AhToilet!
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Morning everyone.
First time poster and just want to say that I appreciate all advice I have read on here. Especially with toilets and how each situation is unique regarding flange height and wax ring use, with or with out a horn!
Anyways, long story long. Remodeled my bathrooms in 2018 and removed the toilet to reveal a cast iron pipe flush with the concrete slab. The "fix" by the previous installer was a collar type flange drilled into the concrete.
The pictures are from 2018 before I reset the toilet pretty much put it back the way I found it. But I have never been happy with that gap between the flange and the floor. I think I may have caulked it or something.
I am planning to replace the toilet soon and fix the flange as I was cheap and used an old toilet because I thought I would be out of this house by now (navy guy). Wife wants a new toilet.
Questions: Does this setup work? Wouldn't it leak from the gap from the flange to to the floor?
I understand one fix is to rip into the concrete but I don't want to go that route if I don't have to.
I have seen a post where Terry recommended a twist and seal... also found this on HD https://www.homedepot.com/p/OATEY-4-in-PVC-Open-Toilet-Flange-Replacement-43539/100139480
But now that I am looking at the pictures and of these twist and seals I don't know if they would be wide enough, I mean the replacement flange width, like wide enough for the screw holes to drill into the slab. The pipe itself seems very wide/flared where it meets the concrete.
I am sorry I don't have current pictures or measurements. I was looking for some pre advice before I remove the toilet.
Oh yeah and its a San Diego 1957 tract home single story slab if that helps. One plumber told me so what if it leaks a little, there is not downstairs ceiling to worry about...
Thank you for your time and I am just looking for some suggestions!
Jake
First time poster and just want to say that I appreciate all advice I have read on here. Especially with toilets and how each situation is unique regarding flange height and wax ring use, with or with out a horn!
Anyways, long story long. Remodeled my bathrooms in 2018 and removed the toilet to reveal a cast iron pipe flush with the concrete slab. The "fix" by the previous installer was a collar type flange drilled into the concrete.
The pictures are from 2018 before I reset the toilet pretty much put it back the way I found it. But I have never been happy with that gap between the flange and the floor. I think I may have caulked it or something.
I am planning to replace the toilet soon and fix the flange as I was cheap and used an old toilet because I thought I would be out of this house by now (navy guy). Wife wants a new toilet.
Questions: Does this setup work? Wouldn't it leak from the gap from the flange to to the floor?
I understand one fix is to rip into the concrete but I don't want to go that route if I don't have to.
I have seen a post where Terry recommended a twist and seal... also found this on HD https://www.homedepot.com/p/OATEY-4-in-PVC-Open-Toilet-Flange-Replacement-43539/100139480
But now that I am looking at the pictures and of these twist and seals I don't know if they would be wide enough, I mean the replacement flange width, like wide enough for the screw holes to drill into the slab. The pipe itself seems very wide/flared where it meets the concrete.
I am sorry I don't have current pictures or measurements. I was looking for some pre advice before I remove the toilet.
Oh yeah and its a San Diego 1957 tract home single story slab if that helps. One plumber told me so what if it leaks a little, there is not downstairs ceiling to worry about...
Thank you for your time and I am just looking for some suggestions!
Jake