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Posted by krw on November 28, 2006, 12:19 pm
turnkey4099@hotmail.com says...
>
> krw wrote:
> > news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, aemeijers@att.net says...
> > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > (snip)
> > > or
> > > >>> a business trip and no time to deal with this at the moment. Should I
> > > >> bite
> > > >>> the bullet and do it, or can I "plug" up that hole and deal with it
next
> > > >>> weekend and tell eveyone to not flush this toilet in the mean time?
> > > >>
> > > >> Why would you remove the tank? Just disconnect the water supply,
> > > >> unbolt the toilet from the floor, and lift it off. Clean off the old
wax,
> > > >> and install it with a new ring.
> > > >>
> > > >> Bob
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > I need to remove the tank because I am skinny at 125 pounds. The toilet
> > > > with tank is probably about 80 pounds and I cannot really hold the whole
> > > > thing steady for too long. Also if I turn the toilet upside down to put
> > > > in the new wax ring, wouldn't the tank be in the way and I am not sure
> > > > there is enough room between the glass shower door and the cabinet to
> > > > rotate the toilet around with the tank in place.
> > > I think we may have tripped over the problem here- every toilet install I
> > > have ever seen or done, they put the ring on the floor, and dropped the
> > > toilet down on it. I suspect you are moving the ring, or maybe catching the
> > > ring on the mounting bolt, as you manuver it in place.
> >
> > I've never watched anyone else do it but the instructions for every
> > wax ring I've used say to attach the wax ring to the toilet horn
> > first.
> > >
> > > Yeah, whenever possible, most people do not split the tank and base. A PITA
> > > to get back together, and hard to get the correct torque on those bolts, in
> > > tight places.
> >
> > I've always split the two. As long as I'm taking the damned thing
> > apart *everything* gets replaced, including the tank
> > bolts/washers/gasket. It's a lot easier dropping the bowl only
> > straight down on the bolts. It's far more balanced without the
> > tank on the back. It's not all that hard to separate the two,
> > unless the bolts are corroded. If they are, that's an even better
> > reason to replace them, while everything is apart.
> >
> > --
> > Keith
>
> Same here. A toilet is unwieldly enough without being unbalanced by
> teh tank. What's the big deal about removing it anyhow? Two bolts and
> it is out of there and even those will usually spin free using fingers
> after a few turns with a wrench to begin.
Two out of three of mine were corroded enough to have to be cut
off, one bad enough that the tank was leaking.
>
> Forget the wax rings. "Fernco waxless toilet seal" is the way to go,
> you will never use wax again. For those though, you do need to turn
> the toilet upside down.
I do that with the wax ring too. I make sure the bottom is clean
and the horn is free of old wax. I=3Fll look into the waxless seal
though (surprised someone hadn=3Ft come up with this long ago).
>
> OP said it would be a 3 hour job. Wonder what he is doing with the
> other 2 hours and even 1 hour is excessive.
I=3Fve spent (what seems like anyway) hours sawing off floor and tank
bolts. I=3Fve since found that a dremmel with a metal wheel works
wonders. ;-)
> Were it me in the same situation (no time), I would stuff something
> into the toilet so noone would even accidently flush it.
I think I=3Fd have some more say about what happens in the house
while I=3Fm gone. If the house is that far out of control, shut the
water off and remove the handle. THen warn the wife that any mess
is hers.
--
Keith
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