How To Replace Toliet And Floor

To replace a toilet flange lay newspaper down on the floor around the toilet and turn off the water to the toilet before flushing and siphoning all of the water out of the bowl.

How to replace toliet and floor.

Dry fit the flange to the soil pipe and the soil pipe to the closet bend to ensure the flange s collar rests on the floor. When the toilet reaches the floor snug down the toilet bolt nuts. You want to drive the toilet straight down with minimal twisting or shifting of it from side to side. Instead sit on the toilet backward with your weight centered over the wax ring.

There are two options this step. Clean up around the bottom of the toilet and place the new wax ring on the repaired flange. Clean the floor around the opening with rubbing alcohol. However if you re adding new flooring your flange could be too low.

Install the soil pipe and closet flange photo by david carmack. Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl this technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. How to install a new toilet. Line the bolts up on the sides of the bowl and gently place the toilet on the repaired flange and press to the floor.

Then wiggle around a bit until the toilet reaches the floor. The next step to replace a toilet is to wipe pvc primer on the inside of the closet bend and on the outside of one end of the soil pipe. Pick up the toilet again bending at the knees and not the back. This valve controls the flow of water into the supply line and then into the toilet tank.

Replacement flanges are also available to fit inside the pipe and create a tight seal. The flange should be a little higher than your finished floor. But don t go crazy. Apply a bead of caulk around the base of the new bowl.

Flush the toilet to drain all the water from the tank and toilet bowl. To install a toilet in an area that doesn t have plumbing think about using a macerating system. The first step in removing an old toilet is to turn off the water at the shutoff valve located either on the wall or floor behind or beside the toilet. Then remove the toilet by disconnecting the hoses and unscrewing the bolts on the floor.