Hi need some advice again wife want a small bath painted. The toilet had a marble slab under it the toilet flrange is bolted to top of the hardwood floor. We decided not to put the marble back under the toilet and I used a regular wax ring got the toilet bolted down level and flushed it couple of times and the toilet leaking. Any and all advice is welcome thanks george
Toilet flange
- Thread starter Geo422
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If the flange is on top of the finished flooring, then you can use one wax ring. If the flange is below the floor, you will need two wax rings.
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Jadnashua
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By taking out the marble slab, the toilet sits lower...are you sure that it actually sits flat and level now without rocking? If the flange was high enough to make a decent seal with the slab there, it may be too high. A rocking toilet will eventually leak as the wax isn't springy...mush it down, then rock back, and now you have a gap. It may need resetting with some shims to make it stable.
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Are you sure the leak is from the wax ring seal? You have to really "screw it up" for it to leak "immediately" after installing the toilet.
