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Default Shimming a toilet

On Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:52:26 -0800, Oren wrote:

On Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:33:39 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 08:43:25 -0800 (PST), bob haller
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any chance the moving toilet has broken its flange. I have had that problem'

its best to pull the toilet and find out whats really wrong


Best answer so far. I bet the flange is too high, maybe even a doubled
up flange in an attempt to deal with some other problem. It could just
be that the tile guy screwed up and did not get it flat or flush with
the flange. A minute with a straight edge will reveal the problem.


It is a good point. My former toilet never rocked. Pulled it out to
have tile done. The slab was fine using a level. When it was put back
it rocked so a shim worked at that time. A newer toilet was put in
last year and it doesn't rock or need shims. My guess is after the
tile the toilet was not seated properly, even though the slab & tile
proved to be level. It may not be the flange. But it is possible I
guess.


Sometimes it is just that they did not clean out the old wax when they
set the toilet.