Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Been able to fix a cracked toilet tank?

I use the rubber rings anytime I have to replace a toilet.
Have good luck with them.

Patching a toilet? What could possibly go wrong?

Super Glue worked fine on my coffee cup, why not a toilet tank?

After that full exam with magnifying glass and bright light revealed no cracks in the bottom of the tank, installed bolts/washers/nuts, sat it on blocks, filled it with water and let stand all night. Not a drip came out. Will now install on the bowl with new seal/cushion and secondary washers/nuts, then carefully check for leaks before finishing it up.

Thanks for the many responses. We don't do things on the cheap here, and that noted "cracking" sound was taken as a warning - thus this thread/inquiry. With no apparent cracking and no leaks occurring, will probably give it a longer run - with vigilance.

Thanks again.

I just replaced both toilets for $109.00 a piece from Lowe’s.

Not the OP's problem , but I once dropped a tank and broke it - not cracked it, broke it in two. It wasn't the only thing broke, so I put it back together with shoe goo, and my wife put a cloth decorative cover over it.

About 15 years later when we were "richer" and doing some remodeling, I put in a new toilet. Never had a problem with the repaired tank.

I've used shoegoo or E6000 on snow machine wind screens and body work with good results also. Good... maybe not so pretty....

A product called Lexan is pretty good also - I like it better than 100% silicon for many things.

For all the damage that a water can do to a floor replace the stupid toilet

Good policy, ATV....peace of mind, and all...just don't let the wife in on it. I once sent mine into town for a 49 cent washer kit to fix a dripping kitchen faucet. She came home with $150 new faucet set- found on sale while she was looking for the $300 one. Sitka Deer's wife wanted to know what my problem was, having, "broken even".

About 20 years later, now that one is dripping.

I'll do it......

+++ to that

NO.

But ...I do love me some e6000 and shoegoo

I hate freaking plumbing, but I do it as it saves bucks. I would not try to repair porcelain tanks, just as many said , do a new toilet if it is in fact cracked. I did do a hasty repair in the barn this winter as the boiler was down ( I did not know about it ) so the in floor heat was not on and two water pipes cracked at an elbow. I did an aggressive sand and wrapped e-glass and resin and then wrapped it in peel ply. Worked like a champ!

I'm not aware of fast cure 5200 but there is fat cure 4000.

There is a fast set 5200. I use it quite a bit.

Buy a new toilet and sit the old one in your front yard until your neighbors complain about it being an eye sore

Just don’t use 5200 anywhere where you want to be able to take it apart. That said one of my toilets tank is repaired with superglue and 5200. It has held for three years so far. I dried and cleaned the crack with compressed air and then a hairdryer. Followed that with a little acetone to be sure everything was clean. Used superglue pushed by compressed air to glue the crack. Then I covered the crack area inside the tank with 5200. The 5200 was spread over the crack area over an inch in all directions. About 1/8th inch thick.

Fill it with dirt. A cascading spray of geraniums look nice.

Fix it then raise your insurance coverage

Appreciating those trying to help among the varied responses.

Some funny, some educative (learned stuff about adhesives and toilets), and some Campfire assorted, including gloomy outlook. All good.

Forgot to say that the toilet is located in an outhouse.

Well, [bleep]!