Hairline cracks on ABS toilet flange?

[index1489]

I’m replacing a 10 year old toilet that wasn’t leaking on a stainless abs closet flange on the second floor.

Cleaned it up and I noticed some very tiny hairline cracks on the bevel of the abs.

Anyone see anything like this before? I’m debating if I should brush some ABS cement on them before the install.

 

[Reach4]

You should have removed the rag for the photo.

Are you confident that the piece you are talking about is not a remnant of a old horn on your wax ring? Pull the rag and see if that can be pulled out.

 

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[index1489]

It’s 100 percent not a piece of the old horn from the wax ring. It came off in one piece stuck to the bottom of the old toilet.

I took the rag out and took another photo. It looks like actually it might just be a crack in some excess abs cement.

 

[Breplum]

yes, scrape clean as best you can. Multiple passes. Let set at least partially, then daub again, the more layers the stronger. Should be fine after that.
Never seen such.

 

[index1489]

Thanks, also planning on using a ring with a horn.