Installing A Toilet

The installation of a toilet is a relatively easy job for a homeowner

. With some wrenches, a screwdriver and a few shims, a new toilet can be installed in about one hour.

Toilets could be bought at any home improvement store or plumbing supply center. Typically, a gravity flush toilet costs between $150 and $300, however the price can double or triple for more intricate units, such as pressure flush systems. Today's toilets are mandated to use no more than 1.6 gallons for each flush, where as older units utilized as much as five gallons. The initial 1.6 gallon toilets were notorious for frequent clogging, however in the last several years suppliers have enhanced the performance of these low water-use systems.

Setting the Toilet A toilet generally includes 2 main parts: a bowl and a tank. It's ideal to initially install the bowl. Before seating the bowl, check if the closet flange has been temporarily plugged with insulation or a rag to prevent sewer gases from escaping. Remove this. Next, set the bowl over the closet flange to determine if it sits level. If it does not, prepare some shims to utilize in the future.

Next remove the bowl, and insert the closet bolts (roughly 2" long bolts) into the slots on the closet flange.

Then turn the bowl over and install a wax ring gasket over the outlet of the bowl. This outlet is generally known as the "horn".

Put the bowl onto the closet flange. Ensure the bowl is well seated by rocking the bowl down. The moment the bowl has been seated, place a level on it and use the shims as needed. Next, using nuts and washers tighten up the bolts. Note: be mindful not to over-tighten these bolts as it could crack the bowl.

Next, attach the tank to the bowl utilizing the tank bolts, nuts and washers. Once more, don't over tighten.

Installing the Float Supply Unit Install the float supply unit into the tank and hook up the water line to the tank inlet. Again, do not over tighten and ensure to make use of the washers supplied.

Next, turn the supply line on and adjust the float as necessary. Finally, caulk around the base of the unit and you are done.

by: Ryan Walker.

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