapart]

Looks to me like a hairline crack starting near the left hand fixing screw. Clean off the gunk and see if it extends below the water level.