To all those who helped me I am glad to tell you that I reinstalled my bowl and have no leaks so far.
So it looks as if evrything is o.k.

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Originally Posted by speedball1

Milo, Lere,
Are you guys saying that this is a normal bowl and not a manufactures defect?


I can't buy that Lee. When the factory makes a boo-boo they make a porcelain plug and hope it holds. In my time Briggs was great on passing defective bowls after they pligged a hole. Sometimes the patch held and sometimes we were out there replacing bowls under warranty. Talk to me guys! Would you install this bowl?? Tom

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Hi Tom. Ive actually seen the white silicone on the underside of some brands of toilets. Im not familiar with the manufacturing process of toilets, I just know that I've seen it more than a few times. Never had a problem with them toilets, so I'm assuming it's a normal thing these days. I never really thought all that much about it, just saw it when inspecting new toilets as I take them out of the box(surprising how many are damaged during shipping). I would have set the bowl before caulking was removed, but after it was removed, I personally would not reset the bowl, or attempt to reseal the hole myself, for liability reasons. At that point I would have opted for a replacement bowl. Ill be keeping my eyes open to look specifically for the silicone from here on out, got me interested now. Sorry for the late response, been busy.

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Originally Posted by nantiluk

to all those who helped me I am glad to tell you that I reinstalled my bowl and have no leaks so far.
so it looks as if evrything is o.k.

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Glad to hear things are leak free. Fingers crossed.

Glad you got it resolved !