The cistern is attached to the base of the toilet by a couple of bolts. One end of the bolts is inside the cistern under the water. One of the bolts does not have a watertight seal and water drips from the bottom of the bolt.

Is this an easy thing to fix? if so, how should i go about doing so?

Joe, May 2007

strip it down and do it properly
d i y bodges don't work for long

hi-spec plumbing, May 2007

Hi,

Thanks for your advice. It looks like someone already tried to use silicon to fix the leak (the bottom of the bolt is covered in the stuff) but it didnt work. Should I remove this silicon and try again? should i silicon the outside only or drain the cistern and silicon in there too?

Thanks,

Joe, May 2007

KWIK FIX USE SILICON

MEGAMASSIV, May 2007