Today I discovered the use of a beeswax ring as I re-installed the toilet in our upstairs bathroom. The whole project only took an hour and I found instructions on diynet.com. I discovered that the beeswak ring forms a watertight seal between the floor and the toilet. Once I had connected the water line I turned it on and crossed my fingers. As the bowl started to fill I was preparing for leaks. Once the bowl was completely filled I flushed the toilet and crossed my fingers hoping that water would not come rushing out from the base of the bowl.
No leaks. It was a perfect flush!
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January 4th, 2006 - 10:34 am
Congratulations! In the purchase of our “new” home I have discovered that I need to replace the toilet. It’s old, usese nearly 5 gallons of water per flush and doesn’t even flush completely….what a drag.