How to Fix a Sweating Toilet Tank-Stop Toilet Condensation is one of the 6 ways to stop your toilet from sweating.
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A sweat valve will keep the exterior of your toilets dry all summer long.
There are days at the beach and family vacations during the summer.Your toilet sweating is a sign of the season.Millions of homeowners have to deal with puddles of water on the floor in the summer.
The problem of condensation running down the toilet is much more than just a small annoyance.It can ruin wall paint by turning it soggy.
There's a lot of air in the air when the weather is hot and humid.The water entering the toilet tank is cold.When the warm, moist air hits the cool porcelain toilet surfaces, the air turns to water and drips onto the floor.
Although a toilet only sweats on warm, humid days, it can drop a large amount of water in a very short time.
Most of the manufacturers that make toilet-tank insulators don't work very well.
The air in the bathroom needs to be dry.If you don't want to run it all summer, then this approach will not work.
The antisweat valve is in the water-supply line.An anti-sweat valve adds a little hot water to the toilet water line in order to warm up the tank and bowl.That's all it takes to keep condensation from forming.
Plumbing-supply dealers and home centers sell anti-sweat valves.It's a good idea to pay an extra $10 for an adjusted valve.You can regulate the water temperature and shut down the hot-water side when you don't need it.
The toilet valve we chose was from Universal Rundle.If there's a crawl space or basement, this valve can be installed in the bathroom, behind a wall or below the floor.We show you how to cut the valve into the water-supply line in the basement.