90% of Toilets Are Installed Wrong (Here’s the Right Way)

Summary by Krater

A home renovation professional demonstrates step-by-step how to properly remove an old toilet, replace a supply valve, install a twist-and-seal closet flange to adjust for raised floor height, and install a new toilet.

From the video

Answers: How do you correctly install a toilet?

• Toilet removal
• Toilet installation
• Plumbing shut-off valve replacement
• Closet flange installation
• PVC twist and seal flange

What it concludes

• 90 percent of toilets installed in remodels are done incorrectly.
• A bucket of water can be used to siphon the remaining water out of a toilet tank and bowl before removal.
• A 3-inch PVC twist and seal replacement flange can be used when subfloor height is raised and the existing flange needs to be extended.
• Using a wax ring that is too small or an economy wax ring without a plastic diverter can lead to leaks and wax getting pushed into the drainage hole.
• Turning the supply valve nut counterclockwise as if facing up at the nut is the correct direction to loosen it.