Aliris19
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Thank you, Terry-and-son, for this thread: https://terrylove.com/forums/index....e-toilet-written-by-jamie-love.743/#post-3449
I've decided to try to install a toilet on my own, knowing zero about any of this. Your advice is inspirational. I gather: don't crack the porcelain, don't crank down too hard, line everything up, move slowly.
At least, that's my take-home message.
But I have some probably-idiotic questions all the same I'm hoping someone will indulge please??
¿Is there much difference between toilet install kits? Will whatever-they-have-on-the-shelf-at-Home Depot do? Because looking at the picture on Terry's thread linked above, and looking at the random stuff they sell at supply.com, which is where I found the 1gpf Drake II the cheapest, these seem different products. Terry's photo, for example, shows brass bolts; the supply.com set is plastic? Are these for a different application?
Terry shows "Johni Ring Plus" for the gasket; is that brand particularly good? They don't show it online. Does the brand matter?
I gather an issue is wax vs non-wax gasket. Which is easiest/safest for a newbie? I'm replacing a 12"rough-in Kohler with this Toto on a slab with tile flooring. I'm guessing wax is with care, safer?
In Seattle you caulk half-way, in Phoenix all-the-way-around…is that a humid/arid difference? What to do in a watered desert like coastal Southern California please?
Is it always recommended to change the water line even if there's nothing obviously wrong with the old?
Anything else to suggest to a beginner please?
Thanks!
--> Terry, Thank you for this forum. I learned a lot about a lot of things at GardenWeb, but getting DIY advice from a commercial decorating website feels, well, I'm grateful for your site ….
I've decided to try to install a toilet on my own, knowing zero about any of this. Your advice is inspirational. I gather: don't crack the porcelain, don't crank down too hard, line everything up, move slowly.
At least, that's my take-home message.
But I have some probably-idiotic questions all the same I'm hoping someone will indulge please??
¿Is there much difference between toilet install kits? Will whatever-they-have-on-the-shelf-at-Home Depot do? Because looking at the picture on Terry's thread linked above, and looking at the random stuff they sell at supply.com, which is where I found the 1gpf Drake II the cheapest, these seem different products. Terry's photo, for example, shows brass bolts; the supply.com set is plastic? Are these for a different application?
Terry shows "Johni Ring Plus" for the gasket; is that brand particularly good? They don't show it online. Does the brand matter?
I gather an issue is wax vs non-wax gasket. Which is easiest/safest for a newbie? I'm replacing a 12"rough-in Kohler with this Toto on a slab with tile flooring. I'm guessing wax is with care, safer?
In Seattle you caulk half-way, in Phoenix all-the-way-around…is that a humid/arid difference? What to do in a watered desert like coastal Southern California please?
Is it always recommended to change the water line even if there's nothing obviously wrong with the old?
Anything else to suggest to a beginner please?
Thanks!
--> Terry, Thank you for this forum. I learned a lot about a lot of things at GardenWeb, but getting DIY advice from a commercial decorating website feels, well, I'm grateful for your site ….