DerbyDad03 wrote:
Whoops..tired fingers. It's the Karat (not Karet) toilet that has the
plastic (nylon?) tank bolts.

On Aug 12, 1:27 am, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I just checked my toilets. One is a Karet. It has plastic (nylon?)
tank bolts.

On Aug 11, 7:41 pm, Frank frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote:



jJim McLaughlin wrote:
Finally got the frozen nut off the bolt yesterday. Didn't have to use
the hacksaw.
Apparently enough 0f the liquid wrench stuff had soaked in, and when I
tried it
Friday morning with the wrench / vise grips and screwdriver I was able
to get
the nut off and the tank dismounted.
Got the bowl out easily, and started pulling the old sheet vinyl and
thats all
coming along well.
Still thinking about the tank bolts though.
Nowadays, almost all toilet seat attachment hardware is the nylon bolt
type.
Why not nylon bolts / nuts for the tank / bowl attachent?
When I was at Ace Thursday afternoon picking up a new wax ring for bowl
re installation, I looked for nylon tank attachment hardware figuring
that
I'd have to replace the nut / bolt I thought I was going to have to saw
through.
No such animal. Only brass tank attachment stuff. I didn't think to
ask the
guy at Ace, who is usually pretty knowledgable. I picked up a set of
brass hardware,
which I will eventually have to return.
Anybody know why apparently no nylon tank bolt attachment hardware?
Plastics creep more than metals. Under constant tension bolts would
stretch and tanks would leak. In addition, nylon has a moisture problem
where it will expand with time also causing leak.
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My comments were addressed to the material itself. Did not know if
plastic tank bolts were used. You can also engineer around plastic
properties to make it work adequately.