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As a follow-up. I did replace the wax ring this weekend. The flange is above the floor level, so I only used 1 ring. When I took off the toilet and old wax, one of the sides of the flange where the closet bolt slots goes in, completely deteriorated.... so I had to use repair kit (the half...

Hi hj, So, once I lift the toilet out, how will I know if the wax seal was the problem or if it may have been something else?

Thanks, will do.

Thank a lot guys for this extra info. I would never have done this: Can you tell me the reason behind this practice? Is it to ensure the lower one doesn't collapse inward and therefore reduce the inner diameter as I had feared in my original post? Also, can you tell me why it is recommended...

Thanks Terry. I will advise how it went...

Ok thanks... I am going to work on it this weekend, hopefully, and let you know how it goes.

Does it matter how much below the floor level the flange is? I don't recall if it was below or not, but I doubt it was much below. The toilet doesn't rock. The flange seemed fastened ok when I installed it. I don't know why after a year I start getting this leaking. Did the wax ring...

I installed a American Standard Cadet3 flowise about a year ago. Recently I noticed water coming out from underneath the front of the toilet base. I tried tightening the bolts a bit and it seemed to stop the leak, but I noticed that it is actually dripping below into my basement, so I shut off...