stesso

Name: How to Fix a Leaking Toilet Base by Replacing the Wax Ring - Step 3 Video 1
Uploaded: 2025-10-30
Duration: PTNaNS
Channel: Stesso
Description: Place a small towel or bucket directly below the water supply line connection at the bottom of the toilet tank to catch any drips. Using an adjustable wrench or channel-lock pliers, grip the coupling nut on the supply line and turn it counter-clockwise to loosen it. Once loose, you should be able to unscrew it the rest of the way by hand.

Project

Place a small towel or bucket directly below the water supply line connection at the bottom of the toilet tank to catch any drips. Using an adjustable wrench or channel-lock pliers, grip the coupling nut on the supply line and turn it counter-clockwise to loosen it. Once loose, you should be able to unscrew it the rest of the way by hand.

You're viewing a step from: How to Fix a Leaking Toilet Base by Replacing the Wax Ring

Beginner

30 minutes

2/4 Inventory

This guide provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for fixing a leak at the base of a toilet. The process involves shutting off the water, removing the toilet, scraping away the old failed wax ring, inspecting the mounting flange, installing a new wax ring and bolts, and carefully reinstalling the toilet to create a new, watertight seal.