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Simple Toilet Replacement And Quick Fix For Low Toilet Flange!

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What happens here

To reduce strain and make the toilet easier to handle, remove the tank from the bowl. Locate the wing nuts that secure the tank to the bowl, usually found underneath the tank. If they are new, they might twist off by hand. If they are old or corroded, an adjustable jaw wrench or Knipex Cobra pliers might be needed to remove them. The video shows heavily corroded bolts where the washers are disintegrated, requiring the use of Knipex Cobra pliers to grip and break off the bolts. Remember to lift the tank with your core to avoid back injury, as it constitutes a significant portion of the toilet's weight.

Goal: Separate the toilet tank from the bowl

Tools and materials

  • Adjustable Jaw Wrench — Removing wing nuts
  • Knipex Cobra Pliers Knipex — Gripping and breaking off corroded toilet bolts

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When removing a toilet, I always like to take the tank off the bowl. This is going to save back strain. And these wing nuts, they're brand new. You can just be able to pop this right off, all right? Do that on both sides. And remember, when grabbing this lift with your core, depending on the size of the tank, this is a good portion of the weight of your toilet. And this is important, especially when you're walking up and downstairs. Now we can remove the cap. We'll be able to remove these nuts. And sometimes your adjustable jaw to stay in a work. So times like these, you want something that's going to grab a bolt and not let go. These little canypex cobras, they do that. And this is our broken. This bolt ain't coming out on either side. These washers are so old that really, they're just falling apart. If it's right down in there, just push right down in through.

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