Hello Everyone,
I inadvertantly put the wrong flange on for my toilet. I have a Kohler Memoirs Stately toilet that apprently has the larger 4" hole? My rough in pipe is 4" but I put the flange that fits inside and has a smaller 3" hole. The plumber says the flange that I should have used is the one that slips on the outside of the pipe and has a larger opening. This is all PVC.
In addition, the toilet rocks a bit and although it funtions w/ no apparent leaks, there is a slight odor coming from the bathroom which I figure can only be the toilet.
The plubmber determined that the flange was cracked and put a metal half moon repair part to fix it but it is still rocky and smells. He say's that it is impossible to remove the old flange.
I read on another post about a "ram bit" or "pipe shreader" bit that would drill out the old flange material from what I understand. Is this the application for this tool, and where do I get one?
I'd settle for stabilizing the toilet and getting rid of the smell but I'd really like to put the correct flange on. I could access from the celing below if I absolutely needed to.
Any advise appreciated.
I inadvertantly put the wrong flange on for my toilet. I have a Kohler Memoirs Stately toilet that apprently has the larger 4" hole? My rough in pipe is 4" but I put the flange that fits inside and has a smaller 3" hole. The plumber says the flange that I should have used is the one that slips on the outside of the pipe and has a larger opening. This is all PVC.
In addition, the toilet rocks a bit and although it funtions w/ no apparent leaks, there is a slight odor coming from the bathroom which I figure can only be the toilet.
The plubmber determined that the flange was cracked and put a metal half moon repair part to fix it but it is still rocky and smells. He say's that it is impossible to remove the old flange.
I read on another post about a "ram bit" or "pipe shreader" bit that would drill out the old flange material from what I understand. Is this the application for this tool, and where do I get one?
I'd settle for stabilizing the toilet and getting rid of the smell but I'd really like to put the correct flange on. I could access from the celing below if I absolutely needed to.
Any advise appreciated.