Changing Toilet Floor Seal

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Changing toilet floor seal.

Sit on the toilet. Sit on the toilet to help the new seal do its actual sealing. Whenever you remove a toilet for any reason replace the wax ring seal between the toilet and the toilet anchor flange sometimes called a closet flange attached to the floor. Lift the toilet and place it over the flange.

Diyers often set the toilet and then apply a tiny bead of caulk along the outside edge. Be careful not to over tighten the nuts as it may crack the porcelain bowl. Replace the washers and nuts on each toilet bowl bolt and evenly tighten the nuts onto the bolts. Repairing a toilet seal requires you to unbolt the toilet from the floor replace the seal and then put the toilet back in its original position.

Installing a new toilet seal. Ensure the bowl is level. You will need to either spread out a blanket or piece of cardboard to. That doesn t always provide a good enough bond to the floor.

Part 1 of 2. Made from a molded wax loop around a short plastic tube wax rings are pretty foolproof inexpensive and shape themselves to fit almost any toilet and floor drain. This will help the seal actually seal. Removing the toilet means loosening the bolts that connect it to the flange on the floor.

Replace the toilet tank atop the bowl and align the shank of the bolts with the holes in the bowl. Unwrap the new wax seal and place it over the flange on the floor with the round side up exactly centered over the opening. Toilets should be caulked to the floor to prevent side to side movement that can break the wax seal and to prevent splashes or overflows from puddling under the toilet and rotting the floor. Be sure both bolts are in place.

This could break the seal which may result in future leaks. Be sure to keep the toilet as level as possible while doing this.