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Thank you for your input, leejosepho. I have found two gasketed flange products, both in the $25 range. One is the Sioux Chief design mentioned elsewhere in this forum. The other, I found in the local Lowes Home Improvement Center. The Lowes' product depends on rotating the flange so that...

I was trying to find out if the flange insert was supposed to be glued into the 4" DVW pipe. That is the way that I did it. I am still looking for input on a flange with gasket around the pipe that you insert into the 4" drain line which will allow the flange to float five or more degrees...

I have already fixed the leaking toilet to the renter's satisfaction. My fix might last throughout her tenancy, but is likely to fail during that period, also. Following your excellent advice, I will now pull my head from the chopping block, noting (as I have in the past) that there is seldom...

Good point. I told the franchise owner this as well, but she wanted to take care of the plumbing, since she considered it a small matter. Normally, it would have been quick and easy fix, but....

@leejoesephjo-- I now see that your method will work. The flange can sit off-axis yet be below floor level. The wax ring will take up the angle and allow the toilet base to sit flush to the floor. I do appreciate your insight. I would have never gotten there myself. Even though I will...

I was helping a lady get her store established in a new location. The toilet rocked very badly and leaked around the base. When I pulled the toilet, I saw that the flange ear on the left was broken into many pieces. The flange was glued inside of 4" waste pipe that is set in a concrete slab...