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preventing sewer gas once toilet wax seal removed
I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a
basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. |
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Rald wrote:
I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. Hi, P trap is there with water in it, right? Tony |
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Rald wrote:
I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. Temp seals are available. Search for "test plug" on Home Depots web site. Less than $4.00 |
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Rald wrote:
I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. When I had one toilet "off" for a few days last year I laid a mouse pad on the flange and set a few bricks on top of it. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in public schools" |
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Toilets dont have p-traps.
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"Sexytom976" wrote:Toilets dont have p-traps.
Correction, they do. Well, maybe not a "p"-type, per se. It's the hole in the floor that doesn't. Just wad up a rag and jam it in the flange to minimize the odor. Try not to let it fall in past retrieval's reach! Tom Work at your leisure! |
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Rald wrote:
I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. There are plastic blank plates that can be held on with short versions of toilet flange bolts. They have a rubber or neoprene gasket that makes them gas tight. There are also expandable plugs that you can place in the line and expand out against the wall of the pipe by tightening a wing nut. The plastic plate flange is the better of the two solutions because it will keep all foreign matter out of the sewer line. -- Tom H |
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I've saw a rat come up through an uncovered line located at ground level, so
I strongly recommend using a plate or expandable plug if you intend on leaving the waste line unused for several months. Ron "HorneTD" wrote in message nk.net... Rald wrote: I need to remove the toilet and wax seal over the waste line in a basement bathroom for several months. Should a permanent cap be installed or do they sell temporary seals for this sort of thing. Thanks for any info. There are plastic blank plates that can be held on with short versions of toilet flange bolts. They have a rubber or neoprene gasket that makes them gas tight. There are also expandable plugs that you can place in the line and expand out against the wall of the pipe by tightening a wing nut. The plastic plate flange is the better of the two solutions because it will keep all foreign matter out of the sewer line. -- Tom H |
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