Need some assistance here.
I have a broken toilet flange on top of a vinyl floor. The toilet seeps water around the base. A plumber came to try and fix the leak. He used two wax rings, but it still leaks. I called him back and he said the floor was too soft around the toilet, and that there was nothing he could do.
The flange has a metal plate on the left side because the groove for the bolts broke. The right side is also broken, so I'm thinking I either need to replace the flange or put one of those metal flange rescue things over it.
I've pulled the toilet off and put it back on with new wax a couple times, with no luck. I've used two rings of wax so far, but it seemed like it kept the toilet too high off the floor with that much wax. I also used one of those waxless seals (Fluidmaster 7500
I'm really not sure what the next step is other than pulling up the vinyl, which is on top of another layer of vinyl (new flooring), and try to level the floor underneath. That will take me forever, and I'll run the risk of tearing the new vinyl, so I'm hoping I have another option.
I've also read about using shims to avoid wobble, but haven't tried that. The toilet doesn't seem to wobble too much when secured to the floor with the no-wax seal. Was going to try a single wax ring next. Because the vinyl is loose around the flange, when there were two rings on it the wax pushed up under the flooring.
Any help/suggestions are appreciated.
I have a broken toilet flange on top of a vinyl floor. The toilet seeps water around the base. A plumber came to try and fix the leak. He used two wax rings, but it still leaks. I called him back and he said the floor was too soft around the toilet, and that there was nothing he could do.
The flange has a metal plate on the left side because the groove for the bolts broke. The right side is also broken, so I'm thinking I either need to replace the flange or put one of those metal flange rescue things over it.
I've pulled the toilet off and put it back on with new wax a couple times, with no luck. I've used two rings of wax so far, but it seemed like it kept the toilet too high off the floor with that much wax. I also used one of those waxless seals (Fluidmaster 7500
I'm really not sure what the next step is other than pulling up the vinyl, which is on top of another layer of vinyl (new flooring), and try to level the floor underneath. That will take me forever, and I'll run the risk of tearing the new vinyl, so I'm hoping I have another option.
I've also read about using shims to avoid wobble, but haven't tried that. The toilet doesn't seem to wobble too much when secured to the floor with the no-wax seal. Was going to try a single wax ring next. Because the vinyl is loose around the flange, when there were two rings on it the wax pushed up under the flooring.
Any help/suggestions are appreciated.