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Default American Standard Champion install problem- level off- more thanan inch.. looks lopsided, why?

On May 11, 9:37*pm, KOS wrote:
I installed a new toilet and it looks lopsided. I did remove the old
wax ring with a putty knife.. I then put new johnny bolts and layed
the new wax ring. *The bathroom floor is leveled. When I look at this
toilet it looks lopsided.. I want to fix this, Could it be that the
wax ring is a wrong size? and is hitting the johnny bolt?? I really
want to fix this any help would be great.. Again the floor is leveled
and my old toilet did not look lopsided


1. Wax rings are a standard size.
2. If the floor is level, it should be obvious that the toilet is not
sitting on the floor properly. Get down on your knees and LOOK for
gaps around the bottom.
3. You leveled the floor with a level. Why don't you level the toilet
with a level too? Level it at the seat, and at the top of the tank. If
it's level with a level, then the "lopsided" look is in your head.
4. Make sure the tank bolts are tightened evenly. You will see the
seat showing level, and the tank showing off level. That means you
didn't tighten the bolts to the tank evenly. Loosen the bolt on the
low side slightly, and tighten the bolt on the high side.