DIYourselfer
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The horn (Right term?) on the toilet is just about level with the base of the toilet. Maybe 1/16 lower at most:
The I.D. is 2.5 inches and the depth of the horn is 5/8
The closet flange is 4 3/4 wide at the top and 3 1/2 inches at the bottom
The top of the closet flange is about 1/8 below the floor tile in the front and about 1/4 below the tile in the rear. The cement floor dipped in that area and to keep the tile level back there I added more thinset underneath it.
As far as the wax ring goes: So basically when the toilet is down over the flange with no wax the max difference between the top of the flange and the bottom of the toilet where the wax ring rests is 5/8 plus 1/4 which is 7/8.
Should I use 1 thick wax ring with a horn(1 1/4 thick horn is 2 1/2 ID) or 2 1 inch thick rings with no horns? I haven't seen a 1 1/4 wax ring without a horn. I am a little worried that if I use no horn then some of the lead solder you see here might catch paper when it comes out of the toilet. Of course the toilet will be centered and the paper and stuff should drop straight down into the hole so not using a horn should be ok.
The I.D. is 2.5 inches and the depth of the horn is 5/8
The closet flange is 4 3/4 wide at the top and 3 1/2 inches at the bottom
The top of the closet flange is about 1/8 below the floor tile in the front and about 1/4 below the tile in the rear. The cement floor dipped in that area and to keep the tile level back there I added more thinset underneath it.
As far as the wax ring goes: So basically when the toilet is down over the flange with no wax the max difference between the top of the flange and the bottom of the toilet where the wax ring rests is 5/8 plus 1/4 which is 7/8.
Should I use 1 thick wax ring with a horn(1 1/4 thick horn is 2 1/2 ID) or 2 1 inch thick rings with no horns? I haven't seen a 1 1/4 wax ring without a horn. I am a little worried that if I use no horn then some of the lead solder you see here might catch paper when it comes out of the toilet. Of course the toilet will be centered and the paper and stuff should drop straight down into the hole so not using a horn should be ok.
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