Damp

[gilby]

The back of my loo is always wet through and it drips onto the floor. Every day i dry it off but the floor and the wall behind is starting to get mouldy. I am getting a bit fed up of cleaning and drying it all the time... is there anything i can do to stop it? I always open my window when i have a shower or bath to let the steam out.

Any help would be great theanks

[niceshoes]

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[markja]

yes open the window a crack to help steam/condensation out. consider an extractor fan if viable. (12 volt with transformer type not mains power direct.)
with regards the loo, if it's not a 'poor aim' problem it may be the cistern filling with cold water causes condensation to form on said cistern and that's what is dripping down.
flushing less often (water saving ) may help a bit.
i am assuming it's not down to a leak at the joint of the loo and cistern or the loo exit/waste pipe.check by drying it thoughly, then flushing and use a tissue to see if any wetness has suddenly appeared.

[jigman1]

I had this problem in my downstairs toilet and it was indeed the heat from a small radiator cusing condensation to run off the cistern and down onto the floor .All I done was turned off the radiator and it solved the problem. In your case you probably can't turn the rad off as it would be a bit chilly at bath time, so fit a thermostatically control knob to you bathroom radiator and turn the setting down low.

[burnhal]

I would have a close look at the back of the loo- generally speaking the pipe from the cistern enters the loo towards the top. Depending on what age yours is....... if you have plastic piping you will find that there is a seal of some description. very often that seal leaks- and you will only see it happeing during a flush- the water dribbles down around the large outlet pipe and onto the floor. You may have an internal or external flush pipe fitting- ie the pipe pushes inot a hole or pushes over an outlet- no matter which you can buy a replacement seal from Homebase, B&Q and the like for a couple of quid.

[gilby]

Thankyou everyone....... and no its not a poor aim thing!!!!!!

it is condensation on the cistern, not a leak, i have had a good look. I guess the only thig to do would be to turn the radiater down but with the room being tiled floor to ceiling it will be cold. eek

[matty86]

You could also feed the cistern from a tank in the loft, that could be jacketed thus the water would be that little bit warmer. This is also handy when the water is turned off as you have a reserve in the tank. This saves freezing the goolies off when you have a bath/pee etc!!