Replace Toilet Floor Flange

Replace the nuts on the bolts.

Replace toilet floor flange.

The hydroseat offers an easy one piece installation that fixes wobbly or leaking toilets and broken or damaged flanges. Then remove the toilet by disconnecting the hoses and unscrewing the bolts on the floor. Make sure to keep the toilet straight and as perpendicular as possible when lowering. Step 5 clean up around the bottom of the toilet and place the new wax ring on the repaired flange.

A toilet flange has a metal or plastic ring that holds the toilet to the floor and when the ring breaks it can render the toilet unusable. Lay the toilet on its side and put the new wax ring on the round mouth that sits on top of the flange. Installed together with a wax ring the hydroseat technology ensures a tight leak free seal and features a self centering rubber funnel that fits any toilet or closet flange. Press down to seal the wax ring with the flange.

Find toilet flanges at lowe s today. Usually made of pvc rubber or metal this piece is circular in shape and usually secured in place with a few bolts. To replace a toilet flange lay newspaper down on the floor around the toilet and turn off the water to the toilet before flushing and siphoning all of the water out of the bowl. The keys to success are precise measurements so that you purchase the right sized replacement flange and extra attention to ensure that the toilet sits flush on the floor at the end of the project.

Slip the repair flange spanner under the broken toilet flange but put one of the toilet bolts through the hole in the spanner first in order to easily reinstall the toilet.