Re: toilet sweating...what's the fix?

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
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>My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there anything I
>can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color]

[url]http://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/ToiletSweats.htm[/url]

jim
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Sorry, but I can't resist. Don't work it so hard, and it wont sweat!

"jim evans" <jimsnews@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
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> >My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there anything I
> >can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color]
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> [url]http://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/ToiletSweats.htm[/url]
>
> jim
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> > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
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> > >My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there anything[/color][/color][/color]
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> > >can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color][/color][/color]

This may sound silly, but I have seen where the plumber hooked up the hot
water line to the toilet, and that will definitely cause the bowl to sweat!

Op

"Guyz-N-Flyz" <ahbb@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> > > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there[/color][/color][/color]
anything[color=blue]
> I[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > >can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color][/color]
>
> This may sound silly, but I have seen where the plumber hooked up the hot
> water line to the toilet, and that will definitely cause the bowl to[/color]
sweat![color=blue]
>
> Op
>[/color]


That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but I
doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >[/color]
>
>
> That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but I
> doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.
>
> --
> Joseph E. Meehan[/color]

No it wasn't a joke. Try it. Hook up your hot water to your toilet. This
happened in a new home that I was workin' in back in the 80s. I don't
recall the time of year, but the toilet sweat profusely with hot water in
it.

Op --I'm an electrician, so I only hooked-up the 220v wires to the toilet,
and not the hot water line.--

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Guyz-N-Flyz" <ahbb@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> > > > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com>[/color][/color][/color]
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> > > >
> > > > >My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there[/color][/color]
> anything[color=green]
> > I[color=darkred]
> > > > >can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color]
> >
> > This may sound silly, but I have seen where the plumber hooked up the[/color][/color]
hot[color=blue][color=green]
> > water line to the toilet, and that will definitely cause the bowl to[/color]
> sweat![color=green]
> >
> > Op
> >[/color]
>
>
> That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but I
> doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.
>
> --
> Joseph E. Meehan
>
> 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
>
>[/color]
Maybe he meant the user?

Guyz-N-Flyz wrote:[color=blue]
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> "Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > >[/color]
> >
> >
> > That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but I
> > doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.
> >
> > --
> > Joseph E. Meehan[/color]
>
> No it wasn't a joke. Try it. Hook up your hot water to your toilet. This
> happened in a new home that I was workin' in back in the 80s. I don't
> recall the time of year, but the toilet sweat profusely with hot water in
> it.
>
> Op --I'm an electrician, so I only hooked-up the 220v wires to the toilet,
> and not the hot water line.--[/color]

Probably melted the wax seal to the floor connection? Drip, drip!
Wouldn't sweat but it might 'steam' each time it was flushed!

"Guyz-N-Flyz" <ahbb@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> > >[/color]
> >
> >
> > That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but[/color][/color]
I[color=blue][color=green]
> > doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.
> >
> > --
> > Joseph E. Meehan[/color]
>
> No it wasn't a joke. Try it. Hook up your hot water to your toilet.[/color]
This[color=blue]
> happened in a new home that I was workin' in back in the 80s. I don't
> recall the time of year,[/color]
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> but the toilet sweat profusely with hot water in it.[/color]

Must be something else going on. It would not cause it to sweat. The
physics are just not there. Try filling two like pans, load one with water
and ice and the other with hot water. Wait ten minutes, Which one is
sweating?

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> Op --I'm an electrician, so I only hooked-up the 220v wires to the[/color]
toilet,[color=blue]
> and not the hot water line.--
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>[/color]


--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Must be something else going on. It would not cause it to sweat. The
> physics are just not there. Try filling two like pans, load one with[/color]
water[color=blue]
> and ice and the other with hot water. Wait ten minutes, Which one is
> sweating?
> Joseph E. Meehan
>
> 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math[/color]

Yes the more I thought about it, what Terry mentioned seems most likely.

Op --still standin' corrected--

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 12:39:15 -0400, "Guyz-N-Flyz" <ahbb@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
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>"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> >[/color]
>>
>>
>> That was a joke, right? Hot water would not cause it to sweat, but I
>> doubt if it would do any good for the workings of the toilet.
>>
>> --
>> Joseph E. Meehan[/color]
>
>No it wasn't a joke. Try it. Hook up your hot water to your toilet. This
>happened in a new home that I was workin' in back in the 80s. I don't
>recall the time of year, but the toilet sweat profusely with hot water in
>it.[/color]

I'm just adding my voice to those who explained hot water *cannot*
cause it to sweat. A glass of ice water/tea sweats, a cup of hot
chocolate/coffee doesn't.

jim

I saw something at Home Depot the other day that you can put in your tank
and it is supposed to make it not sweat. I don't have any ideal if it works
but you can call them to see what it is. Good luck
"jim evans" <jimsnews@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:03:59 GMT, "Ken Aman" <kaman@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >My downstairs toilet is soaking the floor around it. Is there anything I
> >can do? Do they make a doublewall toilet that won't sweat? Thanks[/color]
>
> [url]http://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/ToiletSweats.htm[/url]
>
> jim
> ___
> Have a home upkeep question? Try my help page.
> It's sort of an alt.home.repair FAQ.[/color]
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