There ought to be a better way.... - Page 2

Spexxvet · 03-30-2011, 08:02 AM

It's not the wax ring that's the main problem for me. It's getting the bolts fed up through the flange, then getting them to stay there while maneuvering the toilet so that the holes are above the bolts, then lowering the toilet without pushing the bolts down. sux.

infinite monkey · 03-30-2011, 08:05 AM

Ugh. I wish my buddies would redo my bathroom floor soon. It's always something: they have the particle board or whatever at my place. Now one of them is working in MD and it may never get done. Also, I have yet to buy the wax worm, I mean ring.

zippyt · 03-30-2011, 08:20 AM

Spex , in the kit for the toilet ( all the bolts , washers , nuts , caps , etc,,,) there are a few plastic flat washers ( they may be clear )
put the bolts thru the flange ,
slide the flat washers Over the bolts , this Should hold them in place
I guess you Could use rubber bands , that Might work

Spexxvet · 03-30-2011, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

Spex , in the kit for the toilet ( all the bolts , washers , nuts , caps , etc,,,) there are a few plastic flat washers ( they may be clear )
put the bolts thru the flange ,
slide the flat washers Over the bolts , this Should hold them in place
I guess you Could use rubber bands , that Might work

Rubber bands! Great idea.

I just replaced the wax ring, so I don't have a kit - just reusing the old hardware.

glatt · 03-30-2011, 08:28 AM

I agree. Those plastic washer help. It's still a tricky procedure sometimes. I've done it easily before, and then there have been times when a stubborn bolt keeps falling over just as I'm trying to set the bowl down.

I agree that the way toilets are installed seems to be really archaic and could use updating. You know, in the olden days, the porcelain horn of the toilet actually went down below the level of the floor surface and into the drain pipe. The wax ring was just there to hold gasses back. It didn't have to withstand any water pressure, because the water went from the porcelain horn and right into the drain pipe. Now, that porcelain horn is much shorter and points to the drain pipe but doesn't enter it. Doesn't really make sense.

Pete Zicato · 03-30-2011, 08:58 AM

I had to do the double wax ring on a toilet in our 1926 vintage home. That was 9 years ago and it's still holding.

limey · 03-30-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

I had to do the double wax ring on a toilet in our 1926 vintage home. That was 9 years ago and it's still holding.

kerosene · 03-30-2011, 05:35 PM

I don't like cheeseburgers anymore.

HungLikeJesus · 03-30-2011, 06:14 PM

That's odd - now I want a double cheeseburger.

kerosene · 03-31-2011, 02:57 PM

Hows about you order a regular cheeseburger and I order a regular cheeseburger and I give you mine. Then you can just stack them together and have both.

03-30-2011, 08:02 AM	#16
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	It's not the wax ring that's the main problem for me. It's getting the bolts fed up through the flange, then getting them to stay there while maneuvering the toilet so that the holes are above the bolts, then lowering the toilet without pushing the bolts down. sux. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-30-2011, 08:20 AM	#18
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Spex , in the kit for the toilet ( all the bolts , washers , nuts , caps , etc,,,) there are a few plastic flat washers ( they may be clear ) put the bolts thru the flange , slide the flat washers Over the bolts , this Should hold them in place I guess you Could use rubber bands , that Might work __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-30-2011, 08:58 AM	#21
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I had to do the double wax ring on a toilet in our 1926 vintage home. That was 9 years ago and it's still holding. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-30-2011, 06:14 PM	#24
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	That's odd - now I want a double cheeseburger. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-30-2011, 08:05 AM	#17
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Ugh. I wish my buddies would redo my bathroom floor soon. It's always something: they have the particle board or whatever at my place. Now one of them is working in MD and it may never get done. Also, I have yet to buy the wax worm, I mean ring.

03-30-2011, 08:28 AM	#20
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I agree. Those plastic washer help. It's still a tricky procedure sometimes. I've done it easily before, and then there have been times when a stubborn bolt keeps falling over just as I'm trying to set the bowl down. I agree that the way toilets are installed seems to be really archaic and could use updating. You know, in the olden days, the porcelain horn of the toilet actually went down below the level of the floor surface and into the drain pipe. The wax ring was just there to hold gasses back. It didn't have to withstand any water pressure, because the water went from the porcelain horn and right into the drain pipe. Now, that porcelain horn is much shorter and points to the drain pipe but doesn't enter it. Doesn't really make sense.

03-30-2011, 05:35 PM	#23
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I don't like cheeseburgers anymore.

03-31-2011, 02:57 PM	#25
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Hows about you order a regular cheeseburger and I order a regular cheeseburger and I give you mine. Then you can just stack them together and have both.

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