Hello world, it's been a while.
After a bit of a set-to with a recalcitrant toilet seat yesterday, the following has been noticed in the porcelain (?) of the bowl.
Picture of a hairline crack.
There are some horror stories that begin with something like this, I'll leave that to your imagination...
Thanks for reading.
Robin
I see the crack, but I can't place where it is, in relation to the toilet as a whole ...
Smashed porcelain is one of the sharpest things in existence.
I'd flood it with superglue or polyester resin. Its a great excuse to ban the overbearing overweight MIL too.,
Not good if it breaks at an inopportune moment - unless the occupier at the time is waiting for gender reassignment, of course. Toilet pans aren't particularly expensive. Is the crack visible on the outside? If unsure, I'd be tempted to try dye to see how far it has propagated and then, if you decide on "watchful waiting" to see what happens, you could use "Captain Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure" (not a joke)
Really? I'd say it was as sharp as broken glass. Still pretty sharp though, enough to cause serious injury if it broke under you.
I see two cracks on your photo. Is it actually leaking? Is it damp/wet on the outside?
+1. Make sure the surfaces are dry, inside the bowl and outside. Not sure how you achieve the former. You may have to scoop out much of the water from the trap. Expect smells!
no family connection
No. It is the sharpest things in existence.
A neat trick - especially if you work in it - is to use the tiniest piece* of broken spark plug to shatter a car window. Done right it looks like you have used psychic powers.
*Easily concealed if you have bad intent.
That crack looks like it goes below the waterline in the U-bend if so it could be leaking where you cannot see it until you change the pan and find a rotted floor where the pan was or stains on a ceiling if it is an upstairs toilet I think I would mend it with a new one ASAP.
I cracked the cistern when I had taken it off and then on replacing it I turned the walll retaining screw a fraction just to make sure and crack, in fact more than one. I did a temporary repair with Milliput (marvellous stuff) and it has held for well over a year. But that wasn't taking the strain of someone sitting on it and I could readily get to both the inside and outside of the crack.
Given what could happen if it shattered under weight, I would say replace it now - does not need to be a particularly difficult or expensive job.
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