How to fix a leak at the back of your wc pan .

The dreaded leak that comes from the back of your WC pan. This is the video to help solve the problem for you without calling an expensive plumber.
Saved some money on plumbers fees? Use the thanks button.
Many thanks Al.

[chrisblackburn]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. We were looking at having to call a plumber on the weekend. Watched your video. Simple, encouraging and gave me the confidence to try diy (I'm hopeless). Fixed it with a $5 part. You never know when you are helping your fellow man! 12, 000 milles away in Australia. Thanks again.

[liamh]

Your videos are great. I'm a relatively new gas engineer but wanted to get into plumbing and your videos have been instrumental to me getting through my day. Thanks, Liam 😊

[preciouscharles]

Very helpful. Much thanks from Nigeria, you’ve saved me some money getting this myself and fixing it. I love you bro ❤

[Tulimammam]

Thanks for this video. I have got a disgusting leak from the back of my toilet, so got the plumber's mait and will try it now. Keep fingers crossed!

[joannemurray]

If you leave the toilet pan with the flush pipe still in the rubber ring on the floor there is no way you are going to be able to get your fingers in between the rubber seal and the pipe to put the Plumbers Mait in below the seal. Unless you have matchstick fingers with extremely flexible joints. It looks easy because it's not attached to the floor with the toilet pipe going in. The toilet pan has to be taken out to be able to do this, in which case you may as well just change the rubber seal.

[maureenfarlow-mwli]

Really helpful video, thanks. Had put in a new filler mechanism and replaced the cistern bolts and flush donut but the toilet was still leaking despite my best efforts. This video made me check the back of the toilet and sure enough it was leaking. Plumbers Mait sorted it, all working perfectly now. Terrific!

[MariusMeyer]

Wow. I was very glad when I found this video!
It is because my problem is almost EXACTLY the one that you describe here! Thank you for this video!

[dannythedoodle]

Thanks for that dude.
I've just started work at a daycare centre as a handyman and there's been a leak in the toilet above the kitchen!
I'm tasked with repairing the seal on the ubend that's exactly like the one at the beginning of your video.
I'm off to get the seal tomorrow and follow your advice about 'Plumbers Mate'...or whatever the equivalent is these days!

[Initial_Gain]

Very helpful video although in my case roof is concrete and toilet fixed with cement so I might as well call a plumber as it looks like a tougher job. It's leaking water from the big rubber seal at the back. Been more than 30 years. A big thank you from the Maltese Islands 🇲🇹

[timothyarcher]

Thank you...just the confirmation I needed regarding Plumbers Mate. Also discovered the pan hasn't been screwed to the floor so just wobbling around when people sit on it!

[DelTangBrav]

Thanks for this video I hadn't thought to use Plumbers Mait to fix leak. A tip that might help others when plugging gap is to plug the bottom half first (while pushing down on plastic waste pipe) then when top half is plugged the bottom half gets compressed. The bottom half is the most vulnerable to leaks.
Surprising how little PM is needed I bought a tub (£3.99 at Wickes) then just as finishing job found a half used tub at least 35 years old - it was a bit harder but still reasonably pliable.
Another tip: if having to fix leak from the front as I did - bath at one side wall at other - is to put a large cushion on the toilet lid - your ribs will appreciate it.☺

[mickeybigbuds]

Thanks mate plumbing’s not my strong point and you helped me diagnose and fix leak from top pipe.just pushed grommet back and it’s done me as a temp fix until I replace grommet.thanks.

[Will-zctz]

I think my problem was what you described at the start of the video! Thanks for letting me know. I just turned away a plumber who wanted to charge me $460 to replace the pipe connecting the watertank to the toilet bowl but still paid $77 callout fee. Cheers mate.

[stewartw.]

Believe it or not I have used ordinary window putty to pack that join which was leaking. That repair lasted 20 years!

[sjoseph]

Thank you for the video, we have a leak of the smelly kind, i think the flexible waste hose has a gap where it enters the floor waste pipe allowing drain odour to come out, so I will be doing as you suggest and plugging it with plumbers mate, fingers crossed a nice smelling bathroom again!

[stevecarter]

Cool to see the couplings up close off the appliance, and to learn their names, thanks!
That plumbers mait fix feels like it will need fixing again in a few weeks. If the rubber seal couldn't hold it, surely somethings moving about that shouldn't.

[nigeldale]

A valuable video. Made fixing the loo a breeze with bonus of learning the part names. Thamks for your clear instructions dereton33.

[sarcasmo]

Thanks for the info. No more poop water on the floor for us.

[Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

Your video gave me the confidence to 'have a go' myself, since we have 3 toilets (up, Dn & En-Suite) I could take my time - completely screwed it up on the first try but on the second attempt fixed! Cheers!

[pinarellolimoncello]

Thanks very much for the video, my greatest relieve is that I'm not alone, I can not believe the crappy standard of all this Mcalpine crap where basically one fits new sanitary ware and new pan connectors or plugs and basically they just don't work and one still has to gum them up with Silicone or plumbers mate. Car hoses don't leak and they are a simple jubilee clip with temperatures up at 110 degrees, I look forward to the day that somebody comes up with a better design and puts them out of business. Right now I'm not at my happiest as I've spent hours and hours trying to fit a bathroom to a high standard only to find at every turn that I have to take it all apart again because of the poor design or build quality of the above and ram things full of plumbers mate or silicone, it is a total joke. That saying, ' it's the thought that counts' needs to be applied to plastic compression fitting and rubberised joints, one should be able to do the job once and know that its going to work perfectly, it is so common to see plumbers having to compensate with silicone, its just total bollocks that Mcalpine or somebody else needs to sort out. Thanks again for your help, make sure you wash your hands!