I always off to do the job right by raising the closet flange to the correct height.
Stack two wax rings toilet.
I explain to the customer that the stacked wax is the reason it leaked the first time i have been to so many leaks due to stacked wax.
I already am using a taller ring and its in a poured slab so it will be a job to mess with the flange itself.
How to install two wax rings in a toilet.
Whenever you remove a toilet for any reason replace the wax ring seal between the toilet and the toilet anchor flange sometimes called a closet flange attached to the floor.
Can i stack two wax rings on top of eachother to seal a toilet.
Double stack wax rings.
A regular thin wax ring along with fluidmaster s jumbo wax ring extender kit which included extra thick wax ring with a built in polyethylene flange similar to oatey 90203 jumbo.
Once you stack the wax rings line up the bolt holes and push the toilet down towards the floor.
I would buy the type that has the rubber insert in it as it directs the waste down the hole.
If the toilet s floor flange height is slightly less than 1 4 inch above the flooring you can use an extra thick wax ring to make up the difference.
Installing a flange extender or using an extra thick wax ring will work much better in the long run.
A leak in a toilet can be caused by things such as a crack in the porcelain a poor seal between the tank or a damaged inlet nipple.
Made from a molded wax loop around a short plastic tube wax rings are pretty foolproof inexpensive and shape themselves to fit almost any toilet and floor drain.
Plus its a office building that i am leasing so i dont want to do anymore than i have to.
If the toilet is.
Do not be tempted to stack up two wax rings because this setup tends to leak.