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How to Repair a Toilet : Replace Flange Under a Toilet

Remove cast iron toilet flanges and replace with plastic ones. Learn how to update your toilet parts in these free bathroom repair videos from a hardware expert.

Expert: Blair Gilbert
Bio: Blair Gilbert runs Gilberts Pro Hardware Inc. in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He has been writing the column Ask Mr. Hardware for the “Grosse Pointe News” since 1996.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack

Duration : 0:1:30


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17 Responses to “How to Repair a Toilet : Replace Flange Under a Toilet”

  1. @aztigerr Got ya. …
    @aztigerr Got ya. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but none of the “expertvillage” people seem to be “experts”.

  2. Yes, that’s my …
    Yes, that’s my point. The title is, “How to Replace Flange Under a Toilet.” Replacing means removal of the old, and placement of the new. What he does is only install it. The hard part, and the part I was expecting to see, was removal of the old, which would then be Replacing………but thanks anyway.

  3. Actually, he tells …
    Actually, he tells you how to install the compression flange right over top of it without having to remove it……

  4. It would if the …
    It would if the flange were extremely rusted out, therefore weaker than the ceramic toilet.

  5. Good video, but the …
    Good video, but the title, How To Replace Flange Under the Toilet, is misleading. You never tell us HOW to remove the old flange. By the time the video starts, the old flange is already removed. It is not an easy thing to do. Usually you have to cut the pipe below the level of the floor in order to do this.

  6. This can be a …
    This can be a tricky job folks, you can make it worse by messing with it, hire a pro to do it right… even they screw it up, look for a guy that knows his stuff. Just look at GeorgiaBoi70 post as a perfect example.

  7. use a plumber.
    an …
    use a plumber.
    an aussie plumber.
    it’s a 6 year course to get our licence down here.

  8. There was small …
    There was small drip coming down from my bathroom ceiling, after opening the ceiling the leak was coming from the toilet up stairs, should I use the plastic flange to fix the problem.

  9. This is great. …
    This is great. Appreciate it very much. Now I’m off to fix my toilet.

  10. franksaninocencio on February 21st, 2010 at 5:32 am

    So you replace the …
    So you replace the flange before you replace the wax ring?

  11. Nice explanation. I …
    Nice explanation. I actually had a flange that was attached to a curved pipe going down the floor so there wasn’t a place to put the curved metal pieces in the flange like yours was. I just screwed it on top and it worked great. (The bolt holes were broken off.)

  12. So the Plastic J …
    So the Plastic J tag flange is an alternative for lead and oakum for cast iron flanges over cast iron pipes???

  13. If i have a cast …
    If i have a cast iron flange with a cast iron pipe… can i use the plastic J tag flange(sorry i dont know what is it called) instead??? thanks

  14. That’s funny, …
    That’s funny, because I come here to look at toilet repair videos BECAUSE I overtightened my bolts and broke the cast iron flange, NOT the toilet itself.

  15. over tightening a …
    over tightening a toilet would not crack the flange. It will crack the toilet.

  16. great source-was …
    great source-was wondering what to do if I can’t find a spanner to fix broken flange-on a slab here so, if something “bad” happens its major plumbing problem-you should put all these things on dvd/cd -much better than my old Readers’ Digest “how- to book!!”

  17. Thank you very …
    Thank you very imformative-

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