One of the most common glitches when removing a toilet is rusted bolts. Years of bathroom humidity can fuse the nuts, and because there is limited room, you sometimes can't get enough purchase on your wrench to persuade them to turn. Rust also sometimes creates another glitch: It may freez...
Remove the Caps Locate the caps on the base of the toilet and remove them. Doing so will unveil the bolts that connect the bowl to the flange in the floor. Remove the bolts. If corrosion is present, there are a couple of things you can use to make it easier to remove. Use a lubri...
When a flange is installed below floor-level, it's not uncommon to have rusted bolts. Each time the toilet was flushed, wastewater came into contact with the bolts, causing them to corrode. Had the flange been installed correctly, this would not have happened (unless there was a stoppage ...
drain the area with a sump pump or a large-capacity shop vac, clear out items affected by sewage backup, shovel out sludge and debris, pull up the flooring, use a wet-vac to remove dirty
If you see water running into the top of the overflow tube (and luckily not out of the top of the toilet tank and onto the floor), see if lifting the fill valve's float will stop the water from entering the tank. If so, an adjustment to the float or float arm that moves it lowe...
I had to use a circular saw to chop it down to size, remove the two back casters, and reattach them. I also had to remove the center caster and reattach, so the bed would stay balanced. This also required adding some wood to the base of the pallets in the right spot to attach the...
Because the water acts as a protective barrier, a dry floor trap can release foul odors. SOLUTION: If sewage or solid waste is present, remove the mass and flush the trap with hot water and a mild detergent. A dry trap only needs the flush. The clean water will block the smell. 2....