KCEdds
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I have a 71-year-old house, although I believe the toilet in our upstairs bathroom has been replaced at some point. A few weeks ago I noticed a smell in the bathroom. The toilet was not loose and didn't wobble, but I decided to replace the wax seal anyway.
After pulling the toilet I was looking at the 7th level of hell. What used to be wax looked like... well, indescribable filth. I cleaned it all up and noticed that I had what I think is called a closet flange? It was metal, raised off the floor so that I could stick a screw driver under the lip, and seemed soldered onto the drain pipe. There were slots, not holes, for the screws.
I pulled out a black plastic funnel thing from the flange that was utterly disgusting. Then when I went to the hardware store I bought a wax ring with the plastic piece already installed in it. There was only one kind to choose from so I thought it was universal.
It seemed like it was smaller than the old dirty one I removed. Like it wouldn't fit as snugly. But I thought the most important part would be the wax seal. So I fit the wax onto the bottom of the toilet -- that part fit perfectly -- then reinstalled the toilet.
Everything was fine for the first day, but now the smell is back. I'm thinking that I might need to dig in the trash can and pull out the original black plastic funnel piece and just buy the wax ring by itself.
Is this a good plan? Are there different size black plastic funnels in the wax rings? Should I just buy one that fits, if it actually exists? I'd hate to have to clean that nasty old one.
Thanks for any advice!
After pulling the toilet I was looking at the 7th level of hell. What used to be wax looked like... well, indescribable filth. I cleaned it all up and noticed that I had what I think is called a closet flange? It was metal, raised off the floor so that I could stick a screw driver under the lip, and seemed soldered onto the drain pipe. There were slots, not holes, for the screws.
I pulled out a black plastic funnel thing from the flange that was utterly disgusting. Then when I went to the hardware store I bought a wax ring with the plastic piece already installed in it. There was only one kind to choose from so I thought it was universal.
It seemed like it was smaller than the old dirty one I removed. Like it wouldn't fit as snugly. But I thought the most important part would be the wax seal. So I fit the wax onto the bottom of the toilet -- that part fit perfectly -- then reinstalled the toilet.
Everything was fine for the first day, but now the smell is back. I'm thinking that I might need to dig in the trash can and pull out the original black plastic funnel piece and just buy the wax ring by itself.
Is this a good plan? Are there different size black plastic funnels in the wax rings? Should I just buy one that fits, if it actually exists? I'd hate to have to clean that nasty old one.
Thanks for any advice!