Sluggo
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My neighbor asked me to help him because he was getting water damage to the ceiling beneath an upstairs bathroom. I cut out some sheetrock and could see a couple of ounces of water run down the outside of the toilet drain when the toilet was flushed. I pulled the toilet and found that the ABS flange was glued in 90 degrees from the normal position, that it was somewhat deformed where the two bolts had been installed in the wrong holes, and that the flange was about 3/8" below floor level due to a tiling remodel years earlier. It had a wax ring with a horn that went down into the drain, but it looked like it was not sealing well because of the poor flange installation. Here is a picture of what it looked like after I removed the wax ring:
I'm looking for advice on how best to fix this. My first inclination was to cut the flange out using an internal pipe cutter, and glue in a new one at the proper height, but the flange is glued in to a sweep that starts immediately below the bottom end of the flange. My next thought was to leave the old flange in place and get a Pushtite type of flange like this:
I would just screw this down over and through the old flange and into the wood floor (which seems sound). This would also mean that the top of the new flange would be about flush with the floor, but I would be willing to add an extender to get it 1/4" higher.
I would appreciate any input into this approach, or alternatives that might be a better solution.
I'm looking for advice on how best to fix this. My first inclination was to cut the flange out using an internal pipe cutter, and glue in a new one at the proper height, but the flange is glued in to a sweep that starts immediately below the bottom end of the flange. My next thought was to leave the old flange in place and get a Pushtite type of flange like this:
I would just screw this down over and through the old flange and into the wood floor (which seems sound). This would also mean that the top of the new flange would be about flush with the floor, but I would be willing to add an extender to get it 1/4" higher.
I would appreciate any input into this approach, or alternatives that might be a better solution.