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Toilet Tank Leaks When I Lean Back Mortimer Schnerd, RN 10-12-2006
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Posted by Mortimer Schnerd, RN on October 12, 2006, 6:18 pm


Goedjn wrote:
> You're supposed to be taking a crap, not a nap.
> Why are you leaning on the cistern at all?


Why does a dog lick his balls? Because he can. <G>



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Posted by Al Bundy on October 12, 2006, 6:41 pm


"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com> wrote in

> Goedjn wrote:
>> You're supposed to be taking a crap, not a nap.
>> Why are you leaning on the cistern at all?
>
>
> Why does a dog lick his balls? Because he can. <G>
>
>
>


LOL, good one.

Posted by indago on October 12, 2006, 7:52 pm


061012 1818 - Mortimer Schnerd, RN posted:

> Goedjn wrote:
>> You're supposed to be taking a crap, not a nap.
>> Why are you leaning on the cistern at all?
>
>
> Why does a dog lick his balls? Because he can. <G>
>
>

Reminds me of the story of the two drunks who staggered out of the bar one
night and staggered over to a lamp post to hold them up, laughing at each
other's stupidity. A little ways away there was a dog by the curb licking
his balls. One drunk said: "I wish I could do that." The other told him:
"Well, if you pet 'im real nice, maybe he'll let you."


Posted by Al Bundy on October 12, 2006, 6:48 pm



> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:43:19 -0400, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
> <mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Speedy Jim wrote:
>>> Do NOT put the spacer behind the tank. When you lean back
>>> or, worse, if someone slams the seat up against the tank lid,
>>> all that force will be transmitted *thru* the tank to the
>>> wall.
>>>
>>> A spacer is a great idea. Put it between the back of the
>>> tank *cover* and the wall. All it needs is a bit of adhesive.
>>> Finish it off nicely and it will look like it belongs there.
>>
>>
>>What I have just tried is to put a piece of foam material between the
>>tank and the wall. The piece is about 6" X 12" and is 3" thick. Does
>>this seem like a reasonable solution? I would think the foam would
>>tend to prevent damage to either the wall or the tank while providing
>>some support. It can't be seen by anyone not specifically looking for
>>it so it appears to be the perfect solution.
>>
>>What I can't understand is why don't the manufacturers give these
>>tanks a more positive way to interlock? Another thought is could I
>>possibly have installed the rubber ring between the tank and toilet
>>upside down so that the tank sits too high now? I'd rather find out
>>ahead of time before I go to all the trouble of removing the tank just
>>to find out it can only go in one way.
>
> You're supposed to be taking a crap, not a nap.
> Why are you leaning on the cistern at all?
>
>


Discovered x-wife was doing that. Told her it's a toilet not a recliner.
If ya wanna lean back and crap then put on a Depends and go sit in the
recliner.

Throughout the years we had all kinds of sex...kitchen sex, bathroom sex,
car sex, dining room sex. At the end we had frequent hall sex. That's
where we stood in the hallway and yelled f-you to each other.

Gee I wonder why she's the "ex" huh?

Posted by Al Bundy on October 12, 2006, 6:50 pm


"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com> wrote in

> I just installed a brand new American Standard Champion in my
> downstairs bathroom. I was congratulating myself on an excellent
> watertight installation on the first try but I find I'm perhaps a
> little premature.
>
> While the tank to toilet seal is perfect normally, if I'm sitting on
> the throne and lean back a bit while reading, I'm finding the seal
> between the tank and the toilet is being broken slightly. It's not a
> gullywasher... just a slow drip, drip, drip from both sides. Looking
> behind the tank, I find there's a good couple of inches of free space
> between the tank and the wall. Looking inside the tank, there's just
> the two bolts that would resist side to side movement but don't do a
> thing to prevent backward motion.
>
> Before I crank the bolts down unnecessarily, the thought occurs to me
> to stick some sort of spacer behind the tank to stop the backward
> movement and prevent further leaks. How is this problem usually
> handled?
>
>
>

> ... if I'm sitting on
> the throne and lean back a bit while reading,

Is it you have no knees or no elbows?


Seriously, they're just not designed for that.

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