I need to move a toilet back about a half inch. It is mounted on a
cast iron flange and pipe. I could remove the current flange and
replace it with an offset flange but this is a very old home and I'm
sure that it would be a major effort to remove the current flange.
There is an adapter ring on top of the flange to bring it level with
the tile floor.

There are a lot of places on the Web that sell straight adapters that
fit on top of flanges; does anyone know where I could get an offset
adapter which would both lift the surface and move it back an inch or
so? I've googled on dozens of combinations but found nothing.


Thanks,

Paul

"Pavel314" wrote in message
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I need to move a toilet back about a half inch. It is mounted on a
cast iron flange and pipe. I could remove the current flange and
replace it with an offset flange but this is a very old home and I'm
sure that it would be a major effort to remove the current flange.
There is an adapter ring on top of the flange to bring it level with
the tile floor.

There are a lot of places on the Web that sell straight adapters that
fit on top of flanges; does anyone know where I could get an offset
adapter which would both lift the surface and move it back an inch or
so? I've googled on dozens of combinations but found nothing.

I'd leave it alone. Touching plumbing in an old house can cause a LOT of
unanticipated work. I cannot imagine why a toilet would have to be moved
back such a small amount.

Pavel314 wrote:

I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.

You gotta tell us . . 'why'? The only possible reason I can think
of that someone would want to do that is because the little woman
picked out a new toilet with a wider profile and now a door won't
open.

I'd replace the toilet before trying to move old cast iron. But
if that isn't possible, I'd probably find a likely place to break the
drain in the basement and just replace it with PVC.

Jim

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:53:40 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:26:37 -0700 (PDT), Pavel314
wrote:

I need to move a toilet back about a half inch. It is mounted on a
cast iron flange and pipe. I could remove the current flange and
replace it with an offset flange but this is a very old home and I'm
sure that it would be a major effort to remove the current flange.
There is an adapter ring on top of the flange to bring it level with
the tile floor.

There are a lot of places on the Web that sell straight adapters that
fit on top of flanges; does anyone know where I could get an offset
adapter which would both lift the surface and move it back an inch or
so? I've googled on dozens of combinations but found nothing.


Thanks,

Paul

You're going to do all of that for a HALF INCH ???????
Put an extra layer of half inch drywall on the wall behind it if it
bothers you having an extra half inch of space behind the toilet.

I'm just guessing he has a half inch too *little* space behind the
toilet, but that's just me.

"mm" wrote in message
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:26:37 -0700 (PDT), Pavel314
wrote:

I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.

I'm just guessing he has a half inch too *little* space behind the
toilet, but that's just me.

Yes, it is just you. Re-read above.

On Mar 29, 12:02*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Pavel314 wrote:
I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.

You gotta tell us . . 'why'? * * The only possible reason I can think
of that someone would want to do that is because the little woman
picked out a new toilet with a wider profile and now a door won't
open.

I'd replace the toilet before trying to move old cast iron. * * * But
if that isn't possible, I'd probably find a likely place to break the
drain in the basement and just replace it with PVC.

Jim

Right, the new toilet is just a little bit too long to clear the door.
If I can't find an adapter, I'll just angle it a bit and claim that's
the latest stlye.

Paul

mm wrote:
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:53:40 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:26:37 -0700 (PDT), Pavel314
wrote:

I need to move a toilet back about a half inch. It is mounted on a
cast iron flange and pipe. I could remove the current flange and
replace it with an offset flange but this is a very old home and I'm
sure that it would be a major effort to remove the current flange.
There is an adapter ring on top of the flange to bring it level with
the tile floor.

There are a lot of places on the Web that sell straight adapters that
fit on top of flanges; does anyone know where I could get an offset
adapter which would both lift the surface and move it back an inch or
so? I've googled on dozens of combinations but found nothing.


Thanks,

Paul
You're going to do all of that for a HALF INCH ???????
Put an extra layer of half inch drywall on the wall behind it if it
bothers you having an extra half inch of space behind the toilet.

I'm just guessing he has a half inch too *little* space behind the
toilet, but that's just me.

Well HE SAID he needed to move the toilet BACK. Not Forward.

I can't imagine either why he'd need to do this.

Pavel314 wrote:
On Mar 29, 12:02 pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Pavel314 wrote:
I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.
You gotta tell us . . 'why'? The only possible reason I can think
of that someone would want to do that is because the little woman
picked out a new toilet with a wider profile and now a door won't
open.

I'd replace the toilet before trying to move old cast iron. But
if that isn't possible, I'd probably find a likely place to break the
drain in the basement and just replace it with PVC.

Jim

Right, the new toilet is just a little bit too long to clear the door.
If I can't find an adapter, I'll just angle it a bit and claim that's
the latest stlye.

Paul
If it's truly just a half inch that's needed, you should be able to
cheat it back that much. after you set it in the wax, just shove it back.

s

"Pavel314" wrote in message
Right, the new toilet is just a little bit too long to clear the door.
If I can't find an adapter, I'll just angle it a bit and claim that's
the latest stlye.

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Notch the door

In article , "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

"Pavel314" wrote in message
Right, the new toilet is just a little bit too long to clear the door.
If I can't find an adapter, I'll just angle it a bit and claim that's
the latest stlye.

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Notch the door

I heard that was THE latest style ;-)


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On Mar 29, 2:49*pm, Pavel314 wrote:
On Mar 29, 12:02*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

Pavel314 wrote:
I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.

You gotta tell us . . 'why'? * * The only possible reason I can think
of that someone would want to do that is because the little woman
picked out a new toilet with a wider profile and now a door won't
open.

I'd replace the toilet before trying to move old cast iron. * * * But
if that isn't possible, I'd probably find a likely place to break the
drain in the basement and just replace it with PVC.

Jim

Right, the new toilet is just a little bit too long to clear the door.
If I can't find an adapter, I'll just angle it a bit and claim that's
the latest stlye.

Paul

Take it back and get a "shallower" one. There is a pretty broad size
range.

JK

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:49:35 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


"mm" wrote in message
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:26:37 -0700 (PDT), Pavel314
wrote:

I need to move a toilet back about a half inch.

I'm just guessing he has a half inch too *little* space behind the
toilet, but that's just me.

Yes, it is just you. Re-read above.

Hey, you're right. That does seem ridiculous.

Maybe the county is widening the road through the bathroom in front of
the toilet.