Toilet pan cracked

Causes

Base on which pan is fixed is not level

Over-tightened fixings

Impact damage

Listed under: Interior, fixtures and fittings, plumbing, fixings and hardware, fixings, toilets

Cause

Base on which pan is fixed is not level

Repair

  • the toilet pan should be replaced. A crack can collect dirt and bacteria and become unslightly and unhygienic. There is also the risk of the crack getting longer/wider over time and there may be a risk of leaking
  • if the cracked toilet pan was installed in recent years, call back the original installer to replace it. Under the Building Act, from the date that building work is complete there is an automatic 12-month period for the client to identify defective work. The contractor must remedy, within a reasonable timeframe, any defects notified by the client in writing. You can also take action for up to 10 years after building work is completed if implied warranties set out in the Building Act have not been met. These include requirements that work be done with reasonable care and skill
  • sanitary plumbing, which includes replacement of toilet pans, must be carried out by a registered plumber. Homeowners cannot do this type of work themselves

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Cause

Over-tightened fixings

Repair

  • the toilet pan should be replaced. A crack can collect dirt and bacteria and become unslightly and unhygienic. There is also the risk of the crack getting longer/wider over time and there may be a risk of leaking

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Cause

Impact damage

Repair

  • the toilet pan should be replaced. A crack can collect dirt and bacteria and become unslightly and unhygienic. There is also the risk of the crack getting longer/wider over time and there may be a risk of leaking
  • sanitary plumbing, which includes replacement of toilet pans, must be carried out by a registered plumber. Homeowners cannot do this type of work themselves
  • work out how to avoid this sort of damage in the future

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