Toilet Leaking?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:40 pm
Hi folks. Sorry i have been away for a few months here. I have been tackling one problem after another!
Just for the record, my home is a 1985 Commodore..
I was underneath fixing all my insulation, and noticed when someone flushed the toilet, there was water running down the big plastic drain pipe. I pulled the insulation away from it, and looked up in. The floor was wet around the pipe, just about 2 inches around the pipe.
I removed the toilet, and put a jumbo wax ring on it, cleaned everything up. And of course, I got underneath, and after it was flushed, it is still leaking. It is running down the pipe. It is NOT leaking onto the bathroom floor. Of course, just underneath the toilet of course, since the floor is slightly swollen under it, and wet. I thought the wax ring would fix it. The black pipe flange thing, that the wax ring sits on, looked fine. I am lost. Can anyone give me advise please!
ALSO, a side note. I used the Jumbo wax ring, and the toilet set right down on it, without having to press it down. Should I maybe try and set a thinner wax ring on top of the jumbo one? I feel i should have had to put some pressure on the toilet to smash it down, and I did not have to at all. It just sat right down.
Just for the record, my home is a 1985 Commodore..
I was underneath fixing all my insulation, and noticed when someone flushed the toilet, there was water running down the big plastic drain pipe. I pulled the insulation away from it, and looked up in. The floor was wet around the pipe, just about 2 inches around the pipe.
I removed the toilet, and put a jumbo wax ring on it, cleaned everything up. And of course, I got underneath, and after it was flushed, it is still leaking. It is running down the pipe. It is NOT leaking onto the bathroom floor. Of course, just underneath the toilet of course, since the floor is slightly swollen under it, and wet. I thought the wax ring would fix it. The black pipe flange thing, that the wax ring sits on, looked fine. I am lost. Can anyone give me advise please!
ALSO, a side note. I used the Jumbo wax ring, and the toilet set right down on it, without having to press it down. Should I maybe try and set a thinner wax ring on top of the jumbo one? I feel i should have had to put some pressure on the toilet to smash it down, and I did not have to at all. It just sat right down.