Hi All,
My wife was cleaning around the toilet and discovered that one closet bolt was rusty and loose. In fact, it came right out. I had to remove the toilet three years ago to paper behind it, so these closet bolts are only three years old! (At that time, I used new closet bolts and a new wax ring.) But, I didn't put the caps on the bolts because I didn't want to cut them short enough to let the caps fit, so that might have sped up the rusting process by failing to protest the bolts from toilet condensation (but still--three years?).
I went into the basement, and can see that there is no leak. The hole in the plywood floor is just slightly larger than the toliet drain pipe, so I can't see the underside of the flange or the wide part of the bolts. But, I can see that there's no leak.
Is there a way to replace a closet bolt without removing the toilet? Besides that hassle of removing it and replacing the wax ring, my wife has a shelf unit that would have to come out to let the toilet come out. I can't think of a way to do this, but thought I'd ask you plumbing experts before taking out the shelving unit and removing the toilet.
Thanks,
My wife was cleaning around the toilet and discovered that one closet bolt was rusty and loose. In fact, it came right out. I had to remove the toilet three years ago to paper behind it, so these closet bolts are only three years old! (At that time, I used new closet bolts and a new wax ring.) But, I didn't put the caps on the bolts because I didn't want to cut them short enough to let the caps fit, so that might have sped up the rusting process by failing to protest the bolts from toilet condensation (but still--three years?).
I went into the basement, and can see that there is no leak. The hole in the plywood floor is just slightly larger than the toliet drain pipe, so I can't see the underside of the flange or the wide part of the bolts. But, I can see that there's no leak.
Is there a way to replace a closet bolt without removing the toilet? Besides that hassle of removing it and replacing the wax ring, my wife has a shelf unit that would have to come out to let the toilet come out. I can't think of a way to do this, but thought I'd ask you plumbing experts before taking out the shelving unit and removing the toilet.
Thanks,