How to Repair a Leaking Toilet and Broken Flange - DIY Guide with Oatey Replacement Ring

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  • @francosantarossa8006
    @francosantarossa8006 8 місяців тому +10

    Just saw you remove the toilet and I can already tell you what the problem is: the flange sits below the tiles instead of slightly above them. Cheers.

    • @augustmosco
      @augustmosco 2 дні тому

      Yep. I've seen that with bad remodeling jobs, where they just put the new floor tiles over the old tiles creating a gap.

  • @BigGuy8059
    @BigGuy8059 Рік тому +41

    Dude! Harbor Freight sells boxes of nitrile gloves cheap. There's no need to get your bare hands right in the fecal residue. Also, some people say it's better NOT to caulk around the toilet so you can detect any water leakage before you rot out your subfloor.

    • @OG-sp4vs
      @OG-sp4vs 7 місяців тому

      😂😂😂 hilarious

  • @paulmonk7820
    @paulmonk7820 2 роки тому +46

    First, after moving the toilet, stuff something into the pipe to keep debris out and sewer gas in.

  • @braindamage396
    @braindamage396 Рік тому +6

    I installed one in my bathroom about 2 years ago (new flooring, vanity and sink project). No problems thus far. My old cast iron flange was 1/2" -3/4" below the level of the floor so I didn't bother to remove it. I was able to install the exact same plastic Oatey flange over the top of the existing cast iron flange. Kinda unique situation I suppose, but certainly saved myself a little time. Also, used the old wax ring to seal around the base of this replacement flange too. No silicone used.
    Interesting that you too had a little difficulty with the screws securing/gripping to the wood. The angles pre-drilled on the plastic flange could be a little better to accommodate the screws. There's a little angle to them, but they could certainly be improved. Got about 4 or 5 into the wood, but missed on 1 or 2 others too.
    Overall a pretty easy install. Very happy with the end result. No water or weird gas leaks either. Definitely hit a home run with this DYI project.
    Also, I used a 3/4" thick Sani Seal elastomer rubber type of product in lieu of the traditional wax ring. Very easy to use and can be reused too. It has a tacky/sticky feel to it and seems incredibly strong/lasting product. There are many different thickness sizes available and also can be with or without the plastic cone attachments. Only a few dollars more than the old fashion wax ring (own a 1/2 dozen of these but doubtful I'll ever use them other than sealing around the flange as I recently did with the old wax ring).
    Other: drilling out the old lead and using a tool to lift it/pry it out is much better technique than trying to melt it out like another UA-camr did on his channel. Lead fumes are very toxic and harmful to your health. Good to see that you've got a much safer way of removing it.👍

  • @allieROFL
    @allieROFL 5 місяців тому +3

    This is the first video I found explaining exactly how the bolts and washers should be placed. Thank you so much!

  • @tacobender7938
    @tacobender7938 Рік тому +8

    Is it safe to caulk around the toilet? caulking it will hide the water if you get another leak?

    • @blazeaglory
      @blazeaglory Рік тому +5

      Its safe but maybe leave a small gap on front and back just in case

  • @larrykirk1
    @larrykirk1 Рік тому +5

    What kind of screws did you use. What brand and what type.

  • @cjfollett1057
    @cjfollett1057 6 місяців тому +2

    The first thing I want to say is this was a life savor for me. I didn't even know the metal flange cover. Worked like a charm for me. So thank you for the video! Second, I have to agree with a few comments here: wear gloves and plug the hole! Last thing you want is that nasty wax going down the pipe. I don't know about the wax-less seals. I've read they break down sooner than the wax.

  • @kdcraft89
    @kdcraft89 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for the great video with all the details. I appreciate how you talked us through it with the details, like not cracking the porcelain, etc. Subbed.

  • @AndrewSzekely
    @AndrewSzekely 10 місяців тому +5

    bleach. pinesol, and latex gloves a must. Turn vent fan and plug drain pipe with damp rag or stopper. I prefer flange repair kits by Denco

  • @MarkConnell-g5d
    @MarkConnell-g5d Рік тому +10

    A pvc spacer on top of that flange with a new wax ring. Would have been a better option. But job well done. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Or in this case repair a flange.

  • @Tom-tj6pp
    @Tom-tj6pp 4 місяці тому

    Well done. I did not get to see you remove the screws that originally held the flange to the subfloor. But you did show your replacement of the screws and that was well done, good job of problem solving there. Thank you. I'm subscribing.

  • @adamperry5693
    @adamperry5693 7 місяців тому +1

    Perfect- I was wondering if I could connect the replacement flange directly to the cast iron flange and you answered that. thanks- great video

  • @freddyguerrero1226
    @freddyguerrero1226 Рік тому +5

    Robert I really like your video, very detail , self explanatory , 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽I have exactly the same issue that my project for the weekend now I really feel confident , thank you so much 🙌🙌🙌

  • @masterofnonetv8361
    @masterofnonetv8361 Рік тому +13

    Dude just raw dogged that with no gloves, and then got shit all over his tools!😂

    • @AriR6R
      @AriR6R 9 днів тому

      Ya disgusting😢

  • @paulmonk7820
    @paulmonk7820 2 роки тому +8

    That groove in the bolts is there so that you can use pliers to break it off.

  • @robertwilson4400
    @robertwilson4400 Рік тому +3

    watch too many videos before I found yours that fit my issue and a lot less cost. Thank you for this video!!! Now I can use savings for spare car parts! LOL

  • @jerrymontalbano3222
    @jerrymontalbano3222 Рік тому +18

    One wear gloves to avoid septic poisoning. Two, cover the inside of the opening with heavy newspaper or rag wide out not to fall it and not have to smell the stuff.

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +5

      100% correct. I didn't have my head on straight the day I was filming this.

    • @jerrymontalbano3222
      @jerrymontalbano3222 Рік тому +3

      @@RemodelWithRobert Confucius say, ..."man who have head on straight is pointed in the right direction to truth." 8-)

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +7

      And "man who stands on toilet is high on pot"

    • @chrisbroemel5508
      @chrisbroemel5508 Рік тому +5

      Then, when you slip and fall on the wet porcelain and come to, you'll have a vision of the flux capacitor. Which is what makes time travel possible. 🚽

    • @x_VineM_x
      @x_VineM_x Рік тому

      ​@@chrisbroemel5508😂😂

  • @jt6217
    @jt6217 Рік тому +2

    Very helpful. I will try to do this.

  • @waynedenson-mp5lp
    @waynedenson-mp5lp Рік тому +4

    Thank you Robert. Very Helpful!

  • @jamalbenthall151
    @jamalbenthall151 Рік тому +5

    Great job and video.

  • @agentmobius8458
    @agentmobius8458 9 місяців тому +2

    It's a removable 1/4" flange riser on top of the flange itself. It's used to get the flange flush with the tiled floor. Securing the toilet to this plastic ring is not secure enough imo.

  • @bettyfleit6634
    @bettyfleit6634 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for your information I am
    having so much trouble with this issue.

  • @jamesfraley2715
    @jamesfraley2715 Рік тому +3

    Looks like the flange is sitting slightly beneath the tile floor? This may be what caused the leak in the first place. Better fitment is to have it slightly above or flush with the tile floor.

  • @myef34
    @myef34 19 днів тому

    Flange look low , spacer?

  • @willacather986
    @willacather986 Рік тому +4

    Thank you so much. I'm a widow and I may just try this myself to save some money instead of hiring a plumber.

  • @SeniorLivingInOrlando
    @SeniorLivingInOrlando 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for making this video!!!

  • @tlo35
    @tlo35 9 місяців тому +5

    No groves. I hope you’re not preparing dinner after fixing the toilet.

    • @kingtut6619
      @kingtut6619 7 місяців тому

      Spell check helps.

    • @blackeneth3449
      @blackeneth3449 Місяць тому

      @@kingtut6619he spelled “groves” correctly 😂

  • @larrymcmanus4651
    @larrymcmanus4651 9 місяців тому +1

    All good great thank you😮❤

  • @GemmyHeart
    @GemmyHeart Рік тому +3

    Thank you for the video.

  • @joshuaowens5228
    @joshuaowens5228 11 місяців тому +2

    I’m no pro but I’ve done a few of these in my ti e. I’ve always seen a couple nuts securing the bolts to the flange the another set to secure the toilet

  • @Nobody-fj6fm
    @Nobody-fj6fm Рік тому +3

    I had to drill holes into concrete for my toilet and the screws had nothing to bite . I didnt have those plastic pieces so i dropped tooth picks in the holes and the flange is super secure

  • @AngelofOntario
    @AngelofOntario Рік тому +4

    If there’s nothing under the black flange screws but dirt, then WHAT is holding your entire flange to the actual floor???? If it’s just the glue between the connections of the sewer pipe, then you’re risking later cracking EVERYTHING if people shift side to side on that a lot. You need a whole new flange and make sure it’s secure to SOLID SUBFLOOR under it!

  • @paulmonk7820
    @paulmonk7820 2 роки тому +10

    By drilling new holes in the flange, you are weakening it and guaranteeing that it will break under pressure.

  • @pinkfloydscorpio
    @pinkfloydscorpio Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the video!

  • @consciousobjector2507
    @consciousobjector2507 Рік тому +1

    Great video, thanks!

  • @ad_pico5621
    @ad_pico5621 3 місяці тому +1

    Should have used stainless steel screws so that overtime those screws just don’t rot out

  • @eggmanfryer
    @eggmanfryer Рік тому +11

    Two words: Gloves! One more word: Use them!

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +3

      100%. I'm not sure where my mind was at but I would definitely tell anyone watching not to copy me in that regard

    • @MrDsabourin
      @MrDsabourin Рік тому

      gloves, 2? use them, 1? my math must be off..... but i totally agree----holy hell......the bacteria and filth involved in this job if off the charts

    • @MrDsabourin
      @MrDsabourin Рік тому +1

      @@RemodelWithRobert were you also eating a sandwich while working this job?

    • @rickford5385
      @rickford5385 Рік тому

      How bout the wrist hair? We not gonna comment? Can braid that!

  • @timgraaff7551
    @timgraaff7551 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks, I believe I can do it!

  • @Xrager101x
    @Xrager101x Рік тому +3

    Where are his gloves? Not a prima donna but raw sewage is dangerous. And he has a bandage on his finger already. Open wound! Be safe!

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +1

      I did this repair late on a Sunday night and wasn't thinking straight. That's my only explanation for not using gloves and not putting a rag inside the flange. My finger was not bandaged though and no open wound. I was attempting to treat a mallet finger injury with a finger splint.

  • @glorias.2930
    @glorias.2930 2 роки тому +2

    Hi Robert! You should consider making an appearance on your other channel. People are worried about you. Great content, by the way!

  • @chinachinaman7995
    @chinachinaman7995 6 місяців тому

    Need to use flat watcher ring and a nut to hold the bolts

  • @Chris-gb7qq
    @Chris-gb7qq Рік тому +1

    Great job! Thanks.

  • @ismailkhan7755
    @ismailkhan7755 Рік тому +3

    Don't ever use the metal should be rust!!!

  • @RR31982
    @RR31982 2 роки тому +9

    I have the exact same situation and this is going to be my plan of action as well. Thank you for the video. Looks great 👍

  • @ZazouRobert
    @ZazouRobert 7 місяців тому

    Good job
    ILike that teacher

  • @ronaldbrooks5427
    @ronaldbrooks5427 Рік тому +3

    Yeah make sure when you doing that sticker rag in that hole which he didn't do 😂👍

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому

      And wear gloves! I dont know where my head was at that day 😂

  • @tomslick2058
    @tomslick2058 4 місяці тому

    This is what happens I guess when you shake your ass on the toilet trying to get those hanger ons to fall. I dont stop a wipen till its a whitten. Yes gloves and something to block the gas. A rag or cup is good. Heard those plastic seals are not that great compared to the wax. I mean it looks great but any Plumbers have there views on what sealer to use ? Also that flange attachment looks like it might lift the toilet to high. One of theose jobs thst may not last. 13:24

  • @poncegsx
    @poncegsx Рік тому +31

    As a plumber, this is not professional at all.. I couldnt do that in a customers home. He already failed at no gloves removing the wax ring. Gross and uncalled for. thats a real mess.

    • @JimJones-bp5id
      @JimJones-bp5id Рік тому +6

      Out of curiosity what would be the "professional" repair here?

    • @braindamage396
      @braindamage396 Рік тому +1

      ​@@JimJones-bp5iddynamite...lots of dynamite.💣💣💣

    • @system_m
      @system_m Рік тому +2

      good thing you didn't learn to code bro. we need more professional plumbers

    • @dl4434
      @dl4434 Рік тому +2

      He should secure the screws to the flange before install the toilet. Definitely not a professional job.

    • @JonFerrari-jt6nj
      @JonFerrari-jt6nj 8 місяців тому +1

      My dad wouldn't let me work around his the toilet now I wish that he did so now I could would be able to do this
      😊

  • @tukougly181
    @tukougly181 Рік тому +3

    please wear those blue rubber surgery gloves.

  • @Maplecook
    @Maplecook 2 роки тому +1

    Heeeeeeey!! Long time no see, eh!

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  2 роки тому

      Happy 2022 my friend. Here is to more cooking and renovations in the new year!!

  • @masterofnonetv8361
    @masterofnonetv8361 Рік тому +6

    Don't ever caulk around your toilet, if it's leaking you won't know for awhile and it will rot the floor.

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +2

      Caulking around the toilet is actually part of International Plumbing Code. It is designed to keep water and anything else in the bathroom from seeping under the toilet and further secure the toilet. A leak inside is generally going down under the floor and not above and onto the flooring until it has already saturated everything else and has nowhere left to go.

    • @AngelofOntario
      @AngelofOntario Рік тому

      @@RemodelWithRobert- The the code is stupid because I’ve seen more instances in the real world of a leak making itself known above the floor and out from under the front of the toilet before anything else.

    • @braindamage396
      @braindamage396 Рік тому +1

      ​@@RemodelWithRoberthorrible idea to caulk around a toilet. Toilet leaks, I want to know ASAP, not days or weeks later.
      Honestly, how often (never?) is your bathroom going to flood and inturn water getting underneath your toilet? This should be the last thing (or never?) you should be worrying about.
      Keeping water out or trying to secure your toilet from rocking/moving with silicone sounds like a really bad idea (poor install by half-ass installer). Perhaps shims, leveling your floor or ? is a better solution than caulking around a toilet. 👎

    • @nipzie
      @nipzie 11 місяців тому

      ​@@braindamage396literally you get water on the floor in a bathroom all the time from showers and baths, let alone sink splashes. You are supposed to caulk around toilets, you're wrong, and you can stop spouting horseshit.

  • @martinezslimetimewart4534
    @martinezslimetimewart4534 Рік тому +2

    Why is this going to stop the leek! If the broken flansh still there!!😂

  • @kenh3015
    @kenh3015 Рік тому +3

    dude wear gloves and use a rag for the sewer gas.

  • @blazeaglory
    @blazeaglory Рік тому

    Nice job! Would this work for cast iron as well? Also the bolt holes ended up being in same location? What happens if they're off a bit? Thank you so much. Check my page for my flange problem. Hopefully its just a bad wax ring on a low flange.

  • @ortiznick1941
    @ortiznick1941 4 місяці тому

    Miracle he didn't need antibiotics after this job glovefree😂😂😂

  • @VolkFolk11
    @VolkFolk11 10 місяців тому +2

    This was nauseating. The amount of touching and poking that ring is DISGUSTING!

  • @perrysmales7093
    @perrysmales7093 Рік тому +3

    once you drill the holes for the screws your going to crack or break the old bottem ring

  • @nickv4073
    @nickv4073 Рік тому +2

    Gloves, Dude. Gloves.

  • @redwoods6042
    @redwoods6042 Рік тому +2

    Gloves

  • @miketibbetts2175
    @miketibbetts2175 Рік тому

    Hey, 🍔 and 🌭 ready. Time to eat😅

  • @dorosco74
    @dorosco74 6 місяців тому

    When the floor around the toilet flange is rotten, I am sorry but the right thing to do is bust that tile and replace the subflooring then retile also that old flange needs to be cut off and replaced with a twistNset flange, screw that to the flooring you just replaced, flush with the floor not below it then install the toilet with a wax ring.

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  6 місяців тому +1

      This is a concrete slab. The oatey ring did bring it up flush with the tile and it has since been secure.

  • @uriahdavidson8400
    @uriahdavidson8400 Рік тому +4

    No gloves wtf

    • @YoursDadsMomDaddy
      @YoursDadsMomDaddy Рік тому

      Be a man wtf

    • @johnki325
      @johnki325 Рік тому

      No gloves, no worries. It exposes you to germs and such so your body will build its immune system to better fight off more threatening germs and viruses

  • @FM-dk1vp
    @FM-dk1vp Рік тому +3

    Wear gloves dude!😂

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  Рік тому +1

      No excuses, didnt have my head on straight this day. Also forgot to emphasize putting a rag in the drain.

  • @davebarkley8773
    @davebarkley8773 4 місяці тому +3

    Hope you cleaned the fecal matter off your camera and tools.

  • @rickcarrarini5696
    @rickcarrarini5696 4 місяці тому +1

    It's a freaking toilet. All you glove people: hello Didn't you ever hear of 'soap'. The world is covered in shit and, sooner or later, you're gonna get some on ya.

    • @AriR6R
      @AriR6R 9 днів тому

      Its disgusting, you have to wear gloves!!!!!!

  • @GailS.7777
    @GailS.7777 6 місяців тому

    Must have missed it but never saw him put the new wax ring on...oh well, he must have or it would have leaked.

    • @RemodelWithRobert
      @RemodelWithRobert  5 місяців тому

      At the 15:20 mark I reset the universal rubber ring, which substitutes for a traditional wax ring

    • @GailS.7777
      @GailS.7777 5 місяців тому

      @@RemodelWithRobert Oh I C, thanks...

  • @Highway554
    @Highway554 6 місяців тому +2

    Man you are going through all that trouble to pull out the toilet and not replace the flange ? , gloves and a garbage bag for all that junk 😅 YIKES 😮

  • @customcreations-rickkramer5357

    First of all dude, WEAR GLOVES! That stuff is nasty and it only takes a second to tpuch your face or uou have a cut on your finger. So please glove up. Otherwise good video

  • @robdrewery7762
    @robdrewery7762 Рік тому +1

    I watched this 2.5 years ago and it did NOT WORK! Do NOT buy this, go with the wax ring!

    • @braindamage396
      @braindamage396 Рік тому

      Worked for me. And also I really like the elastomer (rubbery/sticky) Sani Seal toilet gasket/ring. Come in different thicknesses like wax rings too. Also, with or without a plastic cone. If you haven't tried one yet, I recommend that you do. There awesome. Also, unlike a wax ring these can be used over and over again.☮️

  • @helamanvillela1555
    @helamanvillela1555 8 місяців тому

    GLOVES!!!!!! WTF

  • @owl4
    @owl4 Рік тому +2

    No gloves… 🤮

    • @charlesswoger242
      @charlesswoger242 Рік тому

      Pumbers never wear gloves. Grosses me out too, but at the same time, as a working man myself, I get it.

  • @esnyder2246
    @esnyder2246 4 місяці тому

    Wow dude your bare hand lol 🤮