If you ignore that advice, then one must caulk the spacer to death and let that dry before proceeding to do anything else. If you're doing it yourself, then following the suggestions here will also lead to a very fine installation.Īs Terry just noted in response to the post a few minutes ago, extenders on top of the flange are a significant potential source of leaks, and on this forum, they are not recommended.
TALL WAX RING FOR TOILET INSTALL
If you're using a plumber to do the installation, then I'm sure he can do a perfectly-good install and I wouldn't second-guess him. Wax is one very good and traditional material to do this.Īlso, most pros don't put the ring on the toilet and then set it, they put the ring(s) on the floor and put the toilet on top, regardless of what the toilet instructions say. The toilet is "designed" to have a gap between its underside and the top of the flange which must by law (plumbing code) be filled with an appropriate material, primarily to prevent the introduction of sewer gas into the home. Or you can use an extra-thick wax ring if that will fill the gap.Īny extra wax will smush around, so there isn't an issue of "not enough room". To have enough wax to fill the gap if your flange is below the level of the finished floor, you can stack two wax rings (usually one with a funnel on top so it doesn't shift around, and one without the funnel underneath). You're trying to ensure a wax seal of the distance between the bottom of the toilet and the top of the flange.
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