Installing Wax Ring Tile Floor

As can be seen in the photo the wax ring slid off center.

Installing wax ring tile floor. To do this turn off the water and empty the tank and the bowl and then disconnect the water. The type with a polyethylene plastic sleeve or flange provides a great seal and fits most standard drains. You have two options for placing the new wax ring. 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.

To install or service the wax ring you have to remove the toilet. I used two wax seals to set my toilet since the flange is 1 4 below the new tile. Unscrew the bolts holding the toilet. The wax ring should be compressed around 1 2 to 3 4 it s initial height once installed.

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. Turn the toilet bowl base upside down and hold it steady. Attach the extension ring by driving stainless steel wood screws through the mounting holes into the subfloor through open spaces in the flange.

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. The plastic sleeve will fit snugly into the drain opening. At first it seemed to be water tight but after a few flushes i noticed water seeping and pulled it out. If it will compress less you need a taller ring.

Adjust this measurement by how high or low the floor flange surface is from finished floor. Choose a wax ring of the appropriate size. Installation process is simple. 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.

If the toilet s floor flange height is slightly less than 1 4 inch above the flooring you can use an extra thick wax ring to make up the difference. Grasp the wax toilet ring and press the wax top of the ring around the outlet horn close to the back of the base. Add the plastic washers first then metal washers and finally the nuts to the closet flange bolts. Place the wax ring and toilet.

If it will compress more consider getting one with a flange to limit wax extrusion into the drainage path. Insert new toilet bolts into the slots in the.