Hillel
Member
Hello,
I am in the process of replacing the flange for the second floor toilet in my house. The toilet was originally seated by the closet bolts embedded in the concrete layer that holds the tile for the floor. A copper flange was then placed over the bolts, and the pipe coming out of the floor is a lead pipe section that was then flared over the flange. The flange had bowed out, causing the toilet to tip and the seal to leak.
I cut off the flare on the pipe and removed the old flange, which was pretty much disintegrated anyway. The original bolts were completely rusted out. I am trying to seat in an Oatey PVC adjustable replacement flange with the three bolts that pull in the gasket. The problem is that the lead drain pipe was formed into the oddest shape both narrowing and shifting to the side. As a result, one side moves away from the replacement flange such that I do not think it is making a good seal even with the gasket fully pushed out. Can I put some kind of sealant in there, or is there another solution for replacing a flange in this situation?
Thanks.
---Hillel
I am in the process of replacing the flange for the second floor toilet in my house. The toilet was originally seated by the closet bolts embedded in the concrete layer that holds the tile for the floor. A copper flange was then placed over the bolts, and the pipe coming out of the floor is a lead pipe section that was then flared over the flange. The flange had bowed out, causing the toilet to tip and the seal to leak.
I cut off the flare on the pipe and removed the old flange, which was pretty much disintegrated anyway. The original bolts were completely rusted out. I am trying to seat in an Oatey PVC adjustable replacement flange with the three bolts that pull in the gasket. The problem is that the lead drain pipe was formed into the oddest shape both narrowing and shifting to the side. As a result, one side moves away from the replacement flange such that I do not think it is making a good seal even with the gasket fully pushed out. Can I put some kind of sealant in there, or is there another solution for replacing a flange in this situation?
Thanks.
---Hillel