Toilet installation.

Click on the exploded view of the toilet on the right to get the idea of what is involved to tackle this job.

 

 

The starting point of this project is the toilet flange. If there had previously been a toilet installed on the flange, there would be the remains of the old wax bowl ring, which must be scraped off.

Toilet flange extensions; If the flange is not sitting on the finished floor you're prone to leaks, use a flange extension

The wax bowl ring.
All the wax bowl ring does is seal the porcelain toilet to the flange. But if the toilet ever moves, the seal almost surely becomes broken, and water can leak out. Sometimes the leak cannot be detected because the water drips down. This can cause rotted floor structure and damage to ceilings in rooms below.

The bowl was turned upside down and the wax bowl ring pressed in place.
Use plumbers putty on the outskirts of the toilet base (this works like glue)to prevent the toilet later from slipping and sliding on a slippery floor. (Marble or any other tile and porcelain have very little friction between them.). This putty (when hardened out) provide needed friction between the toilet and floor.

The flange bolts were slipped into the notches in the flange and the plastic keeper was installed to hold the bold in position.

Carefully set the bowl on the flange, and then pushed down gently. The easiest way is to sit on it.

I installed the plastic cover clip, the washer, and the brass nut. Tightening carefully is very important. Each side must be tightened a little at a time.
!!Be careful. Excessive force can break the toilet base.!!

Rubber gasket that seals the tank to the bowl.
(tank to bowl drawing)

The tank was simply set on the bowl and brass screws were inserted in the holes.
A washer and nut were installed on the end of each screw. As the screws were tightened they flattened out the gasket and sealed the holes in the tank.
While tightening the screws, the tank must be made level.

Next step is to connect the water supply, at lower left, to the toilet's inlet.(Make it easy for yourself and use a braided supply line)

To finish, apply a bead of silicone caulk around the base of the toilet. This helps to hold the toilet in place, and a secure toilet is less likely to experience a leak in the wax bowl ring.