How To Install a Toilet
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I must say, the guy is so professional, and so calm, explained every thing in detail and perfectly. Thanks for the video
Shannon, to become an all-purpose practisioner like you is now my goal. I'm an architectural graduate working towards a certified practisioner/builder in a construction ltd now. Your videos and your tips helped me a lot. This job is definitely far better than sitting in front of a computer screen operating CAD softwares for hours.
+sdjnwhyNZ good luck.
Very good. I watched 4 videos before finding yours. Tomorrows the day. New toilet already sitting there. Thanks I know I what to do.
Watching this bought back some memories, I worked at American Standard for 10 years out of high school back in the 80's before i went into law enforcement, then they moved their New jersey plant to Mexico. Looks like not much changed, flush valve looks improved, but that's about it. Your toilet was a refire, meaning when it came out of the One-fire kiln it had a slight defect which was repaired and re-sprayed then refired again. American Standard are quality, at least they were when I worked there, They did have a problem with the water quality in Mexico and it caused a lot to come out "dunted" or having hair line cracks, but they solved it through some water purification process. It was the hardest I ever worked in my life, but was a great way to get into the real world and learn to appreciate not physically killing yourself! Great videos, thank you.
As a remodeling contractor starting out your videos are always helpful to reassure me I can handle a portion of project rather than sub it out. Especially so during these lean winter months where a couple hundred bucks means a lot.
less subs .,less hassle usually as well.
Great video! I'm installing new vinyl flooring and a new toilet. I find these "house-improvement" video's to be very helpful. They are sometimes a little long, but provide detailed information and valuable tips. Thank you so much for these video's!!!
Shannon, Thanks for the video! I'm a computer tech and love to tinker. Was able to install my downstairs toilet myself while saving a lot of money. I'm hooked and just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the vids!
Super "how to" video! Love the wisdom you share as you move along with the installation!
Great video!!! I replaced 2 toilets with this model a couple of months ago. Lots of great improvements since last time I replaced a toilet (especially around flange bolts and caps).
The plastic tool used to secure the nuts for the tank bolts may also be used to tighten nuts for toilet seat bolts.
I work at Lowes, and used to work in the plumbing department. I always recommend American Standard. Best toilet brand Ive seen. I have a Cadet 3 with a 3 inch flush valve. Works amazing. The champion 4's are even better since they have a 4 inch flush valve which allows a more powerful flush.
I love Shannon. I stop to watch a toilet installation video and 4 hours later I'm learning how to hang drywall. Home improvement and the Canadian accent are my kryptonite.
You are the absolute hands down, best plumber I have had contact with. Thank you so much for your sooooo thorough tutorial on this subject. thank you sir and God Bless you. Sincerely, Doris in Indiana
I like this guy--seems informed. He patiently and thoroughly explains installation details. Thank you for your professional explanations and invite to support your video work honestly.
Very thorough and systematic. Great video.
Probably the best presented tutorial video I've ever seen. Thanx Shannon.
Thank you for a thoughtful, thorough and down to earth tutorial. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your videos! I broke my toilet a couple days ago and have already taken it out. I'm going to buy a new one this weekend and install it, now I know how to properly do it thanks to you.
Simply setting the ring onto the closet flange is fine and IMHO easier. For flanges that are set against the finished floor height it's often better to use a simple ring with no reinforcing plastic bit in the center. On our last one, the toilet weight was against the flange itself and was not resting on the floor due to the extra bit of space the plastic took up. Depends on the toilet though. Wax rings should be WARM and easily deformed. If your ring has been in a cool location it won't squish to make a seal and may crack down one side.
Shannon, my late father in law solf plumbing supplies. He helped me replace my 1st toilet a few years back. He advocated using a bit of dish soap to whet the foam rubber seal between the tank and the toilet. Tighten down the tank so that it has a slight rocking so you know you're not too tight. Some parts of the country have a water conservation rebate. In Colorado, we have a rebate for the low flush toilet ($69.oo USD) and $50.oo for front load washing machines. My toilet replacement (comfort height) cost me about $50.oo after the rebate.
Thank you once again for the great effort and videos you put out!
You are the man, I enjoy all of your videos Shannon.
Thanks for your wisdom...
Very good video. Thanks for the details. Other videos assume that I know what I'm doing. I should have watched this first. Thanks
Thank you for making it look so easy. Looking forward to changing mine.
You rock! You've inspired me to do my own home improvement.
Thank you for the video.. You make it look so easy!
Beautiful. You explained it well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this particular video. I think your explanation on how to do this is the most complete and easy to understand. Thank you again for sharing!!!!
Shannon you do a great job explaining in detail how to fix anything in all of your videos. I have learned how to do a lot of my own fixing up thanks to you. Is there anything you can't do? Keep up the great work.
I've never heard of an 8 or 10" rough. My house is old, 1885, and the old toilets (3) all were replaced; have a 14" rough in. I put a new toilet in, 12" rough. Nice video. I love the Cadet 3 also.
Great video Buddy I really appreciate I will be installing my toilet tomorrow you were really calm and explained everything right thanks again 👍👍☺️
Subscribed! Easy straight forward instructions. Thanks a million!!
Excellent tutorial. Love all his videos.
This video was so satisfying... every man worth his salt should know how to do this.
You are the ONLY one that showed the WHOLE assembly from nuts washers and all how it goes THANK YOU............Sigh
Thank you Shannon. Very nice informative video.
Thank you very much, great instructions. Just installed my Kholer pressure assisted new toilet, your vid helped me.
Glad to help!
Thanks, even if i dont understand English, your video it is very well explainedcongratulations.
Excellent video Thanks
Thank you Shannon 👍
Good informative video. I see that the toilet was an American Standard 'All in One'. Great tips throughout, from your experience.
Great video Shannon, but what if is needed to replace the toilet flange?show us how to remove the old flange,also what would you recommend plastic flange or metal flange? If the the rough out is not 12" ,what would you recommend? Thanks.
Thank you for the useful information and easy to understand instructions!
You are welcome
I have better luck sticking the wax ring on the bottom of the toilet. I first heat up the base of the toilet where the wax ring goes with a hair dryer, press it on, twist very slightly and it seems to stick well with no problems. I always had problems putting the wax ring on the flange and the setting the toilet on top. Seemed to slide. Personal preference I guess. As always a good video Shannon
Nice that you covered the silicone issue. Good Video
Great job!
Excellent video. Nice commentary and camera work.
Great video as always Shannon .
This may sound like a strange idea , but I'm going to drill a hole beside my toilet flange and have a clear tube going threw the floor and back up again . I have an open basement , so this way I could visually see if there's a water leak under the toilet .
I like your silicone idea and will do the same , go around the perimeter of the toilet , but leave the back open . Good tip
Sorry but not sure how that will work,good luck
Good job!
Good demo!
Excellent choice for a toilet! American Standard Cadet 3 is the way to go. It performs well & is relatively easy to install.
Liam Brom Thanks, I wondered what toilet he was using.
+Liam Brom Good to hear. I just purchased one. However there were three different Cadet 3's in Home Depot. I bought the cheapest (still at $160). Not sure what the difference is among them
+Liam Brom yes we need something reliable to flush those turds.
Love you Video a lot! Thanks
Excellent video, particularly highlighting the importance of purchasing a toilet with dimensions suitable for the flange's distance from the wall. FYI, in Australia we have 2 outlets: the one on the wall you mentioned is a "P" trap, and the floor version (as in this video) is an "S" trap. We all need a toilet to be set up the right way - I think I read once that humans spend one third of their life in a toilet which is pretty incredible! (Or was that bed - one of the two anyway???) Thanks for the video. I'll be looking at your other videos - really appreciate your efforts to help us DYIers.
If you spend 1/3 of your life on the toilet it is likely you have inflammatory bowel disease. Just saying.
Anyway good video as always, Shannon.
Flange distance is important. Non-standard such as 16"won't work.
Thanks very helpful
What size pipe u recommend putting on toilet drain, Im barely going to installed one.
Great, helpful, informative video. I have a toilet to replace and I'll certainly use this as a guide. I have never done this before, so I am sure I'll need a good video like this one. Question: Should the foam inside the tank be removed? I noticed that you left it in.
thanks
Is there a quality difference between a residential and commercial toilet and are there different heights to the commodes
Thanks
Thank you
My dad put in a new toilet on Saturday for me, and now it is dripping from the tank, where the 2 big screws are. The ones that are holding the tank to the seat?
Could you let me know what the problem might be? Do I need to put a plastic washer? right now, i am not sure if the plastic washer was being put on those 2 big bolts..
Thanks
Nice video dude. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Cheers.
Nice job!
GOOD INSTRUCTIONS .
I wish you lived near me!! :-) Thank you for the video.
Thanks!
Excellent!
I find your video very informative. As a Do It Yourself video, you should caution people about over tightening parts on a toilet such as the toilet seat and what it can do to the ceramic toilet. It can be a bummer if the installer breaks their brand new toilet fresh right out of the box. Snug the bolts, don't torque them...or snap!!!
Excellent instructional video! Now to complete the series, How to replace the toilet water valve! All toilet water valves leak at some point! I have 3 valves and one toilet bowl to change. Greatly appreciated! I am subscribed, i will check for the water valve replacement in case you already made the vid. Thanks
Thanks for the comment, at this time we have no toilet valve replacement video planned but I will put it in future video ideas list and maybe at some point we can do it. thanks
Good teacher
The best thing to use is tile grout for the base seal. If it's leaking it will show
Great video. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Man U saved my life
Excellent 10/10
thx.
helped me alot :)
Thank you for the video. You make it look easy for a first time home owner.
Do you have a video on how to change the handle that was leaking?
Thanks again!!!
Not at this time, if you search my channel for toilet you will see the other videos, however.
great video! good job!
singing kettle
thats a very quiet filling toilet, mine is fairly loud...any reason for this? thanks shannon!
good video
I stick the wax ring to the toilet by using a lighter to melt the wax a little then press it on the toilet with a twisting motion.
very helpful thankyou
+Nathaniel Aranda you're welcome
good
What brand toilet is that Shannon -Great work!
where are you from ? my toilet needs replaceing but first flooring round toilet needs to be repaired and i'm affraid to do it myself , cause water is shut off from outside meter and inside shutoff valve and waters still comming in ???? Help Please ...
Shannon. I really enjoy your videos. I see that in this video that the flange was mounted on top of the tiled floor. I was told that the flange should always be flush with the surface of the tile, and if the flange was already in place before the tile was laid that a spacer should be used to bring the flange up to the level of the tile. I was told also if the flange is above the tile, depending on the toilet used, when mounted it could rock. Also, was told never use a double wax ring to fill the space because the wax could cause a blockage in the drain. I'm not a plumber, but I sure would like have your feedback on this matter. Thanks.
My thinking is if you have vinyl flooring the flange is always sticking up because it is never recessed into the plywood or concrete floor so why would it be any different than a tiled floor. This was a vinyl flooring in the video by the way. All toilets I have seen are recessed on the bottom about 1/2" and most standers flanges are about 1/4" so the room is there. As for the the double wax ring I generally only would do that when the flange is flush to the top of the floor, I guess it could partially block the pipe maybe. Thanks for the comments.
HouseImprovements Thanks for answering my concerns Shannon. So, I think I understand. Correct me if I'm wrong, that if there were an existing flange in place that was 1/4 inch above the plywood floor ( screwed to the plywood ) and then if the floor was then tiled, the flange would then be flush with the tile ( if a 1/4 thick tile was used ) and a regular wax ring could be used, but a double wax ring may be required.Is that correct? Thanks
I like the tank on the toilet because it's insulated to prevent sweat. A lot of them don't have that.
Hey ! Thanks ! Merci pour tes bons conseils ! Je suis maintenant plus sûr de moi ! Je vais remplacer la toilette chez ma mère demain et je me sens plus confiant maintenant, grace cette vidéo... Big thanks. QC
You are welcome
I had to figure out how to use those flange bolt collars too, thank you
sometimes the easiest things make you think! LOL
like every time I change my wiper blades
great video as always. im surprised there are no so called "plumbers" here trolling you as much as "roofers" were in your roofing videos.
If my new tile job has lowed the toilet flange a 1/4 of an inch, do I really need to buy a spacer? The previous old toilet actually pushed wax ring into the hole when I removed it. An inch wide wax ring should seal, right?
If the top of your toilet flange is flush with the top of floor or up to 1/4" proud you will be fine
Don't use the 'funnel' type wax ring. Those fail far more frequently than the pain wax rings. Failure is mostly caused by a toilet that can move for some reason and by pouring hot water in the bowl and not flushing right away - causes the wax to melt.
Make sure the wax is soft (with warm water) in cold weather before installing it. If it is too cold it can form a crack when placing the toilet on top of it.
i dont use wax rings at all. i have used several different types and they leaked. so i use rubber rings now.
Holy crap that was an easy install.
i m pretty grateful
thanks for watching
Do you have a video that goes over putting on the new flange after tiling?
All we have is this. czcams.com/video/T2zEggf6mYI/video.html
If that does not do it then you may want to ask your question in my forum and I can help from there. www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Thank you Shannon. Another fabulous demo. I like the silicone tip about the gap in the back to detect any leaking. I never would have thought of that. Both of my toilets have no silicone seal mainly because I don't know what to buy. I used to buy DAP but I've talked to people who say the DAP doesn't last. What silicone do you recommend?
I like lepage.
Thanks! I'll get some today.
Some of the cheap toilets don't have fully glazed trap ways, inviting clogs because of friction.
Please make a video of you pushing th toilet upward from the front. I wonder if it will rock front to back since it is away from the wall.
If its siting flat on the floor and tighten down it should not. Do not rely on the wall to keep it from rocking.
@@HouseImprovements Thanks for your response. I followed your guide and the install went great! I watched a lot of videos and your's was the most informative, imo. I had the same issue with my toilet coming out from the wall and it did rock front to back when I lifted up on it, but after caulking that stopped it. I also placed a small block between the tank and wall to ensure it doesn't move. You can't even see the block from any angle. Feels like a band-aid fix but is working for me. Floor is relatively flat, so not sure why it is doing it. Even shims didn't help.
Great video. I just started watching a couple of your videos and it's nice to see a simple video with all the information without all the nonsense some people like to add to them. There is only one thing I hate about those small toilets. Those little round toilets should be banned so you can only get the elongated type. Those tiny things are the worst toilets for men. Not to mention not the most comfortable. If anyone ever asks you, recommend the elongated type, even if it's a woman. Sooner or later a man will need to use it. Men need their space, specially here. Lol . By the way I had never seen a toilet installation so it was nice to see everything from start to finish.
Listening to him reminds me of Bret Hart. I wonder if he's Canadian, he nice and patience
I'm Canadian Indeed
Thank you for this video, do you know the brand name of the toilet you purchased for this video?
No, sorry
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