| In your opinion, what home utility can you not live | | | | flange and the size of the toilet. A floor flange is |
| without? A sink? Perhaps, but you could always eat | | | | what the toilet fastens on to and it also fastens to |
| out. A shower? Definitely a must-need. Unfortunately, | | | | the drainpipe leading to the septic tank. You do have |
| some smelly people don't seem to agree. At the | | | | to make sure this flange is fastened solidly to the |
| very least, you only have to use the shower once a | | | | floor. Then there are two brass bolts that hook into |
| day. | | | | the flange to keep the toilet in place. |
| The first "can't live without" utility that comes to my | | | | After you have completed this step, install a wax |
| mind is the toilet. How glad I am to live now in the | | | | seal on the bottom of the toilet. Some wax seals |
| 21st century instead of three hundred years ago | | | | come with a little plastic seal because they fit better |
| when people still used outhouses. | | | | into the floor flange and this helps to prevent any |
| One thing every homeowner should know is how to | | | | leaking from occurring. Once you have the wax seal |
| install a toilet. This will help save you money on | | | | in place, you lower the toilet straight onto the two |
| having to call in a plumber if you need to replace the | | | | bolts making sure they come through the holes in the |
| existing toilet in your bathroom. If you are building a | | | | sides of the toilet. Then you put the washers and |
| new home, you must know where you are going to | | | | nuts on the bolts and screw them down to the floor |
| place the toilet in the bathroom. | | | | tightly. You have to do this from side to side |
| The best type of toilet to buy is one of the newer | | | | because if you tighten one side securely first before |
| models on the market that is all in one piece. This is | | | | you start on the other side, you could crack the |
| because this toilet is easier to clean. They are also | | | | toilet making it unusable. If you have a toilet with the |
| more water efficient because of the smaller water | | | | flush box separate, then you install the flush box and |
| tank. | | | | hook up the water and test for leaks. |
| When you start to install the toilet in a new home, | | | | You will have to tighten the nuts and bolts a few |
| you first have to cut the hole in the floor. The hole | | | | times after you use the toilet because the wax seal |
| must be cut to accommodate the size of the floor | | | | tends to settle. This will help keep the toilet in place. |