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How to Install a Toilet flange What are the steps for installing a flange ring

How to Install a Toilet flange What are the steps for installing a flange ring

2022-12-16 04:12:27

Many people have such troubles. After using the toilet for a long time, sometimes it leaks and emits a peculiar smell. In fact, this may be that the toilet flange has been used for a long time and failed. Waiting for the maintenance master to come to repair it will take a while, so it is better to do it yourself. The following editor will introduce to you how to install the toilet flange and what are the steps to install the flange ring, so that you can easily solve the problem of toilet leakage at home.

The flange ring at the bottom of the toilet (or flange ring, toilet sealing wax ring) is a gasket made of wax and placed on the ground. Installing a flange ring can save money and solve the problem of toilet leakage, avoiding more losses. However, during the installation process, please be sure to operate when it is above 21 degrees Celsius, why? Because the wax at this time is easy to bend for installation. Also remember to wear plastic gloves before replacing the seepage flange of an old toilet.

Proceed as follows:

1. First make sure to close the water valve (the water valve at the toilet or the main water valve).

2. Flush out the water in the tank and bedpan.

3. Blot up all remaining water in the water tank and bedpan. This can be done with a thick towel or sponge.

4. Remove the nut cover holding the potty base to the ground and unscrew the nut, this may require the use of lube and a vise.

5. Disconnect the water supply pipe.

6. Gently shake the toilet back and forth to loosen the wax seal and glass agent. Be careful to grab the potty, not the tank. If you grab the tank, you may damage or crack the connection between the tank and the bedpan.

7. Remove the old wax seals on the two joint surfaces.

8. Disassemble the new flange ring (you can buy it in the hardware store), make its round side face up, and put it on the flange on the ground so that it is just above the opening. Make sure the two screws are in place.

9. Lift the toilet, put it on the flange and wax seal ring, and keep the toilet as horizontal as possible.

10. Sit on the toilet to help the new flange seal and make sure the potty stays level.

11. Reinstall the nuts that were just removed. Hand-tighten the nuts to avoid cracking the bottom of the toilet.

12. Reconnect the water supply hose.

13. Open the water valve to store water in the water tank.

14. Flush and check for leaks.

15. If necessary, apply glass glue between the potty and the floor.

16. You’re done! Anyway, it is not difficult, and finally remember to wash your hands with hand sanitizer.

The above are the steps and methods of installing the toilet flange. In fact, it is not as difficult as imagined. It will be easier to practice a few times.