Beerman
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I have more plumbing problems! I'm tiling our bathrooms that were carpeted when we built in 1988 and am not happy with the now deceased plumber! First bath done I pulled the toilet and discovered a hole still around pipe never cemented in and pulled flange and about 18" of 3" pipe right out of elbow below! Had to dig out, go back with new pipe and flange and used thinset for tile to fill in around and set new flange correctly. On our bath I also discovered no concrete around pipe and flange come off with tug as I expected pipe to pull out also. This time at Lowes I bought a flange that went inside 3" pipe as I was thinking it was easier to use than cutting pipe below grade for a coupling and new flange. WRONG, when I knocked out the top, after I have tiled and grouted floor of course, there is just a 2-1/2" I.D. ! All I had was wax rings with sleeves that will not fit so I went back and got plain rings. As the flange is 1/8" above tile I used just one. The flange was a recess before the hole but I'm getting seepage as the grout line stays wet.
Does anyone make a wax ring with a sleeve that tapers down to 2-1/2" instead of 2-3/4" diameter? I'm reading this morning that the inside flanges are not code most places but will work with 1.6gpf toilets like the new Am/Std I just installed!
Thanks for any help. I foresee myself chipping out the grout and thinset and starting over Sunday morning!
Ken T.
Does anyone make a wax ring with a sleeve that tapers down to 2-1/2" instead of 2-3/4" diameter? I'm reading this morning that the inside flanges are not code most places but will work with 1.6gpf toilets like the new Am/Std I just installed!
Thanks for any help. I foresee myself chipping out the grout and thinset and starting over Sunday morning!
Ken T.