Tighten Toilet To Floor

Check the condition of the flange.

Tighten toilet to floor.

17 check to make sure toilet is tight to floor and doesn t rock. Follow the easy instructions that come with your product being sure to tighten each of the four bolts a little at a time so the rubber gasket goes down evenly around the bend pipe. You can go ahead and make sure you turn off the water disassemble those bolts pull the toilet off of the floor replace that wax seal. Check the mounting bolts.

Is it solidly planted on the floor or does it rock. 14 tighten nuts on closet bolts. Sit on the toilet and transfer your weight in all directions to help seat the wax ring correctly. I show you 2 easy ways to you can stop it from shaking and secure it to the floor.

As long as your loose toilet doesn t have a broken flange you can usually tighten the bolts with a crescent wrench to resolve the problem but don t overdo it or the porcelain may break. 15 trim bolts with hacksaw. Gently lay the toilet on its side or back and clean. Pry off the two plastic bolt caps located one on each side of your toilet base.

Replace that wax seal and then reattach the toilet to the floor using those new bolts. Tighten the nuts onto the new bolts. As long as you re doing some work you might as well make sure it s nice and tightened up. Test fit the toilet over the flange.

Check the flange bolt at each side of the toilet using a pair of pliers or a small wrench. The mounting bolts attach your toilet to a flange a sturdy ring of plastic or metal. This is not uncommon. Check the other bolt to make sure it is equally snug then test the toilet for rocking.

If a bolt is loose tighten it slowly just until it is snug. Check the level of the toilet. If you are going to paint. 16 install bolt caps over the closet bolts.

Stop tightening once the toilet sits securely. Your rocking toilet. All repairs on floor and walls must be complete and all glues caulks or grouts dry.