JRGlynn
DIY Junior Member
My house was built in the 60s. It has two upstairs bathrooms and the toilets are installed back-to-back. The waste lines are copper and bronze!
One of the toilets has had a long standing leak problem. I've just ripped out the entire bathroom floor down to the joists and it looks like the installation has been "repaired" at least four times over the years. I'm preparing to replace the floor and purchase/install a Toto Eco Guinevere toilet. I want to make sure that MY installation does not leak!
I notice that the installation instructions recommend a "double sanitary tee-wye only." I wonder if water flowing up from the other toilet may have contributed to the leaking problem... I can't see the current wye, but because of the age of the house, I strongly doubt that this type of wye is currently installed. Do I need to tear into the rest of the plumbing installation to replace the wye?
BTW, the downstairs bathroom appears to be on the same stack.
Thanks for your help!
JRG
One of the toilets has had a long standing leak problem. I've just ripped out the entire bathroom floor down to the joists and it looks like the installation has been "repaired" at least four times over the years. I'm preparing to replace the floor and purchase/install a Toto Eco Guinevere toilet. I want to make sure that MY installation does not leak!
I notice that the installation instructions recommend a "double sanitary tee-wye only." I wonder if water flowing up from the other toilet may have contributed to the leaking problem... I can't see the current wye, but because of the age of the house, I strongly doubt that this type of wye is currently installed. Do I need to tear into the rest of the plumbing installation to replace the wye?
BTW, the downstairs bathroom appears to be on the same stack.
Thanks for your help!
JRG