On Jul 17, 10:24*pm, mcp6453 wrote:
On 7/17/2012 8:04 PM, Red Green wrote:

mcp6453 wrote in
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I have to remove a toilet. It's the first time I've done it. How do I
know which wax ring to buy at Lowes? Any tips to keep me out of trouble?

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Why you have to remove it might get some additional tips being a first
timer. For instance, putting tile in you may need a riser.

The toilet is slow to drain. I don't have a snake, and the guy at Lowes told me
that the best solution is to remove it an clean it out. He said that lots of
toilets get damaged with snakes.

It's not really a money thing, but buying a $5 or less wax ring is cheaper than
buying a snake that may or may not damage the porcelain on the 30-year old toilet.

Has anyone mentioned a "sluggish toilet" as the cause?

If that's the problem, there's no need to R&R the toilet.

Have you tried flushing by pouring a bucket of water into the bowl?

If it flushes normally - as in "not slow" - then you may have what is
sometimes known as a "sluggish toilet".

Mineral deposits in the inlet holes under the rim can prevent the tank
water from entering the bowl fast enough to allow the toilet to flush
efficiently.

There are products that supposedly dissolve the deposits, but I used
to clean mine by spraying with vinager and then scraping with the end
of a wire hanger, one hole at a time.