Toilet tank cover broken, how do I fix it?
I'm not sure what to use to put both pieces back together or if its possible it split in half, its just the tank cover and I can easily put one of those shag things over it to hide the fact is been fixed please help Duck Tape it, no really, your not going to fix it, go to a salvage yard and find a used tank lid. Ceramic cement, duct tape, and THEN the shag thing to hide the repair. You got it! Um... well you could turn your oven to 4500 degrees and bake the lid for a few hours and then mold it back into a tank lid, and then repaint it with some whiteout... OR... the easier thing to do is to go to Home Depot and buy a plastic replacement lid... It is made to be plenty big enough to fit all tanks, and actually fits some really well... In fact, what I like about them is that they are perfectly flat and you can sit your stack of reading material on it without having it slide off into the trash can by the lav... Also, a potted plant looks nice in that spot... So, ther are your choices! Fix it, go to HD and look for a replacement, or go to a salvage yard and look for a replacement. )Good luck finding a salvage yard with toilet parts!!) By the way, home depot sells the flat plastic universal replacement by the dozens, you won't have a problem finding it... but seriously DON'T even THINK of trying to repair the old lid, get it to the dumpster carefully... There isn't much that is sharper than the broken edge of a tank lid (Lefty's wit maybe)... and it is just not safe to have a broken lid still in use... The best source for old toilet tank lids may be a local plumber. (No salvage yards, no local HD or Lowe's, etc. for such here, for instance). Some tank tops have a model number molded into the underside of the lid. Check to see if your's has a number, call around first, and take the old one with you when searching. One plumber friend of mine never throws one away when replacing toilets and keeps stacks of them just for this purpose. Sells them for $5 bucks. He has bailed me out more than once when I'm trying to sell a house with a broken tank lid that some homeowner has tried to glue (which didn't work, of course). May be your easiest, fastest, cheapest route. Good luck! Mike
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