Unless your flange is rotted and needs replacement. Saves on toilet paper/wipes and leaves you cleaner. Buy an upgraded toilet seat with soft close. Don’t leave it in an alley-go to the landfill.Įleventh. Have a furniture dolly handy to move the old toilet out-in fact I use the box from the new toilet to set the old toilet in so it’s easier to dispose of.
Return them next time you go to the hardware store. Honestly, just buy extra parts and if you don’t need them that’s great. Also, get familiar with turning off your water main to stop water flow. Because that doesn’t happen with almost every valve they often give out. That means opened and closed every so often. It sounds counter intuitive but they need to be exercised. Valves wear because they are never closed. Expect to replace the supply hose and stop valve. You want the distance to be equal otherwise the toilet will be crooked. Use a tape measure to measure the distance from the bolts to the wall on both sides. Use waxleas since you’re uncomfortable.Įighth. A wax ring is just fine for anyone with experience but a waxleas ring is great for a novice. If you do not the wood will rot and silicone on the outside will not do anything except keep all of the leaking water below the toilet/subfloor. If you have a good seal the water goes into the drain plain and simple. Another commenter said that putting silicone would’ve saved them thousands in damage. Do not, I repeat DO NOT think this is for waterproofing. Use color matched siliconized grout if you have tile. Using silicone to address any unevenness where the floor meets the toilet is great. I replaced a toilet because of a poorly sealed wax ring and wood shims that gave out and caused the toilet to crack.
The second thing I’d suggest is when replacing your bolts is to use a bit and washer at the flange to keep your bolts ‘set’ into place and then of course use a second set above the toilet itself. I’m serious when I say how clean and effortless this is. When you turn the water on after resetting the toilet the water will dilute the gel and allow the toilet to flush.
If you’re pulling a toilet and going to reset it this works well too. This means no leaking, no vacuum just solid water. The benefit of this is that it turns the leftover water in the tank and bowl into gel. Oatey sells a liquid lock that comes in a packet.
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