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