Plumbing How-To: PVC Toilet Flange Replacement

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2 жыл бұрын

Master plumber Ricky Cox demonstrates how to properly remove a broken PVC toilet flange, and replace it with a brand new toilet flange.
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@idaholife246 7 ай бұрын

I have this leaking flange issue and I have watched about 8 other videos and yours is the best by far! Thank you for taking us step by step. I now feel more confident about doing this job!

@lilturk726 2 жыл бұрын

Good job man, you made that look easy. Sometimes getting that flange out of there can be a pain

@GodOfAmmo Жыл бұрын

Plumbing: every tool is a hammer. Unless it's a screwdriver, then it's a chisel.

@danielbarber8387 Жыл бұрын

That is how my dad taught me every tool has a hammer side. Tools are purchased to use not look at.

@outlet6989 Жыл бұрын

Liked watching your video, as DIYers learn by watching others. I had to do this and I discovered that having the right tools for the job is the key to success. I didn't use a Reciprocating Saw. Instead, I used my Dremel Multi-saw. The flat blade removed the flange in no time. Turning the blade 90 degrees took care of removing the rest of the flange.

@rolondoscott3997 Жыл бұрын

I had a broken toilet flange , so I have a guy come over and fix the problem . He worked from the basement and cut the entire pipe , now I'm buying pipe couplings screws and some expensive coupling he said was top rated. He took me to the cleaners that day so now I do all my plumbing

@amdistant5547 Жыл бұрын

About to put down a toilet and wasn't sure if I needed to change the flange out so this video really helps.

@sewerstuds 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped you!

@rubenfavela2937 10 ай бұрын

You are the best my brother

@csimet 8 ай бұрын

Great tips. My issue was the person who installed my half bath toilet for the previous owner attached it to the subfloor and not at finished floor. The wax seal never seated properly, leaked and rotted the flange and floor. I had to pull it all up (down to the subfloor) and replaced it. Glad I did... they also never used a backer under the ceramic tile. The grout was also shot because it flexed with the plywood.

@garykrell2058 Жыл бұрын

I've done the same procedure when I did the flange into the 4in.I didn't glue them in just tapcomed them I prefer the s.s. flanges people overthigten the closest closest bolts trying to get wiggle out of WC and break flange.

@gantz4u 2 жыл бұрын

Based. Thanks for showing this. "the way you do it is calling a professional" Doesnt exude confidence in the quality of the work or develop reputation of nature. I mean its not like it hurts anyone revealing this, since everyone is just lined up with tools dying to fight their own stank holes, They just had no idea how to get that flange out.

@sewerstuds 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheWorks95 9 ай бұрын

Best video Iv seen with detail explanation on every move

@flyingjeff1956 Жыл бұрын

For the viewer, you can also buy Tapcons with countersunk heads. It probably matters to the OCD crowd.

@Tpsengineering1 2 жыл бұрын

This is badass work!! 👌

@manmeetworld 2 жыл бұрын

You guys keep kicking ass 👍

@nickgenevie6545 8 ай бұрын

So sometime chipping it out can damage the pipe. If this happens a 3” coupling will glue inside 4” pipe giving you another option.

@Bhanna2107 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Good job

@jamesmcdonald5026 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!😊

@mkl5448 8 ай бұрын

Socket saver all the way. Yes, they are a bit pricey, but chipping that pipe could cause even more of a headache.

@sewerstuds 2 ай бұрын

post a link to purchase please!!

@jasonfrance4927 9 ай бұрын

Get the flange with metal ring so you can turn it and rubber gasket so you can remove if needed

@richardhaley3347 Жыл бұрын

Good repair. Better to use a Phillips tapcon than the raised nut driver type head. The Phillips sits flat and flush. Also it's better to clean and primer the inside of the pipe and the flange.

@Ghostpeppah710 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, 👍 👌

@nicolasmuniz9452 Жыл бұрын

We’re those new Knipex linesmen pliers being befouled in a dirty job

@sewerstuds 10 ай бұрын

Yes, and they still work great 😎

@henrycole8705 Жыл бұрын

I use an inside pipe cutter for a drill

@frankmontez6853 Жыл бұрын

My toilet bottom was leaking so here I am. After taking off toilet see that the steel flange that’s supposed to nailed / screwed down is all rusted through. It’s wooden floor and some is level ( the back ) while the front wood isn’t. It’s gone rotted though maybe a quarter inch down . Can I still use as is and just get it with longest nails / screws I can find ?

@jmo27_builds Жыл бұрын

Bruh. You know you gotta tear that rotten wood out.

@rylee6979 2 жыл бұрын

How about just putting some shims in there eh??? They even make ring shims just for this...

@sewerstuds 2 жыл бұрын

Flange replacement is better ;)

@canuckle7shucks Жыл бұрын

Pliers will get ruined hitting them on the pinion side.

@tyler560 Жыл бұрын

Now how to do this with pipes not concerted in 🤔

@ptech88 Жыл бұрын

If u drill it out with the proper pvc fitting bit it much easier.

@SuperJason102 Жыл бұрын

I put my toilet Flange in just like that level with the floor. The toilet still rocks. And moves. I put four tapcon in it. What did I do wrong. Does the flange need to sit below the floor.

@sewerstuds 10 ай бұрын

Your floor is probably not level. You can use plastic toilet shims to get the toilet to stop rocking.

@iceman846 2 жыл бұрын

All you have to do is slowly heat the inside of pvc pipe with a torch , melts the glue and twists out easily

@MrDW-ei1fe Жыл бұрын

That’s great if you want to release chlorine gas into the air. 7 dumbasses that upvoted you.

@FranciscoMartinez-uc3hx 11 ай бұрын

Negative that would compromise the structure of the drain pipe.

@sewerstuds 10 ай бұрын

That’s one way of doing it, for sure. I just prefer this way. Ten plumbers, ten different ways.

@poncegsx 9 ай бұрын

oh really? as a plumber, no one ever said that... Thank you! ill have to try that for myself.

@munster6629 8 ай бұрын

Why not cut the tile.the size of the flange? It was half done already. Then you wouldnt need to use the screws.

@supporterofeverythingyouli6255 9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 from a master plumber....

@paulbradshaw4511 2 жыл бұрын

@rogersmith434 2 жыл бұрын

Put primer will make it harder for next plumber to remove the flange

@sewerstuds 2 жыл бұрын

I used clear primer :)

@macsdf1 Жыл бұрын

did not know u can run a saw like that lol.

@DLDL288 9 ай бұрын

❤🇺🇸👍

@Vera-xu3xw Жыл бұрын

Is that floor tile or cement? I'm trying to figure out if the flange should be level with the cement floor or tile

@garyg8036 Жыл бұрын

Neither. The flange needs to be set ontop of the floor. Whatever the final floor is the flange needs to set ontop of it.

@MrDW-ei1fe Жыл бұрын

@@garyg8036 wrong.

@revydoer1478 Жыл бұрын

no he isn’t

@MrDW-ei1fe Жыл бұрын

@@revydoer1478 no, the flange doesn’t need to sit on top of the floor. Do whatever works for you but it can be flush with the floor or even below the finished floor. There’s more than one way to plumb it properly.