How to Install or Replace A Toilet Issues

Whether you are constructing a new home, remodeling, or repairing, the toilet is the most crucial part to think about. It is the piece of hardware that no house can do without.

Our today's article is all about how you can easily install, repair, or even replace a toilet without any hazard.

Does your toilet have any cracks or leaks? Does it use too much water during a flush, or the color has changed over the years? Mine be its time to replace it now.

You might want to call a good plumber or choose to do it yourself.

Toilets are heavy and unwieldy. You might need a little bit of skill and a strong back with a sturdy assistant as well. But it can save yourself the cost of a house call by installing it yourself.

First of all, let's talk about the skill level needed to install a new toilet? You'll need to be able to solder one joint for a new installation. And the rest of the job is a breeze.

Now, what are the cost and times needed? It depends on many factors like the toilet model, your home structure, etc. The cost can be from Under $100 to over $30.

The time required varies. If you have previous experience with plumbing, it might take from 4 to 6 hours. But if you're a novice, and it should take a whole day work.How to Install or Repair:Overview:

Look at the installation overview before you start working.Prepare the Floor and Soil Pipe:The soil pipe connects the toilet to the sewer line.

Before you start, put a rag into the soil pipe. It will block sewer gas and prevent the hardware from falling.

Make sure the hole in the floor is large enough for the flange. If not, trace around the flange's base with a marker and then cut away the excess flooring with a jigsaw.

Then you can fit the soil pipe into the closet bend and place the flange. After that, take a measure of the gap from the bottom of the flange's collar to the floor.Install the Soil Pipe and Closet FlangeThe next step is to wipe the PVC primer on the inside of the closet bend and the outside of one end of the soil pipe. Apply PVC cement to the same surfaces where you used primer and immediately twist the soil pipe into the closet bend.

To set it in a proper position, apply adhesive between the collar and the floor. Make sure the bolt slot is aligned with the holes that are drilled on the floor. Use long stainless screws into the subfloor to fasten the collar to the floor.SET THE STOP VALVEAt this stage, you need to shut the bathroom water supply.

I was using a tubing cutter to make a hole into the main supply line, approximately 1 inch for the attachment of the stop valve and the escutcheon.

If the pipe gets some water, drain it completely. Before soldering, you must remove the handle and stem of the valve to protect them from the heat.

Dry the pipe inside and out, preferably with a rag. Clean both the inside and outside of the pipe along with the inside of the valve's inlet, using a wire-brush pipe cleaner. Then, apply flux to both areas.Set the Toilet BowlPlace the long brass closet bolts that are facing upwards in the slots located on the flange collar. Then fit each bolt with a brass washer.

Put the assembly wax ring on the collar. The flat part should be facing down.

Then start lowering the toilet bowl into the bolts and press it down until its base finally touches the finishing floor.

Put nylon washer over each bolt and then hand-thread the nuts. Tighten the nuts with a wrench, one quarter turn at a time, and alternating between the two. Stop when the wrench meets firm resistance. Do not oversight. It will crack the bowl.

Then trim the closet bolts at a point two threads above the top of the nut, with a hacksaw. Snap the plastic bolt covers into place.

The same step can be followed if replacing an existing toilet or a faulty wax seal.Install the TankThe wider rubber washer needs to sit between the reservoirs and make sure the bowl is firm enough.

Fit the small-diameter washers into the small tank holes from the inside of the tank, then insert the tank bolts.

Gently put the tank onto the back of the bowl. Then guide the ends of the tank bolts into the holes. Again, slip nylon washer onto each pin and hand-thread the nuts.

Finally, connect the handle of the tank to the flapper chain.CONNECT THE SUPPLY LINE AND THE SEAT ASSEMBLYIt’s time to connect the supply line. Fit it between the stop valve and the tank supply joint.

Then, insert a plastic nut followed by a compression nut and a ring respectively onto the line.

You will need to put Teflon paste in the valve outlet threads. Place the line in the outlet point. Then you will be able to insert the compression ring. Tighten the plastic ring and compression nut using a wrench.PLACE THE SEATFinally, Position the seat assembly. Insert the plastic bolts through the seat back and the bowl's seat holes. It would help if you tightened the nuts by hand.

Then turn on the main supply line and open the valve to allow the tank to fill. Flush several times. Check if there are any leaks.

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