corvairbob
New Member
i have a 30 year old toilet and it started to need plunging about every day now. i put acid in it and cleaned the lets under the rim, i'm thinking there may be some rough areas at the top of the trap in the back where i just can't get to and the paper is getting stuck on that and drying out and then the next flush causes a backup.
i ran a camera down the trap and took the toilet off and ran the camera up the drain. nothing is or was in it but this was after i had to plung it and get the water out. so it may have cleared out by that time.
anyway i'm not asking about this just a background.
so i measured from the bolts holding the old toilet back to the wall yes the wall, and i get 11 1/4" and the tank is tight against the wall, so i figured i should get a 10" rough in so the tank will be just a bit off the wall. so i get a jacuzzi lanyard brand in 10" rough in and the back to the bowl was just about right up against the wall so i measured the distance from the tank mounting holes and i got 2 3/4" to the wall and then i measured the tanks from the center of the mounting screws to the back of the tanks and i got 3". so i mounted the tanks and it would not set down square on the bowl. so i'm thinking this was a 12" rough in that got into a box labled 10" rough in.
but just to be sure it seems to me if i have a 12" rough in and get a 10" rough in i would have an extra 2" clearance to the wall. so am i thinking this correctly or not? and do toilet actually have that much slop in there rough in numbers? thanks
i ran a camera down the trap and took the toilet off and ran the camera up the drain. nothing is or was in it but this was after i had to plung it and get the water out. so it may have cleared out by that time.
anyway i'm not asking about this just a background.
so i measured from the bolts holding the old toilet back to the wall yes the wall, and i get 11 1/4" and the tank is tight against the wall, so i figured i should get a 10" rough in so the tank will be just a bit off the wall. so i get a jacuzzi lanyard brand in 10" rough in and the back to the bowl was just about right up against the wall so i measured the distance from the tank mounting holes and i got 2 3/4" to the wall and then i measured the tanks from the center of the mounting screws to the back of the tanks and i got 3". so i mounted the tanks and it would not set down square on the bowl. so i'm thinking this was a 12" rough in that got into a box labled 10" rough in.
but just to be sure it seems to me if i have a 12" rough in and get a 10" rough in i would have an extra 2" clearance to the wall. so am i thinking this correctly or not? and do toilet actually have that much slop in there rough in numbers? thanks