Changing Toilet Floor Seal

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.

Changing toilet floor seal. That doesn t always provide a good enough bond to the floor. Removing the toilet means loosening the bolts that connect it to the flange on the floor. Open the new seal. This will help the seal actually seal.

Replace the nuts. Sit on the toilet. 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. Ensure the bowl is level.

This could break the seal which may result in future leaks. 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. Lift the toilet and place it over the flange and seal keeping the toilet as level as possible. Diyers often set the toilet and then apply a tiny bead of caulk along the outside edge.

Be sure both bolts are in place. Unwrap the new wax seal and place it over the flange on the floor with the round side up exactly centered over the opening. Lift the toilet and place it over the flange. Place the new seal over the flange on the floor round side up.

Replace the toilet tank atop the bowl and align the shank of the bolts with the holes in the bowl. You will need to either spread out a blanket or piece of cardboard to. Installing a new toilet seal. Sit on the toilet to help the new seal do its actual sealing.

Part 1 of 2. Be careful not to over tighten the nuts as it may crack the porcelain bowl.