Sweating toilet tank

[oldwing]

A sweating toilet tank caused most of the bathroom floor issues. I'm considering running hot water to the tank as an EZ fix. Anyone have better ideas?

[Greg]

You could try a toilet cover or insulating the inside of the tank. I have seen foam inserts but don't ask me where. Greg

[Brenda (OH)]

I did a quick internet search for sweating toilet, (luckily, only home repair stuff came up lol)

and it suggests the approach of a mixing valve and hot and cold water supply, so that you can shut off the hot water feed when the humidity is low and the toilet does not sweat.


the thing was called a tempering valve... it might be a money saver, since you would not use hot water all the time, and not need to use 100% hot water to fill the tank....

Brenda (OH)

[Groo]

higher end toilets (I think I've seen them for under $300) are double walled, so they won't sweat. If you are that woried about it, that would be much cheaper in the long run. I plan on using pressure treated lumber to patch the floor under my toilet, so it will be fine for many many decades, witch is at least one many longer than I expect the home as a whole to last.

[bobfather99]

Ive also seen people glue polystyrene pieces to the inside of the tank. It basically makes the tank have a built-in styrofoam cooler, I guess. Could be a cheap fix if you can find the material.

[HouseMedic]

Here are two. The one even shows instructions.

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/sweatstopper.html

http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/produc ... GoogleBase

Ron

[joedirt63]

i found a toilet at home depot no sweat design made by glacier bay , it has a bucket in the tank and tips when you push the handel, thus the only time water is in the tank is when you flush. it cost me about 100 bucks. but no more puddles under the tank.