A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the toilet is
the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago, so I know it is
not all that hard, but I really don't remember much about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?
What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would like to
have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size fits all?
Anything else?

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.

John Smith, 8/21/2005, ,3:31:11 PM,
wrote:

A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the
toilet is the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago,
so I know it is not all that hard, but I really don't remember much
about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?
What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would
like to have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size
fits all? Anything else?

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece
and I had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts
look brand new so it should be much easier.

You will need the proper wrench. You will need a wax ring just in case
the old one has been mashed down too much. Personally I like the ones
that have a built in plastic funnel. Depending upon your floor you may
need a double length wax ring. I put caulk around the base after I was
done to help match the grout I used for the tile job.

--
"Talking to a golf ball won't do you any good. Unless you do it while
your opponent is teeing off." -- Bruce Lansky

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:31:11 GMT, "John Smith"
wrote Re Pulling a toilet?:

A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the toilet is
the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago, so I know it is
not all that hard, but I really don't remember much about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?

I just pulled & replaced mine a few weeks ago. I wouldn't try it by
myself, not because the commode is so very heavy, but it is awkward to
handle. My wife was able to help me so the pickup/replacement was easy
with one of us on each side. But then she has gotten quite strong
after many years of beating me up :-)

What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would like to
have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size fits all?
Anything else?

That should do it. Make sure the replacement hold-down nuts/bolts are
not missing from the ring box.

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.

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John Smith wrote:
A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the toilet is
the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago, so I know it is
not all that hard, but I really don't remember much about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?
What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would like to
have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size fits all?
Anything else?

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.

I would add to what others said that with a wet=dry vac getting the
water out of the syphon will be much easier than with rags or
sponges.With a little luck, the vac might even suck up that pesky vial.


Good luck

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the toilet
is
the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago, so I know it is
not all that hard, but I really don't remember much about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?
What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would like
to
have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size fits all?
Anything else?

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and
I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.



Good reference sites:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/b...ng/replace.htm
http://www.toiletology.com/toc.shtml

They are ALWAYS mashed down too much.

--

Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
..
..


"badgolferman" wrote in message

You will need a wax ring just in case
the old one has been mashed down too much.

The wax ring I got at Home Depot had replacement bolts. And instructions.
Much less dificult than I'd thought. I also like the one with the plastic
"funnel" atached. Found it's easier to put the wax ring down (funnel down)
and the plop the toilet on top of the wax ring.

Oh, please buy a pack of "wood shims" incase the toilet rocks a bit. One
able bodied man can do it single handedly. I'm 40+ years old, and defitely
not an athlete. I've had a couple toilet out, working alone.

Hint: To get the water out of the bowl before moving the toilet, sponge and
bucket works. Dip sponge, squeeze into bucket, repeat. Nonfood turkey baster
works, too.

--

Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
..
..


"John Smith" wrote in message
...
A pill vial got caught in my toilet and it looks like removing the toilet is
the only way to get it out. I replaced one 10 years ago, so I know it is
not all that hard, but I really don't remember much about it.

Can one person do it, or will I need help?
What supplies will I need? (I am 25 miles from a store, so I would like to
have everything...) Presumably a wax ring, are they one size fits all?
Anything else?

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.

"John Smith" wrote:

I vaguely remember that the nuts and bolts were rusted into one piece and I
had to break the base up with a hammer. Fortunately these nuts look brand
new so it should be much easier.

I'd suggest a new set of bolts as cheap insurance, you know just in
case.

Turn off the water, flush the toilet (keeping the handle down to empty the
tank), then start plunging the bowl with your plunger to pump most of the
water out of the bowl. Now disconnect the water hose from underneath the
tank, take off the tank lid, crouch over the toilet, facing it, reach down
and grab it on the flat portion of the bowl that's between the tank and the
bowl (so you're actually grabbing the bowl--this point is the middle/balance
point of the toilet) and lift up. You'll have to do a bit of a "crab walk"
with it to move it (so make sure no one's watching you...). If you have a
shower in that bathroom, carefully lay the toilet in the shower (maybe put
some towels down first). If no shower, lay some towels or newspapers on the
floor...there won't be that much water splashing out when you lay the toilet
on it's side. Now put on your latex gloves, get a flashlight (and a small
mirror if you have one) and start looking in the top AND the bottom of the
bowl for the obstruction. If it's stuck in the middle of the toilet you may
or may not be able to snag it with a wire coat hanger. If not, you're going
to have to buy a new bowl (they're not too expensive) and change out the old
bowl with the new, because short of breaking out the porcelain, sometimes
there's just no way of getting things out of a toilet bowl.

When replacing the toilet on the flange, check to see if the bolts have a
nut securing them to the metal flange. If not, put the NEW bolts from the
wax ring package on them to secure them (due to the wet environment under
the toilet, the new bolts will last longer than the possibly rusty ones that
were holding the toilet down). That way, when you put the toilet back over
the bolts they won't move around and when you go to tighten down the bolts
securing the toilet there's no possibility that the bolts will come loose
and you'll have to pull off the toilet and start all over again. Reconnect
the hose (hand-tight is usually enough), turn on the water and feel around
the bottom of the tank for leaks as it fills with water. BTW, rub the black
washer inside the end of the hose with your finger when it's off. If the
rubber rubs off on your finger, it's time to replace the hose ($3-$4).

Unless a customer specifically requests it, as a rule I don't caulk around
the base of the toilet for the simple reason that if the ring compresses
enough to let water leak underneath the toilet, I'd much rather see it on
the floor surrounding the toilet almost immediately than have it sit there,
soaking through the floor and causing all sorts of floor damage for who
knows how long before the leak is discovered (can you say "wood rot" and
"mold damage"?).

Hope this helps.

I would like to add that I have always poured plaster of Paris on the
floor where the bowl sits on. This makes for a solid footing to prevent
any rocking back and forth.
It does not have to be perfect. Just pour it on the floor along the
same outline as the bowl. Then when you finish mounting the bolts, just
take off the excess around the bowl with a putty knife since it will
probably been dry.