I was able to secure a compression flange for my basement toilet after all the great advice I received. I purchased a Toto Drake on Terry's advice and got the brilliant idea to put the new toilet in the main bathroom and move the existing toilet in there down to the basement.
Here is my new question/problem: 1 year ago this upstairs toilet (which is now downstairs but I doubt that matters) had a slow leak that caused water to rot drywall underneath. The handyman said the flange was too low and did some work to raise it.
When I removed the toilet the wax seal looked like it had 'melted' away from the front of the flange. I know it didn't but that is the best way to describe it. The basement toilet had the ring all the way around it still. That is all I am comparing it to.
It was apparent that the seal again had a very minor leak. This might explain a very slow drip I could hear when in my bathroom but attributed it to the humidifier.
Based on the pic is it ok to install the toilet as is or do I need to do anything first?
I am concerned about the gap in front. Would it make sense to break a wax ring and put that above the gap? Would that just lead to a mess of wax falling down below eventually? One wax ring or two? Wax ring with the reinforced funnel or without?
It's ceramic tile on the upper level of a tri level home.
Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated! Well, this is the internet, maybe not all. Lol
Here is my new question/problem: 1 year ago this upstairs toilet (which is now downstairs but I doubt that matters) had a slow leak that caused water to rot drywall underneath. The handyman said the flange was too low and did some work to raise it.
When I removed the toilet the wax seal looked like it had 'melted' away from the front of the flange. I know it didn't but that is the best way to describe it. The basement toilet had the ring all the way around it still. That is all I am comparing it to.
It was apparent that the seal again had a very minor leak. This might explain a very slow drip I could hear when in my bathroom but attributed it to the humidifier.
Based on the pic is it ok to install the toilet as is or do I need to do anything first?
I am concerned about the gap in front. Would it make sense to break a wax ring and put that above the gap? Would that just lead to a mess of wax falling down below eventually? One wax ring or two? Wax ring with the reinforced funnel or without?
It's ceramic tile on the upper level of a tri level home.
Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated! Well, this is the internet, maybe not all. Lol