Installation of basement toilet

 


Installation of the water line

Make sure that the water line is switched off. To start work on the basement toilet, install the toilet supply hose from the water line.

The supply hose must be between 22 and 30 cm above the floor. Install a shut-off valve that turns 90 degrees and shuts off the water to the toilet.

The pipe must run on the left side of the toilet.

Replace or install the toilet seal

There is a cover on the floor that can accommodate an in-ground toilet. Before installing the gasket, however, the cover must be removed.

To do this, tap it with a hammer. This will loosen it and it will come off. You are now ready to insert the wax gasket.

Insert it into the hole, making sure that it is tight, and with the rubber flange in the drain. The wax gasket must be on the floor flange. This ensures that everything goes down the drain of the basement toilet without leakage.

Positioning the toilet

You will see holes in the flange on the floor. Install the bolts supplied with the wax seal, known as cabinet bolts, into these holes.

Then adjust the bolts until you can draw a line between them that is centred directly on the centre of the drain and parallel to the wall.

You are now ready to place the toilet on the bolts. The base of the toilet will have four holes. When you start to place the toilet, align it with the bolts and lower it gently.

It is helpful to have someone to help you with this step. Once the toilet is lowered, the bolts of the cabinet should protrude from the base.

Mounting the toilet

You must make sure that the toilet is firmly seated on the gasket. Fasten the toilet seat and sit on the toilet. This will provide enough weight to press the toilet into the wax seal for a firm fit.

To mount the toilet in place, place a washer on each bolt and use the nuts supplied with the toilet. Tighten them until hand-tight.

Then tighten with a spanner. It is not necessary to over-tighten, as you risk cracking the porcelain, but just make sure that the toilet does not rock.

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