Water on the floor or a running toilet could signal the need for a minor repair a major one or even a new toilet and a few simple tests can help.
Floor wet behind toilet.
If the water is coming from higher up.
It goes under the flange and transfers the load of the flange and toilet and you out onto more solid surrounding wood.
If only the area directly below the flange is rotted you can install a two piece steel closet flange support.
How to tell where a toilet leak is coming from.
It s great because the brush extends from 26 to 42 easily and you can maneuver it into all those hard to reach corners crevices and grout lines.
3rd unbolt the water line to the toilet.
For this reason the wetness should.
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4th remove the 2 bolts mounting the toilet to the floor.
But if your floor is severely rotted say more than an inch beyond the flange you re stuck replacing the flooring around the toilet.
Water on the floor or even a wet appearance around a toilet is always a sign of a problem.
There are several causes that can lead to a wet appearance on the floor grout.
Be careful when refastening the toilet pan as too much pressure on the screws can cause the toilet pan to crack at the base.
Use a narrow putty knife to scrape off the old wax gasket from the bottom of the toilet and from the closet flange in the floor step 4.
Instead of straining my back or bruising my knees like i used to every time i crouched around those hard to reach spots like behind the toilet i just grab my scrubber and get to work.
The toilet pan must be released from the tank and floor and a new seal fitted.
Remove old wax or foam seal and install new one.
The grout lines are often the lowest part of the floor and accumulate and show the water first.
Lift the toilet up off the flange and set it on papers or drop sheet.
Water on the floor around your toilet is never a welcome sight and it means extra trouble if it s been there for a while.
Lift the toilet off the floor step 3 and lay it on a blanket or piece of cardboard.
Replace toilet bolt down install line and turn water back on.