[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Easy job. Requires: one wrench (or specific socket), two rags, one $2 putty knife, one new $5 wax "donut," preferably a small wet/dry vac or a bucket with sponge, one plastic grocery bag, and someone strong enough to lift toilet up and set aside and able to repeat process in reverse. Gazillion YouTube videos on this.

1. Turn off supply valve and disconnect water line to toilet. Valve is often a diamond-shaped or plastic pop-out looking thing;
2. Flush toilet. Remove remaining water (as much as reasonably possible) with vac or sponge from bowl and tank;
3. Remove nut caps (2) and unbolt toilet from floor. Lean toilet over partially;
4. Quickly stuff a rag half way into bottom toilet hole where it connects to floor this is to limit dripping;
5. Quickly stuff a rag half way into hole in floor to which toilet connects. This is to prevent you from enjoying the odor of sewer gas. And from dropping anything into the abyss;
6. Leave bolts in floor in place, the ones that are standing up about 2-3 inches;
7. Lift up and set toilet aside. Adjacent tubs work great for this, but don't crack porcelain;
8. Use putty knife to scrape away existing wax donut ring. Plastic bag helpful here;
9. Replace wax donut ring with new;
10. Remove both rags.
11. Set toilet on new ring. "Smoosh" around a little to settle it and achieve a good seal;
12. Re-attach nuts to standing bolts, and nut bolt caps;
13. Re-attach water supply line, check for leaks and turn on water supply valve;
14. Allow tank to refill. Flush a couple times, ensure water-tightness around toilet base and supply lines;
15. Throw out plastic bag with old wax donut ring. For those of you who like to sniff kids' hair, Do not eat this kind of donut.

Yeah- pretty much it, done yourself for under $10 and a half-hour.

Hope this helps.

Good description. Everything is easy if you know how. Half-hour? No way.

[nova1968]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Easy job. Requires: one wrench (or specific socket), two rags, one $2 putty knife, one new $5 wax "donut," preferably a small wet/dry vac or a bucket with sponge, one plastic grocery bag, and someone strong enough to lift toilet up and set aside and able to repeat process in reverse. Gazillion YouTube videos on this.

1. Turn off supply valve and disconnect water line to toilet. Valve is often a diamond-shaped or plastic pop-out looking thing;
2. Flush toilet. Remove remaining water (as much as reasonably possible) with vac or sponge from bowl and tank;
3. Remove nut caps (2) and unbolt toilet from floor. Lean toilet over partially;
4. Quickly stuff a rag half way into bottom toilet hole where it connects to floor this is to limit dripping;
5. Quickly stuff a rag half way into hole in floor to which toilet connects. This is to prevent you from enjoying the odor of sewer gas. And from dropping anything into the abyss;
6. Leave bolts in floor in place, the ones that are standing up about 2-3 inches;
7. Lift up and set toilet aside. Adjacent tubs work great for this, but don't crack porcelain;
8. Use putty knife to scrape away existing wax donut ring. Plastic bag helpful here;
9. Replace wax donut ring with new;
10. Remove both rags.
11. Set toilet on new ring. "Smoosh" around a little to settle it and achieve a good seal;
12. Re-attach nuts to standing bolts, and nut bolt caps;
13. Re-attach water supply line, check for leaks and turn on water supply valve;
14. Allow tank to refill. Flush a couple times, ensure water-tightness around toilet base and supply lines;
15. Throw out plastic bag with old wax donut ring. For those of you who like to sniff kids' hair, Do not eat this kind of donut.

Yeah- pretty much it, done yourself for under $10 and a half-hour.

Hope this helps.

Not everyone have the time or patience to do such a project especially if the poster is 80

[Helenmarie]

They will want to replace the whole bathroom along with the entire house plumbing

[splashes]

Mike scott is the best

[dougawhite]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

Whoops, I broke the Porcelain, Whoops, can you call the Plumber. Whoops, I broke my glasses. Whoops, I broke the inlet valve. Whoops, do we have any large bandages.

Looking back, I cannot believe the projects I undertook by myself in the 7 homes owned. Full kitchen and bath remodels, all sorts of plumbing & electrical projects. Now, I wouldn't even think about doing anything close to those things. Much easier to write checks nowadays.

[Lottoguy]

Call the ACE is Summerfield. They just put a complete toilet in our house yesterday. Their price was far less then Lowe's.

[Lottoguy]

A new toilet today weighs in around 80 lbs. That is a lot of weight for an older person.

[John Sarubbi]

[QUOTE=mtdjed;2409927]Looking for recommendation of contractor for replacing wax toilet ring and price.[/QUOTE
I have found that Dove Plumbing in Wildwood does good work and is cheaper than all the others that you normally see here in The Villages.

[The Left Mitten]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

Looking for recommendation of contractor for replacing wax toilet ring and price.

Mike Scott Plumbing

[coleprice]

This is an easy job for a good Handyman. So, call Jeremy Caswell at 603-833-3213 and he can take care of your wax seal for you.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

Looking for recommendation of contractor for replacing wax toilet ring and price.

You may want to re-think this, check out just how incredibly easy this is. Utube can show you, or just talk to someone in plumbing at Ace location. No special talent tools, or skills needed. Two small women, my sis in law and I did this in much less than an hour when our hubbies were gone on hunting trip. Turn off the little water valve behind toilet, loosen the 2 floor bolts and the bolt holding the tank to the stool (also easy to do) push some old towels down the drain to soak up any water that didn't vacate the bowl when flushed. Would not have taken the two of us but it made it much easier to lift off the toilet tank. We used an ordinary putty knife to loosen the old wax ring, it came up easily once loosened around the edge, new ring was super inexpensive, put it down and it's self seating, lifted the stool back on, fastened the bolts back to floor, lifted the tank on, fastened those screws, put top on tank, turned water value to on. Much less than an hour to do.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by nova1968

Not everyone have the time or patience to do such a project especially if the poster is 80

That's true of course, but many on here are retired, have FAR more time than money, and since very close to 80 feel it's more important than at anytime in our lives to do things like mow lawn, paint, do the kinds of home jobs that don't take years of training or special skills, but keep us healthy. Sister in law and I easily replaced the wax ring on her toilet when our hubbies were gone on a trip. On the other hand, neither my husband nor I have any electrical knowledge beyond replacing an already in place wall switch, so we call an electrician to do anything beyond that, and a plumber to do anything beyond just a new wax seal on a toilet, or a new washer in a faucet...LOL !

[Bwanajim]

Plenty of handyman out there that can do it. It's a pretty easy 20 minute job. Go in the Villages Facebook and search for replace toilet seal and a bunch of names will come up. Or just ask for Handyman .

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

You may want to re-think this, check out just how incredibly easy this is. Utube can show you, or just talk to someone in plumbing at Ace location. No special talent tools, or skills needed. Two small women, my sis in law and I did this in much less than an hour when our hubbies were gone on hunting trip. Turn off the little water valve behind toilet, loosen the 2 floor bolts and the bolt holding the tank to the stool (also easy to do) push some old towels down the drain to soak up any water that didn't vacate the bowl when flushed. Would not have taken the two of us but it made it much easier to lift off the toilet tank. We used an ordinary putty knife to loosen the old wax ring, it came up easily once loosened around the edge, new ring was super inexpensive, put it down and it's self seating, lifted the stool back on, fastened the bolts back to floor, lifted the tank on, fastened those screws, put top on tank, turned water value to on. Much less than an hour to do.

Huh! Brilliant! Wish I'd'a thought of it.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Personally, I would never hire a handyman for plumbing or electrical work, unless I was very familiar with their capability.

Agree when they are working with a supply line or soldering involved. Wax ring is simple job for a guy with a good back.