Jason Thompson
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Hi all,
Some months ago, the toilet in my apartment started to leak. The landlord (or building manager, actually) called someone, and he supposedly fixed it. However, despite the fact that the toilet is obviously built for four closet bolts, he only put in the rear two. Within a week the toilet started rocking when I sat on it, a fraction of an inch to a full inch, I'm not exactly sure. Shortly after this water started appearing around the base of the toilet. The guy now refuses to fix any of this. He says that modern toilets only use two bolts. He says the water is just condensation from the tank.
Well, I am sure that there is a lot of condensation from the tank. I am quite sure this is at least contributing to the water around the base. But as far as I understand, when the toilet rocks back and forth, even a little, that means that the wax ring has lost its seal and needs replacing. Right? Additionally, when I rock the toilet, I can hear a squelching sound, which as far as I can figure means water between the bowl and ring, right?
Unfortunately, my building manager is just taking what this guy (I don't even know if he's actually a plumber, he just seems to be a friend of hers) for granted. Can anyone point me to some authoritative resource that I can show her that merely installing two closet bolts on a toilet built for four is not adequate to hold it in place, and that whether or not modern toilets are built for only two is irrelevant here?
Thanks,
Jason Thompson
Some months ago, the toilet in my apartment started to leak. The landlord (or building manager, actually) called someone, and he supposedly fixed it. However, despite the fact that the toilet is obviously built for four closet bolts, he only put in the rear two. Within a week the toilet started rocking when I sat on it, a fraction of an inch to a full inch, I'm not exactly sure. Shortly after this water started appearing around the base of the toilet. The guy now refuses to fix any of this. He says that modern toilets only use two bolts. He says the water is just condensation from the tank.
Well, I am sure that there is a lot of condensation from the tank. I am quite sure this is at least contributing to the water around the base. But as far as I understand, when the toilet rocks back and forth, even a little, that means that the wax ring has lost its seal and needs replacing. Right? Additionally, when I rock the toilet, I can hear a squelching sound, which as far as I can figure means water between the bowl and ring, right?
Unfortunately, my building manager is just taking what this guy (I don't even know if he's actually a plumber, he just seems to be a friend of hers) for granted. Can anyone point me to some authoritative resource that I can show her that merely installing two closet bolts on a toilet built for four is not adequate to hold it in place, and that whether or not modern toilets are built for only two is irrelevant here?
Thanks,
Jason Thompson