During a bathroom renovation, I had to replace a section of subfloor, and the closet flange (ABS) which had been incorrectly installed (it "leaned" forward"). This probably explains why the toilet (it was an old toilet, not a high efficiency toilet) never flushed well.
The flange sat on a standard 3" closet bend with a male end (see pic). I had read on a plumbing site somewhere that if you are careful, you can cut and chip off the old closet flange, and actually re-use the closet bend. I have enclosed 2 pics and as you can see, and I think I was able to do that with some success (I'm really, really hoping no damage was done to the main stack).
I have 2 questions
1) I know that some plumbers have misgivings about it, but is it possible to reuse the closet bend ending and simply reglue a new flange onto it?
2) From the bottom of where the old flange had seated to the top of the plywood sub-floor is 2.5" (see pic). Add another 1/2" for the hardiebacker and another 1/4" for the mortar, and I get about 3 1/4" for the new closet flange end to travel to fit over the closet bend. Are closet flanges made with different length ends so I can install one that will reach perfectly down to the bend for a full seating?
Thanks ahead of time.
The flange sat on a standard 3" closet bend with a male end (see pic). I had read on a plumbing site somewhere that if you are careful, you can cut and chip off the old closet flange, and actually re-use the closet bend. I have enclosed 2 pics and as you can see, and I think I was able to do that with some success (I'm really, really hoping no damage was done to the main stack).
I have 2 questions
1) I know that some plumbers have misgivings about it, but is it possible to reuse the closet bend ending and simply reglue a new flange onto it?
2) From the bottom of where the old flange had seated to the top of the plywood sub-floor is 2.5" (see pic). Add another 1/2" for the hardiebacker and another 1/4" for the mortar, and I get about 3 1/4" for the new closet flange end to travel to fit over the closet bend. Are closet flanges made with different length ends so I can install one that will reach perfectly down to the bend for a full seating?
Thanks ahead of time.