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Jeff Wisnia wrote in
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MRS. CLEAN wrote:

wrote:

I have a toilet set on tile. When you sit on it it moves forward a
tad, when you get off it rocks back to its resting posistion. I also
notice when it sees a lot of activity, a small amount of water comes
out of the front section where the base meets the tile.I have checked
the nuts and they are tight. I assume the tile is not level and this
is the problem? Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks.

Gads!

Water comes out?

Change your bees wax ring. Those rings are supposed to last 10 years,
but I'd put it on your maintenance schedule for review every 5 years
or so.

That's the first time in my life I've ever heard anyone say that a wax
ring has an expected lifetime that short when installed under a toilet
that's properly seated.

What kind of failure mode occurs?

Can you offer a cite, perhaps from a wax ring supplier, which states
that?

Ring should not fail if properly seated. Water flowing down is not under
pressure.