just a follow up

Nov 03, 2004 2 Replies

Just wanted to let you know about insulating a toilet tank. Last post around a month ago.Finally found some foam at HD. It's used as a barrier between the foundation and sill plate of a house. Comes in 3 1/2, 5 1/2 and



7 1/2 inch widths on a roll that's 50 ft long. 5 1/2 inches fits just about perfect on the bottom of a toilet tank without much trimming. I realize 50 ft is a lot but the entire roll was only $5. Tried to adhere it with some adhesive that came in a tube like silicone caulk but it didn't hold at all. Had to take it apart again and use silicone caulk this time and worked perfectly.

Saw a kit at Lowes. 5 precut styrofoam pieces with adhesive in a clear plastic bag. In the aisle with the toilet tank repair parts.

HD had the same kit. When I got it home the pieces were nowhere near the same as what I needed, particularly the bottom piece with the cutouts already for the flapper valve and the fluidmaster inlet valve. I hate working with that white styrofoam s*it anyways. It always seems to want to break off some little white pieces that you can never seem to get rid of. That's why I opted for this very bendable and tough foam. It's about an 1/8 inch thick and like I said comes in various widths. It is pink but ain't nobody gonna see it in my toilet. I tried the stryrofoam but the spray adhesive I used just seemed to eat the syrofoam up. It got real soft, real quick.

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