Tighten Toilet To Floor

Replace that wax seal and then reattach the toilet to the floor using those new bolts.

Tighten toilet to floor.

Test fit the toilet over the flange. This is not uncommon. Check the level of the toilet. 16 install bolt caps over the closet bolts.

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

Check the mounting bolts. The mounting bolts attach your toilet to a flange a sturdy ring of plastic or metal. 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. If you are going to paint.

Tighten the nuts onto the new bolts. 17 check to make sure toilet is tight to floor and doesn t rock. Tightening the bolts too much can crack the brittle porcelain of the toilet for which there is no repair. Check the condition of the flange.

Gently lay the toilet on its side or back and clean. Your rocking toilet. Sit on the toilet and transfer your weight in all directions to help seat the wax ring correctly. I show you 2 easy ways to you can stop it from shaking and secure it to the floor.

If a bolt is loose tighten it slowly just until it is snug. Pry off the two plastic bolt caps located one on each side of your toilet base. 14 tighten nuts on closet bolts. Check the other bolt to make sure it is equally snug then test the toilet for rocking.

Stop tightening once the toilet sits securely. 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. As long as you re doing some work you might as well make sure it s nice and tightened up.