Tighten Toilet To Floor

If a bolt is loose tighten it slowly just until it is snug.

Tighten toilet to floor.

Check the condition of the flange. All repairs on floor and walls must be complete and all glues caulks or grouts dry. 17 check to make sure toilet is tight to floor and doesn t rock. Is it solidly planted on the floor or does it rock.

Pry off the two plastic bolt caps located one on each side of your toilet base. In this video i show you how to fix a shaking or wobbly toilet. As long as you re doing some work you might as well make sure it s nice and tightened up. Tightening the bolts too much can crack the brittle porcelain of the toilet for which there is no repair.

16 install bolt caps over the closet bolts. 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. Stop tightening once the toilet sits securely. 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.

15 trim bolts with hacksaw. This is not uncommon. Check the other bolt to make sure it is equally snug then test the toilet for rocking. Replace that wax seal and then reattach the toilet to the floor using those new 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. Sit on the toilet and transfer your weight in all directions to help seat the wax ring correctly. Tighten the nuts onto the new bolts.

Check the level of the toilet. Check the mounting bolts. Gently lay the toilet on its side or back and clean. Just make sure the flange is flush tight with the top of the floor otherwise your toilet will wobble.

Your rocking toilet. 14 tighten nuts on closet bolts. Check the flange bolt at each side of the toilet using a pair of pliers or a small wrench.