Dandradel
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Looking for advice! Ugh! We are replacing a cracked (not broken, still functioning) toilet in our basement. After removal of the cracked toilet we saw why it cracked and why they filled in the base so much with this very tough caulk-like material--the flange is too high by prob 3/8" so the toilet was resting unevenly on the flange and not the floor (tho it wasn't wobbling).
Can we lower the flange? The catch is that the sewage pipe is plastic, but 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter at most. There is no vertical length either--the pipe goes right into an elbow as far as we can tell. The sewage flows into a buried pump below grade of the cement floor.
At the risk of messing with the waste pipe and causing design flaws, we're thinking the least painful thing is to build up under the toilet to raise it up. Is this a viable solution? I've read about it here and there, using cement/wax paper between toilet and cement to prevent them from being "one." Is that the best way to do it? Welcome advice!
Can we lower the flange? The catch is that the sewage pipe is plastic, but 2 1/2" to 3" in diameter at most. There is no vertical length either--the pipe goes right into an elbow as far as we can tell. The sewage flows into a buried pump below grade of the cement floor.
At the risk of messing with the waste pipe and causing design flaws, we're thinking the least painful thing is to build up under the toilet to raise it up. Is this a viable solution? I've read about it here and there, using cement/wax paper between toilet and cement to prevent them from being "one." Is that the best way to do it? Welcome advice!