Above The Floor Wax Ring

The wax seal comes with brass bolts for securing your toilet onto the floor once you ve finished the installation process.

Above the floor wax ring. The type with a polyethylene plastic sleeve or flange provides a great seal and fits most standard drains. Place the wax ring and toilet. This wax ring from lasco features extra thick wax with a sleeve on the inside of the ring which helps to create a tight seal in 3 and 4 inch drain openings. Remember to use a wax ring between the toilet flange and toilet bowl.

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. When the toilet was removed the toilet wax ring was still in its original shape. If your flange sits even or below the floor then it s wrong. Remember this option involves placing the underside of the flange above the finished floor.

A sign that the wax ring was not sealing the toilet from sewer gases or preventing water escaping from under the base of the toilet. When you install your toilet flange it should be installed on top of the finished floor and it should also be installed perfectly level. The patented seal design combines specially designed rubber gaskets with encapsulated wax to form a seal that is 3 times stronger than a wax ring without the mess. If the toilet flange is above even or up to 1 4 inch below t.

When you are replacing a wax ring check the toilet flange height in relation to your flooring. When you have secured the toilet flange place the wax ring on it before setting the toilet on top. This might help you if you are trying to set a toilet with a high flange. Here you can see the results of a toilet having been installed on a toilet flange that is below the floor level.

It has to sit evenly on top of the finished floor. The wax ring is a gasket that serves to seal the flange and the toilet which helps in avoiding leaks when the toilet is up it s time to bolt it. Whether your flange is above the floor or below the floor due to re tiling the perfect seal guarantees a perfect seal the first time every time. This is very important.

If the flange is placed too high it runs the risk of making the toilet wobbly. This particular toilet flange was 5 8 above the floor level.