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Blue Drip

My toilet drips blue stuff under the tank...?

There is this weird blue stuff that periodically drips. It lands right behind the toilet. I don't know exactly what is causing this or why. I have also noticed that it sometimes comes out onto the rim of the toilet. Does anyone know what is going on and how do I fix this?

Several answers, but none is complete.

Several suggested that it is from one of those blue cleaner packages that you drop into the tank. Theoretically, they help keep the bowl clean. Actually, I think they just make it harder to see that it isn't clean

First, you need to take the lid off the tank to see if that is the case. If you see one of those packages, or the remains of one, you know why it is blue. If you see evidence of a Smurf, as some suggested, you also now know why it is blue.

If you do not, then the blue is probably corrosion from the brass parts that are part of the toilet hardware. Iron corrodes into a redish color, brass into a blue or blue-green.

Why is it dripping anything? It could be condensation. That is quite common in the Summer time because of high humidity.

It also could be that a leak has started. This is most likely the washers/gaskets where the tank is bolted to the bowl. If the color is due to corrosion, it makes it even more likely that the gaskets around those bolts are leaking.

If so, do not attempt to tighten the bolts or nuts, replace them. They do corrode and get weaker. When that happens, they can break. Actually, they sometimes corrode so much that they are not holding anything. They will eventually leak.

They are relatively easy to replace. It is within most good DIY'ers range. It also takes minimal tools and parts.

Personally, I like the Smurf theory the best.

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