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We went to see a customer who called about a leaking toilet tank. There was a leak in between the tank and the bowl, and the customer said he had removed the tank to see if he could find the problem. When he couldn't find anything obviously wrong, he reinstalled the tank and it leaked worse. That's when he called this Las Vegas handyman.
When we looked at the tank, the problem was fairly obvious. The toilet tank had a crack from one bolt to the other. Although this may not have been the cause of the original leak, it appeared he over-tightened the bolts and cracked the tank. This caused the more predominant leak.
I'm guessing that the flush valve was initially leaking but now the bigger problem is that the tank needs to be replaced. Some decisions need to be made here. If the toilet is inefficient, it's probably a good idea to buy a complete toilet and make up your expense in water savings. If you opt just to replace the tank, you might find a match, or you may have to buy a generic tank of the same color. The important thing here is to get the same hole pattern in the new tank. Some have a 2-hole pattern and some have a 3-hole pattern in a triangle shape, so measure the distance from the holes before you buy. While you are at it, replace the flush valve, fill valve, and the flapper. Just don't overtighten the tank bolts.
You can see why it might make sense to buy a new toilet, especially if you can get rid of an old inefficient model in exchange for a water saving model.
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