Here s a video on how to install a toilet flange on tile floor.
Toilet flange below floor.
It is best that the flange is level with the floor.
A sign that the wax ring was not sealing the toilet from sewer gases or preventing water escaping from under the base of the toilet.
Here you can see the results of a toilet having been installed on a toilet flange that is below the floor level.
Set the toilet on top of the flange making sure the two closet bolts pass through the holes in the toilet s base.
Use a ratchet wrench to tighten the four stainless steel screws that secure the flange to the floor.
The higher a flange sits above the floor the greater the likelihood of poor fitting and problems with the toilet leaking.
If the flange is sitting only about inch of the floor it is possible to use a wax ring sealed in place to fix this small gap.
It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor.
Press a new wax ring tight to the flange.
Toilet flange before you purchase the new part identify the specific type you have.
Most extenders come with long bolts which may be necessary if the flange is below the floor level.
The reason being is because the toilet recesses into the flange when fully installed but when the flange sits even or below the floor the toilet can t properly recess into the flange.
Below the toilet you ll see the flange which should also be secured with bolts or similar hardware.
Flange extenders are commonly sold in 1 4 inch and 1 2 inch sizes to raise the height of the existing flange 1 4 or 1 2 inch.
Insert two new closet bolts into the slots in the closet flange.
When the toilet was removed the toilet wax ring was still in its original shape.
If the height of your flange needs to be adjusted remove the bolts and flange so that repairs can be made and the flange height adjusted.
Toilet flange bolts have new bolts on hand in case your existing parts are stripped or rusty.
Wax ring this secures the flange to the base of the toilet.
Toilet flange extenders are constructed with either soft or hard pvc providing solid pathway from the bowl horn to the toilet flange on the floor.
Out with the old.
This is very important.
Bring it to a local home depot store for help determining if you need a pvc copper iron or aluminum replacement toilet flange.
I believe products in this category are designed to replace the use of wax rings only although fernco advertises that it can handle toilet flanges that are up to 3 4 lower than the floor surface.
