Installing Wax Ring Tile Floor

Unscrew the bolts holding the toilet.

Installing wax ring tile floor.

If it will compress more consider getting one with a flange to limit wax extrusion into the drainage path. To do this turn off the water and empty the tank and the bowl and then disconnect the water. If the toilet s floor flange height is slightly less than 1 4 inch above the flooring you can use an extra thick wax ring to make up the difference. The plastic sleeve will fit snugly into the drain opening.

Turn the toilet bowl base upside down and hold it steady. Tighten the nuts with a wrench. At first it seemed to be water tight but after a few flushes i noticed water seeping and pulled it out. Add the plastic washers first then metal washers and finally the nuts to the closet flange bolts.

Then compress the toilet against the wax ring to make a good watertight seal. If it will compress less you need a taller ring. Install the gasket on top of the toilet flange on the floor add spacer rings to match the new floor surface level add the extender add a standard wax ring the set the toilet on top. Insert new toilet bolts into the slots in the.

To install or service the wax ring you have to remove the toilet. I used two wax seals to set my toilet since the flange is 1 4 below the new tile. Installation process is simple. Choose a wax ring of the appropriate size.

Attach the extension ring by driving stainless steel wood screws through the mounting holes into the subfloor through open spaces in the flange. Align the holes in the toilet with the closet flange bolts and slowly lower it until the bowl meets the wax ring. You have two options for placing the new wax ring. The type with a polyethylene plastic sleeve or flange provides a great seal and fits most standard drains.

The wax ring should be compressed around 1 2 to 3 4 it s initial height once installed. As can be seen in the photo the wax ring slid off center. I show the proper application for a toilet wax ring on a finished tiled floor although this applies to any floor where a toilet will sit. Adjust this measurement by how high or low the floor flange surface is from finished floor.

Place the wax ring and toilet. You can rest the new toilet bowl on its side on a padded surface to protect the floor and the toilet and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl.