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Fixing a previously botched toilet install
Had an occassional leak with my toilet (rear discharge). After bringing in a professional turned out the problem was the pitch of outlet being too flat. The plubmer did a few things in the wall, but in essence the solution revolved around raising the toilet (and I maybe the carrier) about 1.5 inches to get the right pitch. FYI. I actually wasn't home when any of the work was done...
So now I need to repair the wall and re-tile. And figure out a better solution for the toilet which now sits upon an 1.5 plaster pedestal. Decided it may be the right time to replace the ugly pink tile altogether too. In looking into a bit more from what I can see in the wall and the research i've done on the internet whomever originally installed this toilet created the problem. Clearly the carrier in the wall was designed for a wall hung toilet. What was installed is a floor mount, rear discharge toilet. Hence why the toilet was too low and the pitch too flat. So I want to do a project whereby I replace the toilet with a wall hung and install it properly. I'm considering the American Standard Glenwall as it looks solid, price is right, and some of you said its decent.
My question is, I'm a rookie and what am going to need to do install this bad boy? I don't know what kind of carrier I have, no insrtuctions, and certainly not all the parts. Assuming the thing is firmly mounted in the wall and I don't need to disturb that, what other parts will i need to buy and what the order of installation? (what gets done before finishing the wall and what after)
Certainly I'll need the steel posts that attach to the carrier and extend out thru the finished wall. What type of nuts/washers/etc to attach them to the carrier, and what nuts/washer/etc to attach the glenwall to them? (glenwall instructions say follow carrier instructions which i don't have) What other piping/outlet/sleeve/ring/etc will I need besides what comes with the glenwall? Let assume the sewer pipe is properly connected to the back of the carrier, but that everything between the carrier and the existing toilet is garbage.
THANKS in advance for any help!!
-Mark in NYC
Had an occassional leak with my toilet (rear discharge). After bringing in a professional turned out the problem was the pitch of outlet being too flat. The plubmer did a few things in the wall, but in essence the solution revolved around raising the toilet (and I maybe the carrier) about 1.5 inches to get the right pitch. FYI. I actually wasn't home when any of the work was done...
So now I need to repair the wall and re-tile. And figure out a better solution for the toilet which now sits upon an 1.5 plaster pedestal. Decided it may be the right time to replace the ugly pink tile altogether too. In looking into a bit more from what I can see in the wall and the research i've done on the internet whomever originally installed this toilet created the problem. Clearly the carrier in the wall was designed for a wall hung toilet. What was installed is a floor mount, rear discharge toilet. Hence why the toilet was too low and the pitch too flat. So I want to do a project whereby I replace the toilet with a wall hung and install it properly. I'm considering the American Standard Glenwall as it looks solid, price is right, and some of you said its decent.
My question is, I'm a rookie and what am going to need to do install this bad boy? I don't know what kind of carrier I have, no insrtuctions, and certainly not all the parts. Assuming the thing is firmly mounted in the wall and I don't need to disturb that, what other parts will i need to buy and what the order of installation? (what gets done before finishing the wall and what after)
Certainly I'll need the steel posts that attach to the carrier and extend out thru the finished wall. What type of nuts/washers/etc to attach them to the carrier, and what nuts/washer/etc to attach the glenwall to them? (glenwall instructions say follow carrier instructions which i don't have) What other piping/outlet/sleeve/ring/etc will I need besides what comes with the glenwall? Let assume the sewer pipe is properly connected to the back of the carrier, but that everything between the carrier and the existing toilet is garbage.
THANKS in advance for any help!!
-Mark in NYC
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