bruce, turn the water to the toilet off. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Use a toilet plunger to remove the last water from the toilet. Disconnect the water supply hose from the supply line. Place a small container or a few towels under it to just make sure it is not dripping and getting your floor wet. Remove the two hold down nuts on either side of the commode. Once removed, the toilet should be loose and can be removed. Make sure that you have someone to help you, since the tank is probably still attached. It's not very heavy, just kind of wobbly. You would not want to break the tank. Lay the toilet on its side. You should now see the flange on the floor and the toilet bottom. The old wax ring should be on the bottom of the toilet. Remove it and clean both the flange, and the bottom of the toilet. YOu can use a putty knife or similar to remove the old ring. Once clean, place the new ring on the bottom of the toilet. Install the toilet in reverse order. I replace the two hold down screws as well since they do have a tendency of getting rusty and it will make it easier to reinstall. This should be about all....:-) Hope it helps. If you are more of a visual person, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud54mMb6Oc|here is]a video that will show you how as well. Good Luck.
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Bruce, start by turning off the water to the toilet and then flush the toilet to empty the tank. Use a toilet plunger to remove the last bit of water from the toilet.
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Disconnect the water supply line from the toilet. Place a small container or a few towels under it to make sure it’s not dripping and getting your floor wet.
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Remove the two hold down nuts on either side of the toilet near the floor. Once removed, the toilet should be loose and can be removed. Make sure that you have someone to help you, since the tank is probably still attached. It's not very heavy, but just kind of wobbly. You would not want to break the tank.
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Set the toilet on its side (make sure you have towels handy). You should now see the flange on the floor, as well as the bottom of the toilet. The old wax ring should be on the bottom of the toilet and some might still be on the flange. Remove it and clean both the flange and the bottom of the toilet. You can use a putty knife or similar to remove the old ring.
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Once clean, place the new ring on the bottom of the toilet. Install the toilet in reverse order. I usually replace the two hold down bolts as well, since they do have a tendency of rusting and it will make it easier to reinstall.
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This should be about all....:-) Hope it helps. If you are more of a visual person, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud54mMb6Oc|here is] a video that will show you how as well. Good Luck.
bruce, turn the water to the toilet off. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Use a toilet plunger to remove the last water from the toilet. Disconnect the water supply hose from the supply line. Place a small container or a few towels under it to just make sure it is not dripping and getting your floor wet. Remove the two hold down nuts on either side of the commode. Once removed, the toilet should be loose and can be removed. Make sure that you have someone to help you, since the tank is probably still attached. It's not very heavy, just kind of wobbly. You would not want to break the tank. Lay the toilet on its side. You should now see the flange on the floor and the toilet bottom. The old wax ring should be on the bottom of the toilet. Remove it and clean both the flange, and the bottom of the toilet. YOu can use a putty knife or similar to remove the old ring. Once clean, place the new ring on the bottom of the toilet. Install the toilet in reverse order. I replace the two hold down screws as well since they do have a tendency of getting rusty and it will make it easier to reinstall. This should be about all....:-) Hope it helps. If you are more of a visual person, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud54mMb6Oc|here is]a video that will show you how as well. Good Luck.
bruce, turn the water to the toilet off. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Use a toilet plunger to remove the last water from the toilet. Disconnect the water supply hose from the supply line. Place a small container or a few towels under it to just make sure it is not dripping and getting your floor wet. Remove the two hold down nuts on either side of the commode. Once removed, the toilet should be loose and can be removed. Make sure that you have someone to help you, since the tank is probably still attached. It's not very heavy, just kind of wobbly. You would not want to break the tank. Lay the toilet on its side. You should now see the flange on the floor and the toilet bottom. The old wax ring should be on the bottom of the toilet. Remove it and clean both the flange, and the bottom of the toilet. YOu can use a putty knife or similar to remove the old ring. Once clean, place the new ring on the bottom of the toilet. Install the toilet in reverse order. I replace the two hold down screws as well since they do have a tendency of getting rusty and it will make it easier to reinstall. This should be about all....:-) Hope it helps. If you are more of a visual person, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud54mMb6Oc|here is]a video that will show you how as well. Good Luck.
bruce, turn the water to the toilet off. Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Use a toilet plunger to remove the last water from the toilet. Disconnect the water supply hose from the supply line. Place a small container or a few towels under it to just make sure it is not dripping and getting your floor wet. Remove the two hold down nuts on either side of the commode. Once removed, the toilet should be loose and can be removed. Make sure that you have someone to help you, since the tank is probably still attached. It's not very heavy, just kind of wobbly. You would not want to break the tank. Lay the toilet on its side. You should now see the flange on the floor and the toilet bottom. The old wax ring should be on the bottom of the toilet. Remove it and clean both the flange, and the bottom of the toilet. YOu can use a putty knife or similar to remove the old ring. Once clean, place the new ring on the bottom of the toilet. Install the toilet in reverse order. I replace the two hold down screws as well since they do have a tendency of getting rusty and it will make it easier to reinstall. This should be about all....:-) Hope it helps. If you are more of a visual person, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud54mMb6Oc|here is]a video that will show you how as well. Good Luck.