Recent content by Jon_C

When I flush my upstairs toilet the basement toilet water rocks a bit, and the air admittance value in my basement bathroom makes a fluttering sound. The basement bathroom isn't tied to the main vent. It's done this for years, but I was recently watching This Old House and Trethewey diagnosed...

I have a mainfloor bathroom and a basement bathroom. They are nowhere near each other and I only have one vent stack so I assume the basement bathroom is vented through an AAV. I have decent confirmation of this because the basement sink drain goes down and left toward the sewer, but also has...

Thank you both for your quick and detailed responses! I'm happy to say that I was able to get it all back together last night thanks to your help. I checked the whole area with a level and found the flange and floor are both flat, except for one part of the floor that dips down. I dry-fit the...

Thanks! I'll see if I can find that repair strap. That may work out well. Should I be concerned that the flange isn't fastened to the floor? I don't own a hammer drill. For that reason I am halfway considering putting it back together the way it was. At least it would be held to the floor. The...

My toilet in the basement was rocking and the bolts were rusted. Today I thought I'd pull the toilet and install new bolts and wax, shims, and then caulk. I was surprised to find that the previous owners installed the flange rotated so the fat part of the slot is in-line. They used a closet bolt...

Thanks! I saw this type online. I like that it seals to the OD, but there's something I don't understand about it...I don't have a lot of clearance between the floor and pipe on about 1/2 of the circumference so I can't slide this thing down there. If I break out the tile and mortar floor to...

I just had new tile put in my bathroom. They cut off the old corroded cast iron flange, laid a new piece of plywood over the old, did a new mortar floor, and laid the hex tile. They cut the pipe low so the entry to the cast iron pipe entry sits about 2" below the tile. I planned to use the Oatey...