Christian McArdle wrote:

What's with this "copious amounts of silicone"? I've fitted several
close-coupled toilets over the years - and have never used *any* silicone!


Lucky you!

The sealing plugs must have actually stopped the water leaking out, which
not everyone finds to be the case!


I've fitted half a dozen close coupled loos over the past few years,
zero silicone, zero leaks.


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Grunff