Now take the tank and gently place it onto the bowl.
Toilet leaking bolt bottom tank.
Remove all the necessary bolts washers and nuts from both the inside of the tank and below the bowl.
We sprung a leak on our toilet bowl where the bolts connect the tank to the bowl.
Once your water has been turned off follow the steps below.
Disconnect the water supply line from the toilet tank.
A toilet tank is joint to the bowl using 2 or sometimes 3 bolts.
Dry out the bowl completely.
Inspect the area and determine where the water is coming from.
Before i was able to determine that the toilet.
Stop water from flowing to the toilet by cutting off the supply via the shutoff valve remove the lid and disconnect the water supply hose and unscrew the bolts lift up the damaged tank and dispose of it properly place the new tank in its place and install all the necessary hardware and.
Shut off the toilet supply valve flush the toilet empty the tank.
With time the toilet tank bolts become loose corroded or the rubber washers are worn out resulting in a leaking toilet tank.
Alternately fill a five gallon bucket with water then.
Replace any faulty spacers bolts and washers between the tank and the bowl.
To avoid leaking rubber washers are normally installed together with the bolts from the inside of the tank.
How to fix a toilet leaking from the tank bolts step 1.
This video shows how to replace the bolts and washers.