I found a leak in my upstairs bathroom that was coming down to my main floor and found it was coming from my toilet when I flushed. I pulled the toilet up and removed the wax ring. The stainless steel ring on the flange is bent where the bolts connect to the ring. I'm assuming this is due to someone overtightening the bolts lifting the sides of the ring up.
The flange itself is also 3/8 inch below the finished floor and I understand it's supposed to be flush with the floor to 1/4 inch above it.
I have several ideas and would like advice on what is the best option.
1. Cut out the bent pieces of the existing ring and put a new steel repair ring on top of the existing ring without removing the old one it. Seal with a thick wax ring. Does stacking 2 rings steel rings on top of each other make a waterproof seal?
2. Cut out the steel ring entirely with a Dremel and replace it with a new steel repair ring. Seal with a thick wax ring.
3. Do either 1 or 2 and combine it with some kind of extension to get more height on the flange.
I guess my 2 main concerns are: What do I do about the corroded steel ring and do I need to do anything to make up for the 3/8" recessed flange. Thank you.
The flange itself is also 3/8 inch below the finished floor and I understand it's supposed to be flush with the floor to 1/4 inch above it.
I have several ideas and would like advice on what is the best option.
1. Cut out the bent pieces of the existing ring and put a new steel repair ring on top of the existing ring without removing the old one it. Seal with a thick wax ring. Does stacking 2 rings steel rings on top of each other make a waterproof seal?
2. Cut out the steel ring entirely with a Dremel and replace it with a new steel repair ring. Seal with a thick wax ring.
3. Do either 1 or 2 and combine it with some kind of extension to get more height on the flange.
I guess my 2 main concerns are: What do I do about the corroded steel ring and do I need to do anything to make up for the 3/8" recessed flange. Thank you.