I just finished pulling, replacing wax ring w/ horn, leveling toilet and now the leak is on the opposite side.
I did three things that may be suspect:
1) I didn't scrub the toilet and flange clean enough to eat off of,
2) set the wax ring on the flange instead of on the toilet (I was very careful in setting the toilet in place)
3) but not so careful that I didn't have to move it 1/4" minus to one side to center it ... the leak is on the side I move toward.
Or maybe there is something else I need to look for?
I could not tell after pulling the toilet why it had leaked ... the worst I saw was a lot of corrosion around the top of the cast iron pipe and ... never having seen a metal flange before was surprised to see the pipe broken off (jagged edge) and the flange set over it with twp screws securing it. The ragged edge of the pipe did not look right to me (?)
I did three things that may be suspect:
1) I didn't scrub the toilet and flange clean enough to eat off of,
2) set the wax ring on the flange instead of on the toilet (I was very careful in setting the toilet in place)
3) but not so careful that I didn't have to move it 1/4" minus to one side to center it ... the leak is on the side I move toward.
Or maybe there is something else I need to look for?
I could not tell after pulling the toilet why it had leaked ... the worst I saw was a lot of corrosion around the top of the cast iron pipe and ... never having seen a metal flange before was surprised to see the pipe broken off (jagged edge) and the flange set over it with twp screws securing it. The ragged edge of the pipe did not look right to me (?)