Add metal washers and nuts to the bolts where they extend downward from the bottom of the bowl. Set the tank on the bowl, threading the bolts into the bolt-holes on the bowl and sandwiching the gasket between the tank and bowl.Ĩ. Apply the sponge-rubber gasket (with small side down if beveled) over the discharge tube where the tank sets on the bowl.ħ. Add nuts and washers to the bolts on the underside of the tank and tighten until snug.Ħ. Place rubber washers just beneath the bolt heads inside the tank to create a watertight seal. To install the toilet’s tank, push two 5/16-by-3-inch mounting bolts through the small holes on the tank’s bottom. Add washers and nuts to the protruding bolts and tighten until snug. Apply pressure straight down, pushing the bowl over the ring and flange, squeezing the wax to create a seal and mounting the bowl flush with the floor.Ĥ.

Lower the new bowl straight down, centering it on the wax ring and making sure both bolts come though the holes on each side of the bowl. Then put the new toilet gasket (wax ring) on the flange, with the flat side pointing up, if tapered.ģ. Position the bolts straight up and across from each other.

First, place the two new, 5/16-inch bolts in the holes located on the sides of the exposed flange, with the bolt heads inside the flange. The exposed flange is the mounting base for your new toilet. Once the nuts are removed, lift and remove the old toilet.Ĭlick screen to play a tutorial video on installing a toilet:ġ. Use a small crescent wrench to remove the two nuts that hold the bowl to the floor flange. Using a pair of pliers or small pipe wrench, remove the nut connecting the water line to the ballcock valve at the bottom, left side of the tank. Use a bucket or cloth to remove any leftover water in the tank and bowl. When removing the old toilet, shut off the water supply to the tank and flush the toilet. To install the new toilet, you’ll need a new toilet gasket and two 5/16-inch bolts to mount the bowl to the floor flange, but most of the required parts will be included with the new toilet. Installing a new toilet is actually a rather simple plumbing procedure that can be accomplished in just a few steps. If your toilet, or water closet, is old or in need of repair, you may find it’s cheaper to install a new one than to patch up the existing one, especially if you do the job yourself.

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