Thread: Toilet replacement.

My guess is the proper flange was not used as the start of the PVC run. It would have been about 5mm thick 15mm wide with a circumference just inside the inner diameter of the toilet base. Usually it is slotted so a Carriage Bolt can be slipped unto each side thus allowing the pvc with wax ring seal to draw the toilet down to form the air/ water tight seal. You really don't have to know your shit to get this right. haha. But who knows mabey the flange was set flush in the floor or omitted alltogether. Usually there are hints on how to use the ring on the box, just show somchai the pictures.

Speaking of flange I dated a smoking hot girl in my early 20's that was a plumbers apprentice. She wouldn't put out so I dumped her. Same for the gal that's now CPA. The CPAs father ownes a massive tool and die shop that employed many of my friend after high school. Not to mention the gal that went on as a major Jewelry chain founder out of Chicago. She showed up at my sisters 10 year reunion sporting a Lamborghini. Proof positive I was thinking with the wrong head in my youth.

Teach that to your impulsive young sons. No regrets, I'm doing fine now but damn I could be retired by now. Well thats been true for a while regadless. Good luck on the crapper.............fish.

I was thinking this has all the makings of a classic TD thread. Drama, suspense, conjecture and opinion. All you need now are a few more pics,

PS I penned all this while on the crapper. I hope I don't have a heart attack when I stand up or it really will be peace out........the fish.

Now all done .Somchai ( he is Burmese ,so maybe not his name ) done it last night for B300 .He used a cement mix as far as i know .All seems fine now ,no leak .

Originally Posted by runker

you need to stack two wax rings in order to get the seal. No you can not reuse the old wax ring.

The old toilet did not have a wax ring just cement ,which seems to be the norm here.I left the new wax ring for Somchai ,and he seems to have used it along with cement ,but i was not looking over his shoulder ,i just left him to it .

Nice throne that mate, how tall is your Missus? I have a feeling her feet wont touch the ground

Are you sure that bum gun hose is long enough?

a few questions

wheres the shit roll?

does that toilet lid have a seat underneath?

where's the bum gun? and are you gonna reach over and grab the shower head?

Nice bathroom. Glad you got the job finished.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Are you sure that bum gun hose is long enough?

4 ft or 122cm lol ,but its useful also for cleaning around the floor area .

Originally Posted by Dillinger

a few questions

wheres the shit roll?

does that toilet lid have a seat underneath?

where's the bum gun? and are you gonna reach over and grab the shower head?

Shit roll ,is there in the photo to the right .Needs a refill.

Underneath ? Yes it does have an underneath ,its just that the lid has a curved bit that covers it .
Bum gun ? Its there but a bit high up and out of the picture.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Nice throne that mate, how tall is your Missus? I have a feeling her feet wont touch the ground

Its 40 cm tall ,but the angle of the photo makes it look taller .My missus is around 170 cm .( i wanted a spinner but it was not to be .She is slim though lol)

whats with all this wax crap, silicon is by far the easiest way, and comes apart easily if a change is required, hell it is 2017 not 1950????

well mine are still all good after 10 years.

>>My guess is the proper flange was not used as the start of the PVC run <<

Whats proper ? ..its probably proper for Thailand .It was a 10 cm ( 4 inch ) plastic pipe down into the ground .cut level with the floor on top .

Amazing what such a topic can bring up...

Just dig a hole.....or a series of them.

A usefull and informative subject, it's much better than all those numerous anal posts on here, Butterfly obsessive crap.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Use need a carbide tipped masonry drill. Do not use hammer action until through the tile. Put a double layer of masking tape in the form of an X where you want to drill the hole. Mark the hole location with a nail or something to dent the tape. This will stop the drill "wandering" until it bites into the tiles.

Have a look at the bolts connecting the tank to the bowl if they are plastic Ok, if they are steel replace them with plastic or stainless steel!

Gotta disagree with u there .
Hollow drill bits for tiles are the ducks guts for high load apps like toilets and wall hangers.
Nice neat circles that wont crack or split once you bolt into them and put a load on.
Available in thailand.
Cheaper than a beack road Lb and you can shit on them for years.

Nice crapper, glad you've got it straight. I'll admit I have never seen one that wasn't bolted in place. That one looks pretty sleek. Last I looked the Cotto brand as well as other standard models still were using bolts. This in Laos but many years ago now. And yes hard to source the ring back then there.

When in Rome.

hmmm

Originally Posted by fishlocker

Nice crapper, glad you've got it straight. I'll admit I have never seen one that wasn't bolted in place. That one looks pretty sleek. Last I looked the Cotto brand as well as other standard models still were using bolts. This in Laos but many years ago now. And yes hard to source the ring back then there.

When in Rome.

This one is a ''SUMO'' brand .It does have bolt holes at the back ,but i don't know how you could use them ,when the crapper is against the wall ;-) Doing it the typical Thai way its not bolted down anyway .

>>All you need now are a few more pics, <<

I will post another photo with a log in it before flushing lol