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    Nov 29, 2008, 06:03 PM
    How to FIX a Broken offset cast iron flange?
    I have a broken offset cast iron flange, half of the ring is broken off and the other little notch on the other side is broken off too, it is flush with the tile flooring will I have to remove it, if so how? And what to replace it with and how?
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    Nov 29, 2008, 06:26 PM

    Hello Lousfer,

    There all a lot of ways to Repair a broken toilet closet flange, open the link below will show you home to repair and there a lot of other repair kits. I hope this will help you, good Luck.

    John

    Replace Flange Under a Toilet: How to Repair a Toilet | eHow.com
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    Nov 29, 2008, 06:58 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by afaroo View Post
    Hello Lousfer,

    There all alot of ways to Repair a broken toilet closet flange, open the link below will show you home to repair and there a lot of other repair kits. I hope this will help you, good Luck.

    John

    Replace Flange Under a Toilet: How to Repair a Toilet | eHow.com
    It is OFFSET and messed up pretty bad it is not like the video link that you provided, here is a picture of the flange.
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    Nov 29, 2008, 09:14 PM

    That video clip gives you general idea how to repair the ring.

    In your case, get new "flange saver" ring, place it over the existing C.I. broken ring and attach it to it. You can utilize the two slots you still have available on your old ring. You can also drill holes to the concrete and screw new screws into plastic anchors or fresh epoxy.

    You could even chisel the old ring out, buy exactly the same new ring and install it over the pipe. If you chose this approach, you will have to be bit handy and possess some basic tools.
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    Nov 30, 2008, 09:17 PM

    I think the best thing that you could do is to replace the broken flange with a new offset flange. There are several ways to get the old flange off, one is if you take a chisel and start hammering the chisel right into the old flange right on the edge, what you are trying to do is to crack the old flange, once you do it is a matter of keep spreading the crack until you can pull the old flange and the lead ring up and off the pipe. Putting the old one back can be done with oakum and lead wool, pack a rope of oakum into the slot between the pipe and the flange leaving about an inch below the pipe and then fill the rest of the slot with the lead wool packing it in with packing irons that you can buy or rent or maybe borrow from your friendly plumber. After you get the new flange on you can use anchors to hold the flange down if there is anything to anchor under it.
    Another way to get the flange off s to use a drill bit maybe 1/4 or 3/8's, use it to drill down into the lead until you cet a hole completely through the lead, then use a big screw driver to pry the lead ring out and twist and turn the old flange till it comes off. Then but the new one back on.
    If this info helps please let me know.

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