Toilet removal?

Question

I am trying to replace my toilet, but when I turn the water off and flush it, the water empties from the tank, but not the bowl.. What do I do?

Answer 1

You need to use a small cup and then a sponge to remove the water from the bottom of the bowl. There will still be some in the trap of the bowl that can be removed by tipping it on its side after you have removed it from the floor.

Answer 2

Turn the water supply off. Flush. I like to use a shop-vac to remove the water in the bowl but you can scoop and the use towels or a large sponge. Disconnect the water supply line. If you can lift the whole toilet, don't waste time removing the tank from the bowl. Remove the nuts from the bolts that hold it to the floor and have a piece of plastic or cardboard to set the removed toilet onto. Use a putty knife to clean the remaining wax seal from the flange. Sit the new wax seal onto the flange. Slip the new flange bolts into the flange and squish a little of the wax seal around them to hold the bolts upright. Using two wax seals is a bad idea as they tend to slide when you set the bowl on top of them. This will block the discharge hole in the toilet or the drain line. Look through the holes in the bowl as you set it down so you have the bolts aligned. Push down on the bowl to set the seal. Install the nuts and washers but do not overtighten as you can crack the bowl.

Answer 3

Pressure from the water coming in pushes the used water out. When you break the seal the bowl water should release with a little run over.

The top is bolted to the bottom. Empty water, remove bolts, There is a bolt on each side of the seat, loosen and remove, the toilet sits on a seal that keeps it from seeping onto the floor daily. Make sure you have a replacement seal before starting. All new units should come with replacement bolts and nuts, washers. Keep track of what comes from where, replace with new parts, last longer.

Answer 4

take a small flexible cup and take the water out, yes reach in and take it out, then with gloves use a sponge and get the rest out. If your having questions about that I wonder what else you may not know remember you r seal and you may need to cut two bolts if the other are bad. don't over tighten them or under tighten them. you must remove the old seal from the floor stack as well then caulk the base of the toilet.

Answer 5

get a small cup and scoop it out as much as you can. Keep a few towels handy for the excess water that will leak out. Not a big deal. Don't forget to buy a new wax ring to set the new toilet. Good luck!

Answer 6

Flush the toilet, then turn the water off right away. Any water left in the toilet will have to be removed by hand. ( rag, paper towel, small cup)

Answer 7

You have to sponge it out(do not siphon) and use a wax remover to clean the old wax ring residue from the floor, I use two wax rings, one with the flange and the other is plain, stack them together don't worry there won't be to much wax under it. Put a fan on the floor to dry it well before you install the new one. and don't forget to caulk around the base when you are done.

Answer 8

You are doing it yourself! That is so cool! Maybe use a wet/dry vac to suck it out?? Anyway I know nothing about plumbing but am impressed that someone decided to change a toilet without a plumber. Well done! *applause*

Answer 9

Use a plunger to push out as much as you can. Then get an old glass and start scooping out the remaining water. What is left will have to be gotten out with a towel or rag. That's about it.

Answer 10

you need to turn off the water to the whole house not just the pot.

and have some towels near by for the drippings, but DO NOT use the towels for the toilet WAX .

IF you get wax on the bowl its self use the lysol disinfectant spray for germs it cleans it off great. meven tho its not a cleaner.