any plumbers?

[rapmarks]

We retiled all our bathroom floors last week. since then, the toilet bowl in one bathroom has been sweating. the air conditioning has been on, it never happened before and it is not happening int he other bathrooms.

In a week or two, I will be getting new kitchen countertops, and when the plumber comes to set the sink, i can have him look at the toilet.

However, i am wondering if anyone has any idea what cn be causing this.

My husband wants to move the dehumidifier from our finished lower level to this bathroom, and I do not think this is the answer and there is no room for it, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[vacationhopeful]

Is the toilet running (a slow drip from the tank)? Check to see if toilet is level. Check to see if float is correctly position.

It is sweating because the cold water is colder than your room temperature.

 

[wackymother]

Is the toilet running (a slow drip from the tank)? Check to see if toilet is level. Check to see if float is correctly position.

It is sweating because the cold water is colder than your room temperature.

Also it has to do with the humidity in the room...although if the air conditioner was running before and is still running now, that should control the humidity. I guess it's possible that the moisture coming off the mortar and grout could up the humidity in a small bathroom enough to make the toilet sweat....in which case, put the dehumidifier in the bathroom like your husband suggested, maybe with a fan to blow the air around and improve circulation, and see if things look better in a few days. The dehumidifier should only be needed for a little while.

If you shoved the toilet while you were working and you're having a problem with the wax seal (this happened when we had a bathroom redone), then the grout lines coming away from the toilet will look wet. But that doesn't seem to be the problem?

 

[rapmarks]

they took the toilet out, set it in our driveway for a few days (looked great) and then put it back in with new wax rings.

 

[wackymother]

they took the toilet out, set it in our driveway for a few days (looked great) and then put it back in with new wax rings.

Nice! The neighbors must have loved that.

I doubt the wax seal is leaking, then, although it's possible they screwed it up--anyway, that would just be a little moisture seeping out at the floor. I'm thinking it's the humidity. Are you leaving the bathroom door wide open so the air conditioned air can get in and out?

I would try the fan and dehumidifier treatment for a few days anyway.

 

[vacationhopeful]

Rapmarks,
When you talk about the toilet setting in the driveway, is that while they were working on the new tile floor in bathroom? Is this a new "wet base" floor? Was an old "wet base" floor removed? Or did they put cement board with large tiles on it as your new floor?

An old "wet base" floor was simply poured cement which is self-leveling. Removing that and replacing with a built up wood floor, covered with cement board, and then using either glue with a towel or mortar on a towel to attach yoiur new tiles (these are NOT self leveling). If the floor is not level, then the toilet is NOT level. Your old toilet might be very close on the float and overflow to cause a slight "running" of the toilet water. Another, unleveling issue is the tank and bowl with the old gasket is "cantered" or dried out due to age - it work with the old floor, not with the new one. Rebuild the toilet with a new gasket, new tank-to-bowl bolts, new float. Also replace the supply pipe line to the toilet also.

These are some of the most annoying toilet problems ... a very small water leak. The solution is patience and attention to detail.

PS. I am assuming you DID NOT move the vent for the A/C to under or near the toilet. That would be like the gasket on you refrigerator being bad and condensation forming along the door edge.

 

[rapmarks]

He laid cement board, then mixed some cement mix and placed the tiles in it. I think it stopped. We have had a hot and humid 2 weeks. He left the garage doors up most of the time, cutting etc in the garage. We think that was the source of all the humidity.

This has been a crazy two weeks. I have had my grandson for 18 days. His dad tiled three bathroom floors, the kitchen floor, an entry and a hallway. He put laminate flooring in our bedroom. He put up a storm door, changed 5 lighting fixtures and some small jobs. My daughter painted two rooms and my patio set. She came the second week and was having some medical problems. I get new countertops soon and then the new sink and garbage disposal. Hopefully new floor and paint job in another bedroom.
People say remodeling is hard, but try it with a 14 month old in a small house who sees his father and wants to go to him. A visiting dog and a cat who is being chased by baby and dog add to the mix.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Hey, I will babysit for your grandson, if your family wants to move in with us for a few weeks and do stuff around here. :rofl:

 

[Sea Six]

The most common source for a leak in the toilet is the flapper valve. To test this, just turn off the water supply to the tank. If the tank level drops while the water is shut off, then your flapper is leaking. Leave the water off for a day or 2 just to see how much water is leaking out of the tank into the bowl. $5 at the hardware store.

 

[nkldavy]

Is There Any Chance ...

... that the vent in the bathroom was tiled over? If so, this would likely be the cause of the toilet sweating.

Uncle Davey