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Set Toilet on Flange

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

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With assistance if needed, carefully lift the toilet and align its mounting holes with the installed flange bolts. Lower the toilet straight down, ensuring the bolts pass through the holes without obstruction. Once seated, apply even downward pressure on the toilet bowl to compress the wax ring and create a tight seal. A 'good smush' is essential for proper sealing.

Goal: Carefully lift and lower the toilet onto the flange bolts, applying even pressure to seat it firmly.

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its side a little bit and we're going to make sure the bottom of this is cleaned up. It's not too dirty, so we'll give that a quick clean. You'll never even know we were here. 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

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