Toilet Bowl Sweating

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What is the best way to stop or control the sweating of a toilet bowl when the weather in the house gets warm and the well water stays cold. I know that air conditioning will stop it but this is not always possible. Is this the reason grandma always had a toilet jacket on her commode, do the jackets help in the evaporation of the condensation? Anyone have any thoughts on this subject? The uncontroled sweating will eventually rot out the floor. Dean

-- Dean (dsklaus@accessus.net), June 28, 2001

Answers

I'm afraid grandma had the right idea. My father was a plumber and actually plummed warm water to the toilet so it wouldn't sweat. Sorry, dad, but it seems like an energy waste to me. I vote for grandma. Jean

-- jean from Ky (dandrea@duo-county.com), June 28, 2001.

Dean,

We always lay a rubber backed bath mat around the back and sides where it catches the drips from the sweating tank and then just change it often. We just pick up $1.00 ones at places like Big Lots.

-- Terry - NW Ohio (aunt_tm@hotmail.com), June 28, 2001.


I always keep a "sweater" on the toilet tank. I have to agree that grandma had the right idea. :)

-- Grannytoo (jacres40@hotmail.com), June 28, 2001.

I was also told that the only way to get rid of it was to have warm water connected. I have a towel neatly folded behind my tank on the floor. All well....

-- Dee (gdgtur@goes.com), June 28, 2001.

Seems I remember reading somewhere on the forum about someone who had put styrofoam pieces on the inside walls of the toilet tank to prevent sweating. Could be put on the bottom also, but would have to be pieced in.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), June 28, 2001.


Was at the hardware store today.They have a kit made of polysterene(sp) for the tank. I looked at it and it looked like insulation-styrofoam type. Was about 19 dollars.

-- lynne (leaves8@hotmail.com), June 30, 2001.

Both toilets in our house had the styrofoam insulation on the inside of the tanks. I don't think it helps too much, even though they tried to seal the water inside the foam with caulk (any cold water reaching the tank would cool it, causing the condensation on the outside). Not worth $19, plus I think it would reduce the flush capacity, especially in the low water use "modern" toilets.

-- mike pasterik (mike@pasterik.com), July 03, 2001.

God I'm glad I don't live in a humid climate!

You could either install a dehumidifier, an air conditioner, or put a run of black poly pipe (outside in a sunny place) in line with your toilet supply pipe, so that the water will get warm before entering the toilet.

JOJ

-- jumpoff joe (jumpoff@ecoweb.net), July 03, 2001.


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