I bought new house in 2008... There are two bathrooms located right next from each other so the toilets are 3 feet from each other back to back with wall in middle...
I caulked the toilet bases when I moved in... Toilet A's caulk changed color to gray and it disconnected from toilet base, not the floor. I replaced the caulk... Toilet B never have problem... I replaced toilet A caulk 3 times in 4 years...
After 4 years, I decided to replace both toilets with one piece toilet for easy cleaning.... After two years, toilet A's caulk is falling apart again... I replace and replace the caulk for next 5 years...
Getting frustrated, I removed the toilet A and noticed that wax ring was not set, loose.. Thought that was where the leak was from... I replaced the toilet with another toilet cuz wife didnt like one piece toilet... While replacing the toilet, I noticed that the water is coming from the pipe.
I figured out that when I flushed the Toilet B, the water from Toilet B goes down its drain and then comes up toilet A's drain before going to sewer...
A---B------Sewer..... The water goes down and then splash back to A then onward to sewer...
I called plumber and tell him about that, he says its normal...
I replaced the toilet and... Now, the caulk is falling apart again....
My questions is : Is it possible for wax ring to fail three times on three different toilets, all within short time?
IS the water from another toilet supposed to splashback to another toilet? (Suspect not enough angle so water go another way to toilet A before going to sewer)
Can water from another toilet push the wax ring in toilet A out of place, causing water to leak... Is that possible?
So, what is the solution?
I see two options... Capping toilet A's pipe and change the bathroom to storage .... or Dig out and replace the pipes, give it steeper angles ?
Toilet B and its replacement never have caulk problems in 14 years...
Note: Builders installed toilet A, plumbers installed second toilet A , I installed the third toilet A myself... All three different installers and all three had wax ring failed... Three different installers and three different toilets
I caulked the toilet bases when I moved in... Toilet A's caulk changed color to gray and it disconnected from toilet base, not the floor. I replaced the caulk... Toilet B never have problem... I replaced toilet A caulk 3 times in 4 years...
After 4 years, I decided to replace both toilets with one piece toilet for easy cleaning.... After two years, toilet A's caulk is falling apart again... I replace and replace the caulk for next 5 years...
Getting frustrated, I removed the toilet A and noticed that wax ring was not set, loose.. Thought that was where the leak was from... I replaced the toilet with another toilet cuz wife didnt like one piece toilet... While replacing the toilet, I noticed that the water is coming from the pipe.
I figured out that when I flushed the Toilet B, the water from Toilet B goes down its drain and then comes up toilet A's drain before going to sewer...
A---B------Sewer..... The water goes down and then splash back to A then onward to sewer...
I called plumber and tell him about that, he says its normal...
I replaced the toilet and... Now, the caulk is falling apart again....
My questions is : Is it possible for wax ring to fail three times on three different toilets, all within short time?
IS the water from another toilet supposed to splashback to another toilet? (Suspect not enough angle so water go another way to toilet A before going to sewer)
Can water from another toilet push the wax ring in toilet A out of place, causing water to leak... Is that possible?
So, what is the solution?
I see two options... Capping toilet A's pipe and change the bathroom to storage .... or Dig out and replace the pipes, give it steeper angles ?
Toilet B and its replacement never have caulk problems in 14 years...
Note: Builders installed toilet A, plumbers installed second toilet A , I installed the third toilet A myself... All three different installers and all three had wax ring failed... Three different installers and three different toilets
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