how's it going you guys it's Scott with
everyday home repairs I'm in a small
bathroom here and doing a classic DIY
project of setting a toilet bowl now
this should be an easy install but there
are many things that can trip you up
along the way so I'll Point those out so
hopefully you can avoid those and make
this project as successful and easy as
possible and that critical step of
actually picking up the toilet you have
all that weight in your hands you're
trying to set it on your flange and your
wax ring or your seal but there's one
product that makes that part as easy as
possible and as forgiving as possible so
let me show you that product how to
install it and a few of those features
that I think make it a no-bringer for us
diy-ers so let's jump into it now if you
have removed an old toilet you want to
plug that drain pipe and remove the old
wax ring you want to clean off that
flange removing the wax ring in one
piece as much as possible and then just
removing all the other wax the old bolts
and getting that flange as clean as
possible before for building it back up
to the new toilet install
so once your old wax ring is removed you
want to take a look at your flange and
see what conditions it's in when the
bolt slots you want to check those in
the condition and two you want to see
how secure is that flange is it secured
to the floor or do you need to do some
work about half the flanges are like
this where I need to do some work the
old screws that we're actually holding
this flange in were old drywall screws
they're rusted out they were bent they
weren't really doing anything and this
flange although it was in good condition
it was sloped where this side was above
the floor this side was below the floor
so I actually had to use two different
flange repairs one is this bottom
stainless steel two piece bracket here
that actually supports the flange from
under the old flange which will then
will hold it above the floor and then
this repair flange and it's an extension
flange from OD and that gives you some
additional holes or slots for you to
secure into solid subfloor although it's
not pretty now at least my flange
install
I can apply pressure to it and it is
secure and solid and now ready for a wax
ring or a seal before setting the toilet
do not put your wax ring do not put your
seal on before ensuring that your flange
is in good condition now instead of just
using a standard wax ring I do recommend
a different product and why I recommend
that is because it's going to be
flexible to your situation where your
flange is below the flooring flush with
the flooring or above the flooring which
a simple wax ring is not going to do
that you're going to have to get the
right size and that usually leads to
many trips to the hardware store as you
try to match things up instead I
recommend the all-in-one kit from danco
it has more flexibility and it's going
to fit the different situations that we
encounter as diy-ers that we don't
always foresee because we just don't
have that much experience and the key
features on this kit is you have an
Assemble assembly here that makes up for
different levels of your toilet flange
so if your toilet flange was below the
actual flooring surface and you need
more height you would keep this blue
extension on and then install this to
your toilet flange and then let your
toilet sit on top of that if your flange
is flush with the floor you actually
remove that extension and then if your
flange like mine is above the floor
there's actually a plastic hard plastic
insert in here that you just remove so
I'll be using this configuration and
don't be fooled although this looks
completely like rubber there is actually
a wax ring integrated inside to ensure
we get a good seal to our toilet flange
then for the bolts the bolts are also
flexible you can have bolts
configuration like this that gives you a
little bit more height or without the
extension something like this and that
means you're not going to have to
hacksaw off your bolts to get your caps
on top so let's go ahead and do the
install and see how everything lines up
so first do not forget to remove those
shop towels or paper towels from your
drain then you'll place the threaded
studs on your flange those have both
internal threads and external threads
once they're placed then you'll place
the O-ring seal on top
and then put these plastic caps on
threading to the outside threads which
will tighten tighten them onto your wax
ring or seal
then you'll place the blue locating pins
and once you have those placed then
you're going to grab your toilet why I
like this kit and those locating pens is
I can actually take the toilet bowl and
tank additional weight but I'm confident
I can place these without any trouble
set those in place and get my toilet
lined up while that seal collapses down
and seals tightly around the toilet and
the flange now it might take a little
bit of working side to side but
eventually that seal will collapse down
where your toilet can sit on your floor
and maintain that solid seal between the
toilet and the flange surface
once you have that in place then you'll
take the locating pins out you'll use
your bolts now these bolts and why we
don't need any tools it comes with a
little spacer slash tightening tool so
you'll tighten from the left side to the
right side back and forth until you have
everything snug and then once it's snug
you'll just place the Caps right on top
and you're done so the toilet is
installed and for my money the danco
all-in-one kit although a little bit
more in terms of cost I think it's a
no-brainer for diyers and the
flexibility of the wax ring fitting
those different flange scenarios we
talked about and the bolts themselves
just an easier install and you don't
have to get that hacksaw off to get your
caps on top so it seems like a win-win
and I do recommend it for you guys but
let me know what you think down in the
comments now if you need a little bit
more help with your tank install maybe
you have a water leak check out this
video right here it will go through the
most common water leaks but I'll also go
through all the different parts in the
tank to help you troubleshoot for your
installation so thanks for joining me on
this video and we'll catch you on the
next one take care