Water On Floor Around Toilet Bowl

When a toilet is rocked back and forth or jarred forward or backward the water tight seal called a wax bowl ring will pop open.

Water on floor around toilet bowl.

Water condensing on the toilet might be dripping down and puddling around the base of the toilet. Be careful when refastening the toilet pan as too much pressure on the screws can cause the toilet pan to crack at the base. Check around the base of the toilet for signs of water leaking onto the floor or seeping under the floorboards. The water in the toilet tank and bowl is often quite cold and the cool porcelain can cause humid room air to condense and drip down onto the floor.

There are several causes that can lead to a wet appearance on the floor grout. The toilet pan must be released from the tank and floor and a new seal fitted. Thus here are some steps to follow in order to repair your toilet leakage. The grout lines are often the lowest part of the floor and accumulate and show the water first.

This is a job that requires much more work then it does money. Scrape the old wax ring off the floor inspect the toilet flange for damage and place the new ring. This is a clue that the problem rests with the bowl ring. Water on the floor or even a wet appearance around a toilet is always a sign of a problem.

If you see a little water on the floor around the lower part of your toilet bowl it may have a damaged wax gasket seal. Installing a new wax seal is a simple process but does require some care. Hence to replace the seal you have to remove the toilet bowl from the floor. Set the toilet back onto the ring in one vertical motion.