toilet

I cut the four inch PVC down to where the toilet flange would be at finished floor level but it won’t go down into the pipe. It only goes in about 5/8”. I was thinking of cutting it down to where inserting about that far would leave me at finished floor level and epoxing it in for strength. Is...

Old angle valve failed so I had to replace it and needed to replace the supply line as well - the old supply line was part of the valve. First time doing any of this kind of work and wondering if the supply line I installed is the wrong length. I had to put a lot of pressure on the line to make...

We're remodeling an old, old bathroom. The closet drains to the stack with a cast iron 4" elbow, with a 1 1/4" heel inlet for the bathroom lav and tub drain?!? There haven't been any drainage issues (probably b/c water pressure is so low). But since we have it open we want to increase the...

Recently I've noticed that the area on the bathroom floor around the toilet is stained red. I don't have any red carpets or spilled anything red at all. Not sure what causes it, and I think the area is spreading/getting bigger. There are also areas where it's black, like mold? I tried to use...

Hi everyone, I have a clogged toilet and I am really looking to avoid having anyone come into my house due to the fact I live in a pandemic hotspot. But I'm not very handy. My toilet was completely clogged and plunging only helped a little, allowing it to slowly drain. Any time paper is used...

Gazzam Lake Preserve on Bainbridge Island. Pam and I went to Bainbridge to install a wall-hung toilet and made an adventure out of it. Lunch in a Mexican restaurant, the only ones there on the outside deck, then the installation and then a walk down through the woods to the beach. All this and...

Hello experts, I have done a good amount of bathroom gut and remodel on my own, and I have you folks to thank for some advice received on what I have already done. For example, I replaced my previous tub/shower drain line which was galvanized steel with PVC all on threads that I have read in...

Here are some pictures of a Case 1000 toilet that I removed the other day. No I did not keep any parts from it. Sorry Case 1000 toilet This think was very low to the ground.

Hi all, I have a 2 story house. Had a water leak a few days ago from somewhere on the wall between the laundry room and bathroom. Laundry side has water connection, bathroom side has no water (toilet/sink/shower/tub water sources are on outside wall). Figured it was washing machine's drain...

After flushing, my toilet makes this noise. It stops when the tank is full. I believe the important part of this video is the sound. I don't mind the noise so much, but is this a sign that something is about to break? Thank you.

Bought a house built (poorly) in the 90's. In the master bath, which is on a concrete slab foundation, the toilet has given me issues since moving in. It's an old Proflow 1.2 gal/flush model that was probably the cheap contractor special at the time. Symptoms: - 50% of the time, after...

Hi everyone, Thanks to all who contribute--I learned a lot (especially about turning a main line back on!), even if I didn't find a precise answer to the question I had: Do elevated pin-type moisture meter readings between wood floorboards indicate a leaking toilet? A few weeks ago, the wood...

Hey there guys - great forum with lot's of useful tips. I am replacing my toilet, which should be an easy job, however the previous owners appear to have done some sort of complicated install job previously. If you check out the photos, it looks like a 4" abs pipe with an abs bush fitting...

hello, making this short and simple not gonna babble all of you to death lol. removing old toilet flange, got everything out fine until piece of Hub broke up at elbow. now i’m not too concerned as i spoke with a friend who’s a plumber and he said it would be fine being that my new flange would...

The Rise UP toilet seat talked about on the show Frankie and Grace, for the older ones of our generation that may need some help "rising up" from our toilets seats. The sketch that Frankie came up with. A few video and pages I've found on this...

Hello All, Before I bring a plumber in, I would like to know if this is OK, or can be improved. This is an upstairs bathroom, and the plumbing is in a soffit that I would like to shrink in size. I noticed that the toilet horizontal pipe does not have a vent prior to when it turns vertical...

I'm working on my first toilet install, and--of course--things haven't gone perfectly. So, when installing the flange (and learning through trial and error the best way to screw in Tapcons), two Tapcons at the front of the flange broke off in their holes. Which brings me to my question: Am I...

My toilet is currently clogged, tried a 3' snake and plunger and the clog won't budge however whenever I run water in the bathroom sink I get a gurgle/bubbling in the toilet. I understand these two can be connected so not sure if that should be any concern on a normal thing. My question is after...

I'm not sure if I'm right on this. I took these pictures in 2011 and it's not like anything I've worked on recently. Not too many tanks have a push button on the side and have the fill tube placed into a channel in the tank for bowl refill. Check out the bowl refill here.

I have burned through 5 bits trying to drill into my bathroom floor in order to secure a new repair flange. The top layer is marble, which I’ve drilled through with a Tapcon carbide tipped concrete bit. Since then I have tried every type of bit: black oxide, cobalt, titanium, carbide, glass &...