Installing Wax Ring Tile Floor

If it will compress less you need a taller ring.

Installing wax ring tile floor.

The benefit to this technique is that you can be sure that the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. You have two options for placing the new wax ring. Grasp the wax toilet ring and press the wax top of the ring around the outlet horn close to the back of the base. Align the holes in the toilet with the closet flange bolts and slowly lower it until the bowl meets the wax ring.

The wax ring should be compressed around 1 2 to 3 4 it s initial height once installed. As can be seen in the photo the wax ring slid off center. Remove the newspaper or towels from the drain opening in the floor. I show the proper application for a toilet wax ring on a finished tiled floor although this applies to any floor where a toilet will sit.

You can rest the new toilet bowl on its side on a padded surface to protect the floor and the toilet and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl. Attach the extension ring by driving stainless steel wood screws through the mounting holes into the subfloor through open spaces in the flange. Choose a wax ring of the appropriate size. Turn the toilet bowl base upside down and hold it steady.

If the toilet s floor flange height is slightly less than 1 4 inch above the flooring you can use an extra thick wax ring to make up the difference. Place the wax ring and toilet. Install the gasket on top of the toilet flange on the floor add spacer rings to match the new floor surface level add the extender add a standard wax ring the set the toilet on top. I used two wax seals to set my toilet since the flange is 1 4 below the new tile.

Unscrew the bolts holding the toilet. To install or service the wax ring you have to remove the toilet. To do this turn off the water and empty the tank and the bowl and then disconnect the water. Tighten the nuts with a wrench.

Then compress the toilet against the wax ring to make a good watertight seal. If it will compress more consider getting one with a flange to limit wax extrusion into the drainage path. Insert new toilet bolts into the slots in the. Add the plastic washers first then metal washers and finally the nuts to the closet flange bolts.

The plastic sleeve will fit snugly into the drain opening. At first it seemed to be water tight but after a few flushes i noticed water seeping and pulled it out.