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    icelady Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 3, 2011, 01:43 AM
    How bad is it to not replace a toilet right away?
    We are remodeling our master bathroom. WE removed the toilet because we intend to get a new one but our project was stymied. We haven't replaced the toilet. It has been several months. Yesterday, we started smelling sewage. HELP! Can we just put a new toilet in and the smell will go away? I have pour water down the drain a couple of times.
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    Jan 3, 2011, 04:47 AM

    Hi Icelady:

    Is the toilet hole just wide open with nothing covering it? If so, that is not a healthy thing as sewer gasses are escaping all the time! As you suspected, you need to plug off the toilet pipe.

    You can certainly put a new toilet in and the smell will go away.

    You can also plug the drain line off with a WING NUT TWIST AND SEAL PLUG... see images. They are sold at all home supply stores.

    Heck, you could even just put a rag in the toilet hole and push it in real hard to plug off the sewer gasses, but the plug above is your best/healthiest choice.

    Questions? Let me know...

    Mark
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    Jan 21, 2011, 03:36 PM
    The toilet has the trap for blocking the sewer gasses so having it off is not good, cover it up
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    Jan 21, 2011, 03:54 PM

    New or old toilet will not fix this issue alone, you need to replace the wax ring properly also. If you have the old toilet just put it back with a new ring or go with a damp rag tightly stuiffed into the closet bend
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