This technique helps ensure the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange.
Installing toilet on above floor flange.
Replace the nuts that hold the toilet onto the flange.
The lip of the flange should rest flush on the floor all the way around while the neck of the flange should slide snugly into the pipe.
Next you ll want to choose the right spacer from the extender system.
Test fit the flange extender.
Then i leave a gap of 1 4 or so to the rest of the flooring that will be.
Place the toilet on top of the flange lining up the toilet with the new bolts.
The installation process is the same for a tile floor a hardwood or carpeted bathroom floor.
Instructions remove the toilet.
To access the toilet flange remove the toilet from the drain and set it aside.
With the toilet removed you can see the toilet flange and measure its height above the floor.
If you recently tiled or changed the bathroom flooring the flange height is likely less than optimal.
Check the fit of.
Your flange should be now.
This typically allows for almost any type of wax ring to be used and still ensure a good seal.
This is done by.
This might help you if you are trying to set a toilet with a high flange.
This particular toilet flange was 5 8 above the floor level.
Press down tightly to seal the wax ring.
Position the flange so that the protruding bolts are at the 3 o clock and 9 o clock positions presuming that the back of the toilet will be at 12 o clock.
Large bolts thread up through the holes with their heads facing the floor in the drain flange on each.
Hand tighten them before using a wrench to tightly secure them.
To get the necessary clearance from the floor you can add a toilet flange extender which is quick and easy to install.
Once you find the right spacer for your needs pay.
Rest the toilet bowl on its side place it on a towel or cloth to protect the floor and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl.
Clean the top of the old flange to ensure that the flange extension can sit neatly in place.
Remove your broken flange if you re replacing it and insert the new one into the waste pipe.
In the set rite system there s four different.
So what i am thinking is i basically cut a round or square i guess now that i think about it piece to go under the flange.
