You do understand that cleaning a damaged toilet is an invitation to a flood of excrement? Sometimes just touching a leak is enough to get the thing to explode.

You do understand that cleaning a damaged toilet is an invitation to a flood of excrement? Sometimes just touching a leak is enough to get the thing to explode. So anyone not calling the plumber (or skilled at being one) who tries to clean it may end up in the dumps. An actual plumber will clean it after fixing or during fixing.