Water trickling through a toilet not only wastes water and adds to utility bills, it also makes the tank colder -- and more susceptible to sweating -- because your tank is constantly refilling itself with cool water. To check whether the flap is sealing, put a few drops of food coloring into the tank and wait an hour or so. The downside? A toilet that uses less than 1. Plumbers swear by it as one solution that always works. The valve can be a good option for a toilet over a basement where plumbing pipes are easily accessible.
Fortunately, there are some quick and affordable ways to stop the condensation. One of the easiest way and most affordable ways to fix a sweaty toilet tank is as simple as adding insulation, preventing the outside of the tank getting cold.
The Anti-Condensation Liner is a closed cell foam with an adhesive backing. Installing it as simple as emptying and drying your toilet tank, cutting it down to the height of the tank with scissors, peeling the protective sheet off to expose the adhesive backing, and applying to the inside of the tank. If your flapper is leaking, cold water is constantly being added to the tank. It wastes water, but also makes the tank colder and more likely to sweat.
Check if your flapper is creating secure seal by putting a few drops of food coloring in the tank and waiting. If after an hour, the color appears in the bowl of the toilet, you may have to replace your flapper.
There is a gizmo the "official" name eludes me that I have installed for a few customers with mixed success. It is a plastic tray that actually hangs under the toilet tank from long flat metal straps that bend over the top of the tank and under the tank cover. The condensation drips into the tray.
The tray has a drain hole with a tube attached. The tube runs to a bottle you keep on the floor, and you empty the bottle when it fills. Sort of like a toilet catheter, for those of you with a medical background. The principle is good, but unfortunately the tray usually does not catch all the condensation. It is, however, less daunting a project than the toilet tank liner, so I would suggest that if you do use one of these, and you have a very severe condensation problem, put a towel on the floor behind the toilet to catch anything the tray misses.
Just kidding about the towel. What I really mean is installing a toi let tank cover For all but the most serious tank condensation problems, a tank cover may be a godsend. Installation is a snap, and the only maintenance is to occasionally throw it into the washing machine! You may find them at many of the large chain stores, such as Walmart or J. As of this writing, J. Penney has them in their online catalogue, too!
No, don't pack up and move to Nevada!
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