Curing a wobbly toilet—once and for all—with This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a New Toilet Flange:
– compression flange [https://amzn.to/2Y1LbDd], used to replace the old cast-iron flange
– wax ring [https://amzn.to/2l7jjf6], for sealing the toilet to the flange
Tools for How to Install a New Toilet Flange:
– small sledgehammer [https://amzn.to/2jzKHBU]
– cold chisel [https://amzn.to/2l7fXZz], used to crack free the old cast-iron closet flange
– flat bar [https://amzn.to/2l5z2v6], used for prying up the old closet flange
– black marker [https://amzn.to/2l7goDb], used to trace around the new closet flange
– ratchet wrench [https://amzn.to/2l2Mgsx] and assorted sockets [https://amzn.to/2l7TBHp], used for tightening nuts
– close-quarter hacksaw [https://amzn.to/2xVKqgt], used for trimming the closet bolts down to size
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Gloves.
I know i'm being nit picky but man...consider wearing some gloves for this job.
That toilet barely fits in that room and my God he's touching decades of waste
Have you ever seen a aluminum closet flange.
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Use gloves my man lol
I know some old plumbers who don't wear gloves and don't believe in soap and water after the working ....
The first time I did this was decades ago. I helped my Dad put a toilet in the basement. We put the cast iron ring in place and then packed it with shredded lead and oakum (which I believe used to be packed between the boards on boats to waterproof the hulls). It put the fear of toilets in me, but this "new" method is much easier.
Don't you install flange into the drain pipe!
He should have replaced those those cheap plastic "nuts" on the closet bolt with regular 1/4" nuts and metal washer. . Plastic is garbage and won't stabilize the bolts well enough in the upright position while lowering the toilet!