How to Install a Residential Toilet
- 1). Clear the floor area around the toilet flange of dust and debris. Insert the two bolts into the flange so that the threaded ends are pointing up. Press the wax ring firmly into place around the flange hole, making sure not to cover up the bolts.
- 2). Turn the base of the toilet over. Apply a thin bead of plumber's putty to the bottom of the bowl. This will help ensure a tight seal.
- 3). Turn the bowl over, and gently lower it over the flange. Pay close attention to this operation because not only must you make sure that the bowl outlet makes contact with the wax ring, but you also must make sure that the flange bolts poke up through the holes in the base of the toilet. Have an assistant help you, especially if this is a heavy toilet.
- 4). Press the toilet down gently. You should feel the wax ring compress.
- 5). Thread the nuts, metal and plastic washers onto the flange bolts. Tighten these by hand. Using the wrench, tighten one side one turn, and tighten the other side. Repeat this process until the toilet is secured.
- 6). Set the toilet tank on top of the bowl, making sure to align the tank cone gasket that protrudes from the bottom with the inlet at the back of the bowl. Also align the two bolt holes at the bottom of the tank with the ones in the toilet base.
- 7). Thread the rubber and any other washers onto the tank bolts. Drop these through the holes in the bottom of the tank. Secure them to the bowl with the rest of the tank washers and nuts. Tighten these as you did with the bolts at the base, tightening one side and then the other.
- 8). Apply plumber's goop or tape to the inlet on the tank to help ensure a watertight fit. Attach the inlet hose.
- 9). Turn on the water supply, and allow the tank to fill. Flush the toilet, and check for leaks.
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Use a hacksaw to saw off any protruding parts of the flange bolts at the base. Cover with the plastic caps. - 11
Caulk around the base of the toilet.
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