As we do so, we check to see if the tank is level. With the bolts fully extended, we slip on a washer and nut and tighten with a socket wrench. Now if you guys will hold that right there, I'm gonna reach inside the tank and I'm just gonna push those bolts down so they go all the way through, like that. There's a seal right there that's gonna make a water tight seal, okay. Back a little bit further, a little bit further. So just sort of turn it up vertically there.īring it on back. Three holes right here, one, two and three, okay. And we've got three bolts, one here, one here and one here. Had they not been scored, we'd have to cut them off with the hacksaw. These bolts are pre-scored so that the excess can be broken off with pliers. Next, Kelly slips a nut cover base over each bolt, followed by a washer and nut. If you rock it or twist it, then it breaks the seal, we have to take it off and put a new one on. That's gonna compress the wax ring and give us our seal. Don't rock it, don't wiggle it, just press it down with as much weight as you can put onto it. Kelly and I lower the new toilet into place, so that the bolts extend through the holes in the base. Now I want it to go right over the top of those bolts. The putty will help hold these two bolts upright. Next, we pack some plumber's putty into the slots on the flange. I think that, that's what I was thinking that you probably did. You know, I think in the previous toilet I replaced many years ago, I think I actually put this down first, and then tried to put the toilet on top of that. This hose goes up, at least it goes away from the toilet. Now, this is your new wax ring right here. Vitreous china, same thing your dinnerware's made out of. Older lines often lose their seal after being disturbed. I almost always recommend this when installing a toilet or sink. Before we bring in the new toilet, or in this household, the new loo, Kate replaces the water supply line. Kelly and Kate remove the wax ring with putty knives, then scrape the remaining wax from the flange. It actually makes a very good seal between the bottom of the toilet and this flange right here. This is a wax ring right here and we're gonna take that off next.Īctually, yes, made of beeswax and again, kind of a simple primitive idea but it works. That means it should come straight up now. So we use a utility knife to cut the seal. This bead of caulking is the only thing holding the toilet in place. In fact, these bolts which we'd normally remove with a wrench have rusted completely through. And if you lift off this decorative cover right here, you'll see them right there. Well, we're ready to detach this toilet from the floor. With all of the water emptied out, Kate loosens the nut that attaches the water line to the tank and pulls the line free. We're ready -Īctually, this water looks dirty in here, but that's really the scale that came out of the bottom of the tank, so it's not as bad as -yeah, I think it's. Well, this is a, this is a dirty job here so - okay. I've got to protect the hands too, so this is how I clean, my gloves. Now it's time to empty the standing water from the bowl. And it only takes a minute or two for him to remove the remaining water from the tank. I unscrew the float to get it out of Kelly's way. So Kelly you want to start and just take out the rest of it in the tank. Next, we remove the water from the tank by flushing and then holding the drain valve up.
The shutoff valve is located on the wall behind the toilet. Our first step is to turn off the water supply to the tank. So I think we can get through this easily and we'll, you know, try to avoid what happened last time. Actually, it's not a difficult job, but a lot of people look at a toilet and they go, oh, I'm not touching that. I haven't been able to do this in about two days myself. I think 10 hours later and four scabby knuckles, I -I finally got it in. I did it one time before and I was told oh, it's about a two-hour job. Those are two very good reasons to change it. Ohm yeah, back here, it's kind of cocked up at an angle, okay.ĭidn't notice that before. No, we call it a loo, which I think is a derivation of the word, water, which came from the word water closet, which was what it used to be called and. Now, Kate, you're from England, you don't call this a toilet in England, do you?
Now tell me something, would your bathroom benefit from an updated toilet, but, well, maybe you’re intimidated about taking on that project? Well, Kelly and Kate Miller are, so that’s why I’m headed down to Ashville, North Carolina to lend them a hand.
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