Put Wax Ring On Toilet Or Floor First

Setting the wax ring s could be tricky.

Put wax ring on toilet or floor first. After a new wax ring is in place on the floor flange you should have completely scraped away the old one with a putty knife position the pick up stix beneath the rim of the new toilet bowl. The first clue that a wax ring is failing is often the presence of water on the floor around the base of the toilet due to the toilet ring seal leaking. Installing the new wax ring. 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.

The type with a polyethylene plastic sleeve or flange provides a great seal and fits most standard drains. 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. 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. If the toilet installer caulked around the toilet though water might not be visible on the floor.

If the flooring is already in place when you install the toilet the flange will sit on top of it. This will cause it to rock and the wax seal can break resulting in a leak whenever you flush. Flush the toilet to drain all the water from the tank and toilet bowl. Most plumbers will install the wax ring on the bottom of the toilet prior to setting it back in place on the flange.

The wax ring needs to be located correctly on the bottom of the toilet. If the toilet s floor flange height is slightly less than 1 4 inch above the flooring you can use an extra thick wax ring to make up the difference. When you install the toilet wax ring on the hardwood floor you may find that the flange raises the toilet a small amount above the floor. Place the wax ring and toilet.

Do you know what size wax ring to use or how to install a wax.