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The circa-1992 toilet in my house would back-up a couple times a week, so I replaced it with a Toto Drake. I expected I would be able to throw away my plunger, but no such luck. The Drake backs up less frequently, but maybe still once a week. My wife uses a lot of toilet paper. But, should...

My project this week is to replace the trim in my shower and bath. I have a Delta 600 series in corroded yellow brass, and I'm replacing it with the same in new chrome. I'm keeping the existing valve. I will replace the shower arm and head, the handle, the spigot, the overflow plate, and...

As everyone guessed here, it was plastic horn that was causing the problem. I pulled the toilet up and started over with a plain wax ring. The stool is now steady on the floor. One more turn of the nuts holding the tank to the bowl made the tank steady. Thanks to all!

I did use a wax gasket with a plastic horn. That's what the guy at the plumbing store gave me. When I stand on the bowl, I can make it rock back and forth, but no improvement. Do I need to pull up the toilet, scrape off the wax, and start again? :(

Thanks for the great site. I installed my new Toto Drake today. The intstructions (and tips here and other places) warn of overtightening the bolts. For the bowl to closet flange connection, I cranked down on the bolts until the washers started to bend. Unfortunately, the stool is still...