Thanks to everyone else for their replies. As for Steve: it's clear he
lives
in a household without curious cats, small children, or klutzes. And no,
the bathroom door doesn't lock from the outside.

"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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Just lay a board over it. Jeeeeze......

It's not like there's 40 psi of gas in there.....


steve


"JA" wrote in message
. ..
I'm replacing the floor in one of my bathrooms and need to have the
toilet removed for several days while I remove the current subfloor,
replace it, tile, and grout. Everything I've read says to block the
toilet drain with a rag. We've done that as a temporary solution when
running back and forth to the store for extra parts when replacing a
toilet, but leaving a rag blocking the drain for several days seems like
an invitation for sewer gas to infiltrate my house, or for me to
accidentally block the drain with the rag. (Besides which, it will drive
my husband crazy because he will be *sure* I will accidentally drop
something down the drain.) I assume I can buy some sort of cap to
temporarily block the drain, but before I go to the plumbing supply
store, can somebody give me the correct name for the part so I know what
to ask for?

Thanks.