The pipe/plumbing guy paid me a visit, and he just left. The two problems I was dealing with were (1) a moldy smell coming from the toilet, which led me to think there might be a leak underneath the porcelain; and (2) my shaky toilet tank, which I'd leaned into while having a coughing fit: I'd felt something break (when you're a big guy, you end up breaking everything around you), and the toilet tank, which I normally never touch when I'm on the throne, was now able to tilt in all sorts of different directions. The toilet guy's "solutions" to these problems weren't exactly satisfactory, so I might be on my own.
First, the matter of the smell: the guy opened up my shower drain instead of looking at the toilet, and he told me he'd found some foreign matter in there (이물질/imuljil), and that now, there was no more smell. I'm not totally convinced. I think the smell is emanating from under the toilet bowl, and I'm worried that a leak might be slowly soaking and weakening the concrete beneath the bowl. Second, the matter of the toilet tank: the guy told me that there's no real break of any seal or valve, and thus no leak despite the tank's tilting: what did break was a plastic wingnut-and-bolt pairing, so I need to get a new one. He said he wouldn't be doing that, but that I could speak with my real-estate office. I think, if it's just a wingnut and a bolt, all I really need to do is buy the part myself and reinstall the broken part. So maybe, I'll be off to Euljiro tomorrow, or I'll look on Coupang tonight to see about ordering the necessary pieces. I'll need to find this toilet's model first, though. Yay.
If the guy's right (and he struck me as a bit mentally slow, or at least possessed of a speech impediment that made him slur), there's not much to worry about. But we'll see. I don't think this is over, and I'm worried the leak, maybe from a deformed wax seal, will eventually end up pouring water into my downstairs neighbor's place, which will be bad for all of us.
Righto—gotta look up my terlit's model and then look at Coupang.
UPDATE: I have a brand name, and I think I've found some parts.
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