Secure Toilet Bolts

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Leaking Toilet? How to Replace a Wax Ring Like a Pro 💧 (Step-by-Step Fix)

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What happens here

Place the plastic washer, metal washer, and nut onto each flange bolt. Hand-tighten the nuts first, then use pliers to tighten them further. Alternate tightening each nut a little at a time to apply even pressure to the toilet base, preventing cracking. Do not overtighten, as this can crack the porcelain; tighten until the toilet feels stable and no longer wobbly. Test for stability by gently shaking the toilet. Finally, press the decorative caps back over the nuts.

Goal: Place washers and nuts onto the flange bolts and tighten them to secure the toilet, then replace the decorative caps.

Tools and materials

Pliers Knipex Cobra

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Straight. Straight down. That was a good smush. Now, we can just bolt this back up. You want the bottom part of the cap to go down. There's a directional arrow on it. Then the washer and then the nut. Do that on both sides hand tight and you can feel it as it starts to tighten up. You You don't have to go super nuts with this. This point you want to grab your toilet and just give it a shake. Make sure there's no movement anywhere. There's not. It's good. Pop the covers back on here.

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