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Best Bolts for Toilet tank/base
It's about time for me to replace the bolts holding the toilet tank to
the bowl. This prompts me to ask which would be better brass/bronze or stainless? Also, it seems one of the studs/anchors for the bowl to the floor has also snapped (I don't recollect any particularly violent/stressful session that may have caused this) I was probably going to use a stainless replacement stud (probably change both sides while I am at it - famous last words) and epoxy anchor "grout." Any advice/suggestions/cautions? Thanks |
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, Ecnerwal wrote: In article , (JJ) wrote: Also, it seems one of the studs/anchors for the bowl to the floor has also snapped (I don't recollect any particularly violent/stressful session that may have caused this) Corrosion and time suffice. Add steel bolts and a bronze or copper flange and corrosion goes to town. A little seal leakage helps things right along... I was probably going to use a stainless replacement stud (probably change both sides while I am at it - famous last words) and epoxy anchor "grout." Any advice/suggestions/cautions? Stainless, and use anti-seize, and prepare for the floor being rotten when you get under there. How would stainless bolts with bronze (or brass) nuts work? This is a classic anti-seize combination for things out in the weather, but I don't know if it's been used for toilets. Joe Gwinn |
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Best Bolts for Toilet tank/base
On 4/3/2011 11:52 AM, JJ wrote:
It's about time for me to replace the bolts holding the toilet tank to the bowl. This prompts me to ask which would be better brass/bronze or stainless? Also, it seems one of the studs/anchors for the bowl to the floor has also snapped (I don't recollect any particularly violent/stressful session that may have caused this) I was probably going to use a stainless replacement stud (probably change both sides while I am at it - famous last words) and epoxy anchor "grout." Any advice/suggestions/cautions? Thanks titanium? .....it would be an interesting experiment if you had the material/money to toss at it. I have seen every other kind of common metal hardware corrode under the same circumstances. plus they'd be lighter-weight and stronger too. kind of like a 'professional', racing toilet.... |
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On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:52:11 GMT, (JJ) wrote:
It's about time for me to replace the bolts holding the toilet tank to the bowl. This prompts me to ask which would be better brass/bronze or stainless? Bronze has lasted longer than stainless in our water. The stainless rusted, just slower than if it were regular steel. RWL |
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On Apr 3, 10:52*am, (JJ) wrote:
It's about time for me to replace the bolts holding the toilet tank to the bowl. * This prompts me to ask which would be better *brass/bronze or stainless? Also, it seems one of the studs/anchors for the bowl to the floor has also snapped (I don't recollect any particularly violent/stressful session that may have caused this) I was probably going to use a stainless replacement stud (probably change both sides while I am at it - famous last words) and epoxy anchor "grout." Any advice/suggestions/cautions? Thanks I had this issue with mine, a visit to HD showed what had changed in the 50 years or so since granddaddy was a plumber. I ended up going with stainless bolts, replaced the old cruddy metal anchor ring with a fiberglass unit and replaced the wax bowl seal with a nifty plastic/ neoprene snoot jobbie. This last actually extends down into the pipe, and has giant O-ring seals, so unless there's a total reversal of normal sewer flow, nothing is going to leak out. It'll also tolerate vibration and movement better than the wax. Replacing the old copper supply line and ballcock valve with a ball valve shutoff, a reinforced plastic flex line and a new plastic float unit finished it all up. No leaks and the water bill went way down. If you've gotta tear it apart, might as well do the complete number on it. Put in new gaskets and seals on the tank to lower unit, too. Figure I spent maybe $30 on the works, that was 7-8 years back. Everything underneath there had been soaked because whoever replaced the works before didn't even bother with hold-down bolts. Just caulked the stool to the floor and let nature take its course. Talked to the supposedly "experienced" plumbing dept. guy at HD, said a lot of new local construction is done that way, by the time it leaks and is noticed, the construction company has declared bankruptcy and the homeowners get to replace the floor AND all the plumbing bits. Said it can last that way up to 5 years if they're lucky. The plumbing inspectors aren't getting the job done there, either paid off or goofing off. The stainless bolts and bronze nuts are still shiny so far and no leaks. Stool is steady as a rock, it wasn't before. Stan |
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