chrisjackson52
Nov 1, 2010, 08:26 AM
I am in the process of replacing my toilet and am having some problems as the "parts" do not seem to be like the DIY videos.
I live in a 4 unit condo on the top floor. Building was built in late 70's early 80's. When I removed the old toilet and the old wax, I noticed the flange was broken. Also the toilet pipe coming out of the floor looks pretty mangled at the top (assuming it's lead). I can't tell if the lip of the pipe was suppose to be straight up or "folded down" towards the flange. Question #1 How do I replace the flange? Do I hammer the lip in an upward direction and slide flange off? Then replace flange and hammer lead back down towards flange?? Question # 2. The new toilet doesn't seem to be as deepset around the pipe hole and therefore is not going to sit flust on the floor... unless of course I continue to hammer down lead lip of the pipe.
Please help! Obviously I don't know what I'm doing.
Chris
I live in a 4 unit condo on the top floor. Building was built in late 70's early 80's. When I removed the old toilet and the old wax, I noticed the flange was broken. Also the toilet pipe coming out of the floor looks pretty mangled at the top (assuming it's lead). I can't tell if the lip of the pipe was suppose to be straight up or "folded down" towards the flange. Question #1 How do I replace the flange? Do I hammer the lip in an upward direction and slide flange off? Then replace flange and hammer lead back down towards flange?? Question # 2. The new toilet doesn't seem to be as deepset around the pipe hole and therefore is not going to sit flust on the floor... unless of course I continue to hammer down lead lip of the pipe.
Please help! Obviously I don't know what I'm doing.
Chris