flange

Hi all, Found out our toilet was having an extremely low leak causing peeling paint so we lifted it and found the original installer had used two poorly installed flange spacers and a too short wax ring. Lots of gross mess to clean up but here's the issue: The flange is now just over 1 inch...

Hi, I live in the city and I'm remodeling my upstairs bathroom. My flange knockout cap accidentally went down the 4in ASB pipe. How serious of an issue is this? What do I need to do to get it out? I've gotten some mixed answers. I had a plumber come and he scoped it out and found it to be about...

I had a leaky toilet in bathroom I gutted to remodel. Cut old broken ABS flange off 90 degree hub that it was directly connected to. Drain pipe is 3”. The flange was not on top of the finished tile like it should be. After cutting, the hub now sits 3/8 below subfloor. But since it was welded...

I finally got my floor ready for tile with the new pipe stubbed up to proper height. I started thinking securing the flange down thru the tile and decided I needed to find out what drill bit I needed for this. In just a few minutes of searching I realized this was not going to be simple, and...

We're remodeling an old, old bathroom. The closet drains to the stack with a cast iron 4" elbow, with a 1 1/4" heel inlet for the bathroom lav and tub drain?!? There haven't been any drainage issues (probably b/c water pressure is so low). But since we have it open we want to increase the...

Hello experts, I have done a good amount of bathroom gut and remodel on my own, and I have you folks to thank for some advice received on what I have already done. For example, I replaced my previous tub/shower drain line which was galvanized steel with PVC all on threads that I have read in...

Hi all, I'm trying to install a toilet and have purchased a closet bend that is 4"-3" and a flange that is 3"-4" the flange does not fit snug into the bend and I'm at a loss as to why these parts don't fit together- I followed the specification from my plumbing book. Does anyone know why these...

Hey there guys - great forum with lot's of useful tips. I am replacing my toilet, which should be an easy job, however the previous owners appear to have done some sort of complicated install job previously. If you check out the photos, it looks like a 4" abs pipe with an abs bush fitting...

I'm working on my first toilet install, and--of course--things haven't gone perfectly. So, when installing the flange (and learning through trial and error the best way to screw in Tapcons), two Tapcons at the front of the flange broke off in their holes. Which brings me to my question: Am I...

I have burned through 5 bits trying to drill into my bathroom floor in order to secure a new repair flange. The top layer is marble, which I’ve drilled through with a Tapcon carbide tipped concrete bit. Since then I have tried every type of bit: black oxide, cobalt, titanium, carbide, glass &...

About 3-4 weeks ago we noticed a leak from the bottom of the toilet. My husband and I were both busy so it went neglected for a couple weeks. We finally got around to replacing the wax with a rubber/plastic/foam donut. Put the toilet back and now the water just collects in the bowl and won’t...

(see pics). new floor necessitates toilet flange extender. no biggie. I'm reading up on it and understand the common options. problem is, my current metal flange seems to be detached from the black plastic pipe flange and stuck underneath it. - how do I install a flange extender on top of...

Hi, we have a company doing the plumbing for a new bathroom going in. They were going to do the shower drain fittings and the membrane on the same visit, but I asked them to come put the drain on first so I could add some preslope, then they'd come out to do the membrane after that. They agreed...

I'm in the process of a bathroom+bedroom remodel in my basement and have encountered a snag in the bathroom with the existing cast iron pipe that is in the concrete slab. The house was built in '52, but I'm not sure how old the pipe is. What I do know is that it's 3.5" ID and isn't perfectly...

The manufacturer of the new Garbage Disposal we are installing in a couple days says IF you have a stainless steel sink do not use plumber putty under the sink flange when installing, use the rubber gasket they provide instead. Well, I understand they are the manufacturer, but I am more...

Hi, I am remodeling a half bathroom and I have to replace the toilet flange since the old one sits too high. The current flange is brass and is soldered on a 3 inch copper pipe. I am planning on cutting the copper a few inches above the 90 degree elbow and replacing with PVC, using a Fernco...

I had been noticing the "odd smell" for a week or so, when I noticed that there was water puddling by the toilet. Since the shower is only used for visitors, figured the toilet was leaking. So after draining and removing the toilet, I removed the wax ring. Then I found what you see in the...

I used this forum so much a few years ago when we redid our bathroom. I also discovered my favorite toilet ever, the Toto. I'm familiar with the unifit flange having installed one on over a concrete slab 3 years ago. We are going to redo our back bathroom and I need to know if I can install the...

Ok, this is probably an easy question and a stupid one. I was repairing a toilet that had leaked. I removed the toilet to clean up and then put in a new wax ring. Of course the flange screws/bolts were stripped so I bought new ones. What do the bolts connect to? Because of the flange and...

Hi all, I have always gotten stellar advice from this community, so here goes: For reference: My place is a townhome with a concrete subfloor, built in '79. When I moved in, everything in it was all original. Had a contractor put down new cement tile, and install a new toilet. When he was...