My husband just changed our toilet and it rocks front and back when you sit on it. What is a fix for this. He has tried to push it down into the wax ring, tightening bolts....????? Any ideas?
2006-09-17 18:36:18 · 13 answers · asked by mrslangley 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Most hardware or home supply stores carry thin plastic wedge shaped shims that slide under the toilet base and can be gently tapped in until the toilet is solid. They are scored so they break off evenly. Look for the white ones.
2006-09-17 18:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by denthegolfer2003 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He should check with a level to see if the floor next to the toilet is flat or not. If it seems flat, he should try adding more weight to the toilet to get it to set into the wax ring. If the toilet seems to be set and you still have issues with it rocking, you can use shims under the toilet base to secure the toilet. Be sure to seal around the edge of the toilet base when complete to lock in the shims.
A note of caution, he should be careful tightening down the bolts, you are dealing with porcelain and it can break if you stress it too much.
2006-09-18 02:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wax ring under base might need replacing. Also, there are 2 caps on base covering the mounting bolts. Try tightening the nuts some. Worst case scenario; wood floor is rotted out from years of leaking. If so, BUMMER! That's way expensive.
2006-09-17 18:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loosen the nuts slightly, use plastic shims, then retighten the nuts. DO NOT try to keep it from rocking by overtightening the nuts, you will crack the base of the toilet. Remove the seat and place a level on its side where the seat screws go to give you a true level of the toilet as you are shimming it.
2006-09-18 01:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by Pfitter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't keep tightening the bolts. He'll strip them & you'll end up having to buy new ones. Get a second wax ring. BOTH my toilets have 2 after being moved to replace flooring in each bathroom.
2006-09-17 18:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by Belle 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
loosen the bolts. shim it with pennies make sure they are all the way under it except for very small part for toilet to sit on then re-tighten bolts may need new wax ring get a jumbo one.
2006-09-18 11:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by bob r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toilets sometimes do not sit flat onto the floor and will rock. The simplest and most correct way to fix this is to use shims to stop the rocking.
2006-09-17 18:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
keep in mind that the wax ring forms the seal. if you slip a plastic shim under the back, it may do the job and won't be seen. If you replaced the toilet and you didn't tile the floor you should have seen how they made it fit on the old one.
2006-09-18 02:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Careful not to overtighten or you could crack the base of the toilet, or depending on the closet flange material you could damage it too. Hopefully our new throne is sealing properly. I would shim it so it doesn't rock, then "snug" up on the bolts.
2006-09-17 18:47:35 · answer #9 · answered by Tom C 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We had to find a shorter flange and replace that before reinstalling the new toilet.
2006-09-18 00:39:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋