View Full Version : Seating  a  new  toilet bowl so that it is  level
 
 golfer156
Nov 10, 2007, 06:41 PM
I  am  seating  a  new  toilet  bowl  using  a  new wax ring  with a gasket  but  when I  
  Seat  the  bowl  it  does  not  seat  flush  to the  tile  floor .  Should  I  shim  the  bowl ?
   And  if  that  is  a  Yes  ,  how  do  I  shim  it  ?
   Regards  Bob
 plumberjames83
Nov 10, 2007, 10:37 PM
Sometime using a new wax ring without the black rubber gasket biult in helps I ran into that problem today  and all I did was change to a differrent style of waxring
If you still need to shim you can buy toilet weges at homedepot or Lowe's   or sometime you can use pennys or dimes
 speedball1
Nov 11, 2007, 11:28 AM
if you still need to shim you can buy toilet weges at homedepot or Lowe's or sometime you can use pennys or dimes
You may use plastic shims or sheet lead but DO NOT USE anything hard, (like dimes or pennys) that can fracture the porcelain when you tighten down.  Regards,  Tom
 golfer156
Nov 11, 2007, 07:35 PM
I   found  the  plastic  shims  at  Home  Depot  after  15  minutes of searching  Thanks  for your answer
 golfer156
Nov 11, 2007, 07:37 PM
Thanks   I  found  the  Plastice shims  at  Home  Depot  and  used  4  of  them at the back of the bowl   That did the trick    Thanks  Bob