Showerthought: my toilet tank was sweating because of a $3 part I forgot about

I woke up last Tuesday to a puddle around my toilet base in the bathroom. Thought it was a leaky seal or cracked bowl, got all paranoid. Then I remembered the flapper was old and letting water trickle down the overflow tube all night, making the tank ice cold. Replaced that $3 flapper from the hardware store on Wednesday and the sweating stopped completely. Has anyone else dealt with phantom condensation like this, or was I just overthinking it?

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grant.parker19h agoMost Upvoted

Water pooling up is obviously annoying but calling your plumber over a sweating tank is like calling 911 because your pizza is slightly burnt. Check the cheap stuff first, people.

rubybarnes13h ago

Ha! @grant.parker I once spent $200 on a plumber before realizing my water heater was just doing its job - oops.