Plumbing How-To: PVC Toilet Flange Replacement

[@idaholife246]

I have this leaking flange issue and I have watched about 8 other videos and yours is the best by far! Thank you for taking us step by step. I now feel more confident about doing this job!

[@TheWorks95]

Best video Iv seen with detail explanation on every move

[@tomtillack6819]

Total man crush. The slots on my flange are cracked. I was going to simply drill through and secure it from underneath instead of replacing but then I saw this video. I have all of the tools so I am going to do it the "right way." Thanks dude!

[@rolondoscott3997]

I had a broken toilet flange , so I have a guy come over and fix the problem . He worked from the basement and cut the entire pipe , now I'm buying pipe couplings screws and some expensive coupling he said was top rated. He took me to the cleaners that day so now I do all my plumbing

[@outlet6989]

Liked watching your video, as DIYers learn by watching others. I had to do this and I discovered that having the right tools for the job is the key to success. I didn't use a Reciprocating Saw. Instead, I used my Dremel Multi-saw. The flat blade removed the flange in no time. Turning the blade 90 degrees took care of removing the rest of the flange.

[@amdistant5547]

About to put down a toilet and wasn't sure if I needed to change the flange out so this video really helps.

[@sewerstuds]

Glad it helped you!

[@lilturk726]

Good job man, you made that look easy. Sometimes getting that flange out of there can be a pain

[@Topcheddychurch]

When you find a friend from high school doing some plumbing on KZbin while you’re replacing your first toilet flange 😂

[@sewerstuds]

@@Topcheddychurch ayyyyy what’s up Michael

[@csimet]

Great tips. My issue was the person who installed my half bath toilet for the previous owner attached it to the subfloor and not at finished floor. The wax seal never seated properly, leaked and rotted the flange and floor. I had to pull it all up (down to the subfloor) and replaced it. Glad I did... they also never used a backer under the ceramic tile. The grout was also shot because it flexed with the plywood.

[@rubenfavela2937]

You are the best my brother

[@GodOfAmmo]

Plumbing: every tool is a hammer. Unless it's a screwdriver, then it's a chisel.

[@danielbarber8387]

That is how my dad taught me every tool has a hammer side. Tools are purchased to use not look at.

[@gantz4u]

Based. Thanks for showing this. "the way you do it is calling a professional" Doesnt exude confidence in the quality of the work or develop reputation of nature. I mean its not like it hurts anyone revealing this, since everyone is just lined up with tools dying to fight their own stank holes, They just had no idea how to get that flange out.

[@sewerstuds]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garykrell2058]

I've done the same procedure when I did the flange into the 4in.I didn't glue them in just tapcomed them I prefer the s.s. flanges people overthigten the closest closest bolts trying to get wiggle out of WC and break flange.

[@nickgenevie6545]

So sometime chipping it out can damage the pipe. If this happens a 3” coupling will glue inside 4” pipe giving you another option.

[@flyingjeff1984]

For the viewer, you can also buy Tapcons with countersunk heads. It probably matters to the OCD crowd.

[@Tpsengineering1]

This is badass work!! 👌

[@mkl5448]

Socket saver all the way. Yes, they are a bit pricey, but chipping that pipe could cause even more of a headache.

[@sewerstuds]

post a link to purchase please!!

[@manmeetworld]

You guys keep kicking ass 👍

[@Bhanna2107]

Nice video. Good job

[@jasonfrance4927]

Get the flange with metal ring so you can turn it and rubber gasket so you can remove if needed

[@SuperJason102]

I put my toilet Flange in just like that level with the floor. The toilet still rocks. And moves. I put four tapcon in it. What did I do wrong. Does the flange need to sit below the floor.

[@sewerstuds]

Your floor is probably not level. You can use plastic toilet shims to get the toilet to stop rocking.

[@frankmontez6853]

My toilet bottom was leaking so here I am. After taking off toilet see that the steel flange that’s supposed to nailed / screwed down is all rusted through. It’s wooden floor and some is level ( the back ) while the front wood isn’t. It’s gone rotted though maybe a quarter inch down . Can I still use as is and just get it with longest nails / screws I can find ?

[@jmo27_builds]

Bruh. You know you gotta tear that rotten wood out.

[@jamesmcdonald5026]

Thanks!😊

[@henrycole8705]

I use an inside pipe cutter for a drill

[@iceman846]

All you have to do is slowly heat the inside of pvc pipe with a torch , melts the glue and twists out easily

[@MrDW-ei1fe]

That’s great if you want to release chlorine gas into the air. 7 dumbasses that upvoted you.

[@FranciscoMartinez-uc3hx]

Negative that would compromise the structure of the drain pipe.

[@sewerstuds]

That’s one way of doing it, for sure. I just prefer this way. Ten plumbers, ten different ways.

[@poncegsx]

oh really? as a plumber, no one ever said that... Thank you! ill have to try that for myself.

[@tyler560]

Now how to do this with pipes not concerted in 🤔

[@Vera-xu3xw]

Is that floor tile or cement? I'm trying to figure out if the flange should be level with the cement floor or tile

[@garyg8036]

Neither. The flange needs to be set ontop of the floor. Whatever the final floor is the flange needs to set ontop of it.

[@MrDW-ei1fe]

@@garyg8036 wrong.

[@revydoer1478]

no he isn’t

[@MrDW-ei1fe]

@@revydoer1478 no, the flange doesn’t need to sit on top of the floor. Do whatever works for you but it can be flush with the floor or even below the finished floor. There’s more than one way to plumb it properly.

[@nicolasmuniz9452]

We’re those new Knipex linesmen pliers being befouled in a dirty job

[@sewerstuds]

Yes, and they still work great 😎

[@supporterofeverythingyouli6255]

😂😂😂 from a master plumber....

[@ptech88]

If u drill it out with the proper pvc fitting bit it much easier.

[@plimoth]

Wrong screws were used. You need flathead Philips Tapcon screws. The hex slotted ones you used will foul with the bottom of the toilet

[@sewerstuds]

@@plimoth negative ghost rider.

[@plimoth]

@@sewerstuds No, I called out your hack job.

[@sewerstuds]

@@plimoth look at me, I’m a mighty keyboard warrior 😂

[@munster6629]

Why not cut the tile.the size of the flange? It was half done already. Then you wouldnt need to use the screws.

[@richardhaley3347]

Good repair. Better to use a Phillips tapcon than the raised nut driver type head. The Phillips sits flat and flush. Also it's better to clean and primer the inside of the pipe and the flange.

[@Ghostpeppah710]

Great video, 👍 👌

[@localexploringSC]

Don't use primer. You DON'T want a strong joint. Just use a little bit of glue, so that if this flange ever needs to be replaced again, it will come out easily again. There's no pressure on this connection, and it will never be underwater, so you want the glue joint to be WEAK.

[@canuckle7shucks]

Pliers will get ruined hitting them on the pinion side.

[@rylee6979]

How about just putting some shims in there eh??? They even make ring shims just for this...

[@sewerstuds]

Flange replacement is better ;)

[@DLDL288]

❤🇺🇸👍

[@rogersmith434]

Put primer will make it harder for next plumber to remove the flange

[@sewerstuds]

I used clear primer :)

[@macsdf1]

did not know u can run a saw like that lol.

[@paulbradshaw4511]

ok

[@alec1113]

"Much more flush with the floor? " , really bad english. Ironically you went to all this time to put a video together and the end result is it isnt flush ? And you still posted the video. Always check before glueing . Put a sheet down if you think you are going to spill purple primer . Work smarter no harder .

[@guyrabinowitz]

Wear a respirator when working with the PVC primer and glue; they emit really toxic fumes.

[@BigOleNuttSak]

this guy...

[@bradhaenitsch1145]

Ya know that’s if you have plastic dwv. He should have glued a 3” inch flange inside 4” pipe. That’s solid core pvc,that’s why it comes out easy