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toilet flange disaster jtdon1 04-02-2007
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Posted by on April 2, 2007, 10:56 am


I've installed a half dozen toilets but never had this problem. after
removing the toilet to install a new vynal floor i put the toilet back
on using a new wax ring. when i first flushed it it seemed most of
the water poured down into the basement. a little water was seeping
out from under the toilet. i thought it might be the wax ring so i
replaced it again with a thicker ring. same results. someone suggested
that perhaps one of my kids stepped on the flange and broke it
although it doesn't appear broken. any help would be appreciated.


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Posted by Liz Megerle on April 2, 2007, 11:24 am


Pull the toilet again, and look for a crack in the siphon. That's how
mine behaved after I froze up my camp. The bowl thawed OK, but when I
flushed using a bucket, it all leaked out around the base.

jtdon1@comcast.net wrote:
> I've installed a half dozen toilets but never had this problem. after
> removing the toilet to install a new vynal floor i put the toilet back
> on using a new wax ring. when i first flushed it it seemed most of
> the water poured down into the basement. a little water was seeping
> out from under the toilet. i thought it might be the wax ring so i
> replaced it again with a thicker ring. same results. someone suggested
> that perhaps one of my kids stepped on the flange and broke it
> although it doesn't appear broken. any help would be appreciated.
>

Posted by on April 2, 2007, 3:16 pm


On 2 Apr 2007 07:56:54 -0700, jtdon1@comcast.net wrote:

>I've installed a half dozen toilets but never had this problem. after
>removing the toilet to install a new vynal floor i put the toilet back
>on using a new wax ring. when i first flushed it it seemed most of
>the water poured down into the basement. a little water was seeping
>out from under the toilet. i thought it might be the wax ring so i
>replaced it again with a thicker ring. same results. someone suggested
>that perhaps one of my kids stepped on the flange and broke it
>although it doesn't appear broken. any help would be appreciated.

Is the wax ring upside down?

Posted by beecrofter on April 2, 2007, 4:15 pm


On Apr 2, 3:16 pm, t...@mucks.net wrote:
> On 2 Apr 2007 07:56:54 -0700, jtd...@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >I've installed a half dozen toilets but never had this problem. after
> >removing the toilet to install a new vynal floor i put the toilet back
> >on using a new wax ring. when i first flushed it it seemed most of
> >the water poured down into the basement. a little water was seeping
> >out from under the toilet. i thought it might be the wax ring so i
> >replaced it again with a thicker ring. same results. someone suggested
> >that perhaps one of my kids stepped on the flange and broke it
> >although it doesn't appear broken. any help would be appreciated.
>
> Is the wax ring upside down?

Or the plastic insert from the old wax ring is still on the horn and
the water is leaking between 2 of them.


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