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Secure Toilet Bowl and Level

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Simple Toilet Replacement And Quick Fix For Low Toilet Flange!

What happens here

Check for any small gaps between the base of the toilet and the floor. If any are present, use flexible rubber shims to level the toilet and fill these gaps, ensuring stability. After the toilet is stable, install the plastic washers, metal washers, and nuts onto the toilet bolts. Hand-tighten these first, then use Knipex Cobra pliers to gently tighten them, alternating sides to ensure even pressure. Be careful not to overtighten, as this can crack the porcelain. The bolts often have 'break points'; once sufficiently tightened, use the Knipex pliers to snap off the excess bolt length, leaving a clean finish. Confirm the toilet bowl is now firmly in place with no movement.

Goal: Ensure the toilet bowl is stable, level, and securely fastened

Tools and materials

  • Flexible Rubber Shims — Leveling the toilet and filling gaps
  • Knipex Cobra Pliers Knipex — Tightening nuts and breaking off excess bolt length

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Back over on this side, I noticed like, you run your finger around here. You can kind of feel a little gap. Well, I've got these rubber flexible shims that I like to use. And I'll just put one right there. So sometimes you need a little shim. Not going to be a big deal. I'm going to call right over it. You're never going to know. I'm going to pop out these covers. A little bit on each side. Those feel pretty good. These are all break points. Right, so you can take this and just grab it and break it off. And you want to tighten down just a little bit more after that. Just to make sure that it's nice and snug. Don't go too crazy with it. So now our toilet has no movement. And we're ready to put the tank on.

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