Tighten Toilet To Floor

15 trim bolts with hacksaw.

Tighten toilet to floor.

17 check to make sure toilet is tight to floor and doesn t rock. Stop tightening once the toilet sits securely. Check the level of the toilet. Check the mounting bolts.

As long as you re doing some work you might as well make sure it s nice and tightened up. 14 tighten nuts on closet bolts. This is not uncommon. 16 install bolt caps over the closet bolts.

Test fit the toilet over the flange. I show you 2 easy ways to you can stop it from shaking and secure it to the floor. Follow the easy instructions that come with your product being sure to tighten each of the four bolts a little at a time so the rubber gasket goes down evenly around the bend pipe. Tighten the nuts onto the new bolts.

If you are going to paint. Pry off the two plastic bolt caps located one on each side of your toilet base. Check the other bolt to make sure it is equally snug then test the toilet for rocking. As long as your loose toilet doesn t have a broken flange you can usually tighten the bolts with a crescent wrench to resolve the problem but don t overdo it or the porcelain may break.

You can go ahead and make sure you turn off the water disassemble those bolts pull the toilet off of the floor replace that wax seal. Sit on the toilet and transfer your weight in all directions to help seat the wax ring correctly. The mounting bolts attach your toilet to a flange a sturdy ring of plastic or metal. If a bolt is loose tighten it slowly just until it is snug.

Check the condition of the flange. In this video i show you how to fix a shaking or wobbly toilet. Check the flange bolt at each side of the toilet using a pair of pliers or a small wrench. Just make sure the flange is flush tight with the top of the floor otherwise your toilet will wobble.

Tightening the bolts too much can crack the brittle porcelain of the toilet for which there is no repair. Is it solidly planted on the floor or does it rock. Gently lay the toilet on its side or back and clean.