Removing toilet to clean under

[corsair]

I have a relatively Modern Gerber 1.6gpf floor mount rear discharge toilet. After a leak, a seal replace, and a leak 9 years ago and probably through this forum we realized that wax seals on rear discharge are a big no-no, especially when next to a heater, and replaced with a neoprene gasket, presumably some Zurn.

Fast forward 9 years and I'm feeling good about how I put the seal on and how I got the shims on the toilet right to reduce bowl movement. And, well, several years ago the caulk disintegrated and I was always going to replace it...

Now 3 young boys later and I haven't and we probably have pee under the toilet.

I'm nervous that somehow I fluked the setup just right and if I touch it to remove the toilet and clean under it, it'll never sit right again. Are rear discharge toilets too finicky to touch with a 10-foot-pole, or am I overthinking my original leak when we had the wax seals?

 

[Breplum]

They do make special reinforced wax rings for rear outlet WCs https://www.fluidmaster.com/pro-ser...als/pro70b-r-series-back-outlet-wax-no-bolts/
Most good plbg supply houses have. Neoprene is good too.

 

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[John Gayewski]

I set 96 of them last year. They are easy and fine to take off and reset.

They make different thickness gaskets for them as long as you have the right one as a replacement you should be good.