Installing Wax Ring Tile Floor

Attach the extension ring by driving stainless steel wood screws through the mounting holes into the subfloor through open spaces in the flange.

Installing wax ring tile floor.

Installation process is simple. If it will compress less you need a taller ring. Choose a wax ring of the appropriate size. Align the holes in the toilet with the closet flange bolts and slowly lower it until the bowl meets the wax ring.

The type with a polyethylene plastic sleeve or flange provides a great seal and fits most standard drains. Install the gasket on top of the toilet flange on the floor add spacer rings to match the new floor surface level add the extender add a standard wax ring the set the toilet on top. Add the plastic washers first then metal washers and finally the nuts to the closet flange bolts. I used two wax seals to set my toilet since the flange is 1 4 below the new tile.

Tighten the nuts with a wrench. The plastic sleeve will fit snugly into the drain opening. You have two options for placing the new wax ring. Grasp the wax toilet ring and press the wax top of the ring around the outlet horn close to the back of the base.

At first it seemed to be water tight but after a few flushes i noticed water seeping and pulled it out. To do this turn off the water and empty the tank and the bowl and then disconnect the water. You can rest the new toilet bowl on its side on a padded surface to protect the floor and the toilet and attach the replacement wax ring to the bottom of the bowl. Then compress the toilet against the wax ring to make a good watertight seal.

I show the proper application for a toilet wax ring on a finished tiled floor although this applies to any floor where a toilet will sit. The benefit to this technique is that you can be sure that the ring is in the proper position when placing the toilet over the flange. Turn the toilet bowl base upside down and hold it steady. Unscrew the bolts holding the toilet.

The wax ring should be compressed around 1 2 to 3 4 it s initial height once installed. Insert new toilet bolts into the slots in the. As can be seen in the photo the wax ring slid off center. Remove the newspaper or towels from the drain opening in the floor.

Place the wax ring and toilet. To install or service the wax ring you have to remove the toilet.