I needed to replace the wax ring as area around the toilet seemed dirty and toilet was rocking a tiny bit.
Toilet flange not screwed to floor.
Will this cause the new toilet to be unlevel when i put it in after the.
It helps seal the two areas together so gases cannot escape and prevents the toilet from rocking.
It was grouted by previous home owner.
I am getting ready to install a new toilet and vanity.
An improperly fitted toilet is often caused by the flange not sitting on the finished.
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If it does rock use shims to prevent rocking just tightening the bolts probably will not stop the rocking but will risk cracking the toilet or breaking the flange.
As explained above the lip of the toilet flange should sit flush on the floor all the way around.
The neck of the flange should slide into the pipe snugly.
After taking up the old toilet and scrapping off the old wax i put a level on the flange and it is not level.
The closet flange connects the waste pipe to the underside of your toilet bowl.
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Obviously some thought was used to position the flange so evenly but there was absolutely no understanding of the flange s function.