How to Repair a Cast-Iron Toilet Flange | Ask This Old House

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  • Опубликовано: 25 май 2016
  • This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to replace a badly corroded cast-iron flange. (See the shopping list, tools, and steps below.)
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    Shopping List for How to Repair a Cast-Iron Toilet Flange:
    - Plastic expansion closet flange [amzn.to/2LKogXU], to replace old cast-iron flange
    - Large sponge [amzn.to/30cbfd9] and bucket [amzn.to/2W0j3PE], for sopping up water
    - Four wood blocks [amzn.to/2HhYeG4], used as spacers beneath the new closet flange
    - Rubber gasket [amzn.to/2DYbv5S], for sealing toilet to flange
    Tools for How to Repair a Cast-Iron Toilet Flange:
    - Wrench [amzn.to/2LvSduP], to loosen and tighten hex nuts [amzn.to/2JwYVy2]
    - Close-quarter hacksaw [amzn.to/2YjS1jN], for sawing through bolts
    - Stiff-blade putty knife [amzn.to/2VsFxJZ], to scrape off wax gasket
    - Screwdriver [amzn.to/2LzfKLl]
    - Hammer [amzn.to/2UPkY5e] and cold chisel [amzn.to/2IZ6xd7], for chopping out the cast-iron flange
    - Pliers [amzn.to/2He4YVq], to pull out the old flange
    - Wet/dry vacuum [amzn.to/2VgedcZ], for collecting dust and debris
    - Ratcheting hex-key wrench [amzn.to/2DXacnB], to tighten the flange screws
    Steps for How to Repair a Cast-Iron Toilet Flange:
    1. Close the shut-off valve behind the toilet to stop the flow of water.
    2. Remove the lid from the toilet tank. Flush the toilet and hold down the flush lever to drain as much water from the tank as possible.
    3. Reach inside the tank and unscrew the ball float.
    4. Use a large sponge to sop up the remaining water from inside the tank and from the bottom of the toilet bowl.
    5. Remove the nuts from the closet bolts on each side of the toilet base. If the nuts are rusted in place, cut through the bolts with a close-quarter hacksaw.
    6. Unscrew the water-supply line from the underside of the toilet tank.
    7. Rock the toilet back and forth to break its wax seal with the drainpipe. Lift the toilet and carry it out of the room.
    8. Use a stiff-blade putty knife to scrape away the wax gasket from the closet flange.
    9. Unscrew and remove any extension rings to expose the cast-iron closet flange.
    10. If the flange is badly corroded, use a hammer and cold chisel to chop out the flange.
    11. Pull the loosened flange out of the cast-iron drainpipe with a pair of pliers.
    12. Vacuum up all dust and debris from around the drainpipe and bathroom floor.
    13. Set four wood blocks around the drainpipe to hold the new closet flange at the correct height.
    14. Install a plastic expansion closet flange into the cast-iron drainpipe.
    15. Use a ratcheting hex-key wrench to tighten the four screws on the inside of the flange until the flange is tightly wedged into the drainpipe.
    16. Slide two new closet bolts into the slotted keyways in the flange.
    17. Place a rubber toilet gasket over the bolts and onto the closet flange.
    18. Set the toilet back into place on top of the gasket.
    19. Onto each closet bolt put a plastic washer, stainless-steel washer, and hex nut. Alternately tighten each nut with a wrench, being careful not to crack the toilet base.
    20. Trim off the excess bolt with the hacksaw.
    21. Snap on the plastic caps to conceal the closet bolts.
    22. Reattach the water-supply line to the underside of the toilet tank.
    23. Screw the ball float back onto the flush valve.
    24. Open the shut-off valve and flush the toilet to ensure it's working properly.
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  • @ImTheJoker4u
    @ImTheJoker4u 6 лет назад +225

    "The flange is all rotted""What do we do now?""You pull out your purse, and get ready to empty it" LOL

    • @rl4889
      @rl4889 4 года назад +7

      Thats why no one hires polish

    • @CEO786
      @CEO786 3 года назад +2

      Ha ha

    • @daviddoyle4516
      @daviddoyle4516 3 года назад +7

      Just be glad she got someone like Rich Treathway who knows what the Hell he's doing.

    • @brandonwilson4281
      @brandonwilson4281 3 года назад +1

      🔥🍼👙💇🍼💏👙🇺🇲💇🍼💏💑🌪️🌴🌪️🌳🔥🌡️🔥🌀

    • @bobsaget2789
      @bobsaget2789 3 года назад +1

      I had to replace a closet flange. Would not recommend.

  • @ericheine2414
    @ericheine2414 6 лет назад +70

    I've been a plumber since 1978.
    Always fun to watch someone else work. Especially someone who has the proper experience.
    Thank you.

  • @Elon_Trump
    @Elon_Trump 4 года назад +76

    He wipes his nose after he digs out the rubber flange. Im dying

    • @elevate32767
      @elevate32767 2 года назад +14

      He's immune to everything by now

    • @HsingSun
      @HsingSun 2 года назад +1

      Did he smell like honey?

    • @Honestandtruth
      @Honestandtruth 2 года назад +1

      Haaaahaaaaaaa 😂

  • @salazarpayne3784
    @salazarpayne3784 4 года назад +8

    Richard is the best of them all. You can just tell that he is genuinely a very nice man who knows his stuff.

    • @JodBronson
      @JodBronson 4 года назад

      On thing he doesn't know is...... Hepatitis FREE! LMFAO

    • @brianhumphrey6791
      @brianhumphrey6791 Месяц назад

      I hope she cleaned it first

  • @xNoGUSTaTux
    @xNoGUSTaTux Год назад +10

    As a very green DIYer, fixing up a dated townhouse....this is EXACTLY what i needed and has given me mad confidence that i can fix the issue i am having 🙏🙏🙏not to mention going over all the options that might be needed throughout the project

  • @fartknocker8363
    @fartknocker8363 7 лет назад +251

    When he lifted the seat at the end I thought he was going to take a piss. Then he said..."you should do the honors" LOL.
    If she sat on the can and took a big smelly one I might have died.

    • @smash72cutlass30
      @smash72cutlass30 5 лет назад +3

      Fart Knocker
      Or at the very least a pull my finger joke

    • @badmotherhumper
      @badmotherhumper 4 года назад +2

      yup me too, you are my hero Mr. Fart Knocker.

    • @bobbyj7806
      @bobbyj7806 4 года назад

      Dead 🤣🤣

    • @Littlelewie151
      @Littlelewie151 3 года назад

      Thank you for a got wrenching laugh!!!

  • @iq9488
    @iq9488 5 лет назад +837

    Richard, you are the reason I always wash my hands after touching money.

    • @ccdogpark
      @ccdogpark 4 года назад +21

      JJ
      I doubt there is anyone here who could help you with this problem.
      Have you discussed this phobia with a mental health professional ?

    • @fakeit6339
      @fakeit6339 4 года назад +13

      the guy is right you have to clean your hands before eating

    • @you2tooyou2too
      @you2tooyou2too 4 года назад +7

      Or keyboards, or door knobs, or ....!

    • @iPad-gi2tl
      @iPad-gi2tl 4 года назад +25

      he all in they toliet with no gloves

    • @nicholascandelario8876
      @nicholascandelario8876 4 года назад +11

      I was thinking the same thing... I hope he didnt give her a handshake

  • @palerider660
    @palerider660 5 лет назад +133

    As a veteran plumber for over 40 years and I own my own plumbing company the last 33, I noticed one crucial mistake. I would’ve spent several minutes cleaning the inside of the old pipe thoroughly to make sure I removed all the old corrosion so as to get a good proper seal with that compression ring.

    • @robbie1212
      @robbie1212 2 года назад +14

      Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe even take a nice wire brush to the inside.

    • @JoseAndrade-ic7er
      @JoseAndrade-ic7er Год назад +6

      I’m getting ready to do this exact same job on my toilet. Just wondering if I’ll need to screw down the new flange, or will the expansion seal be strong enough to hold it in place. I only ask because I have a concrete foundation and don’t have a subfloor to screw into.

    • @YellowBunchofBananas
      @YellowBunchofBananas Год назад +14

      @@JoseAndrade-ic7er You need to screw it down. Use tapcons.

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      @leohartop1632 Год назад

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    • @truth6600
      @truth6600 Год назад +10

      He never screwed the flage to the sub floor.

  • @cloveicecoleman6065
    @cloveicecoleman6065 5 лет назад +3

    I just want to thank all of you on This Old Hour for teaching and showing by example how to fix and build just about anything you might want to do that to. I've been watching your show for years and have become accustomed to your faces like I'm just watching my friends when I watch the show. I don't do a lot of home improvement projects but it's good to know where to go to if I have to.plus it's just enjoyable to watch how you all beautify everything you work on. You sometimes sound like doctors when you go through a house. before. giving details of what will be done just as a doctor gives details about a patient. before. You know doctors and carpenters are closely related. What a blessing to grow up in a house with either. Just wanted to pat you on the back for your very good down home work. I love you all.

    • @richardtrethewey411
      @richardtrethewey411 4 года назад +2

      Thank you for your kind words. We work hard to get it right in a way is clear to understand.

  • @tuanh5319
    @tuanh5319 7 лет назад +222

    I love the cutaway explanations. BTW if im working on anyone elses toilet, im going to wear hazard suits.

  • @markherring4559
    @markherring4559 Год назад +1

    This video was my first introduction to this Old House several years ago. I also had to replace a cast iron flange and this video was exactly what I needed to figure out how to do it properly.

  • @tadwilson9563
    @tadwilson9563 4 года назад +11

    I grew up watching this old house and Richard Trethewey has always been my favorite plumber

  • @kenkw5515
    @kenkw5515 4 года назад +36

    When I run into this sort of situation and have to use one of the expandable inserts inside a cast iron pipe, i use a heavy gauge wire brush mounted in my Mikita drill and get the small rust shards inside the cast iron pipe removed to ensure that the rubber gasket will seal properly against the inside walls of the cast iron pipe. Sometimes it is necessary to get a long chisel and chip the pieces from inside the pipe before using the wire brush.. I too use the new style waxless “saniseal” between the toilet and floor flange, less mess and if toilet loosens, the soft seal moves with the base to ensure the seal doesn’t leak!

    • @aforsy
      @aforsy 4 года назад +3

      I came to the comments wondering exactly this, thank you!

    • @josephyoung1008
      @josephyoung1008 3 года назад +5

      Would putting the flange on the inside of the pipe reduce flow? It seems the pipe is effectively narrowing at the flange.

    • @zubirhusein
      @zubirhusein Месяц назад +1

      @@josephyoung1008 the inside of the toilet is narrower, it's not an issue in terms of flow

  • @kenwelch198
    @kenwelch198 4 года назад +68

    Yeah I was old school plumber for 34 years. Never used gloves. Just found out I have hepatitis c. Never been promiscuous or used drugs either. Wear your gloves people!

    • @davidnee
      @davidnee 9 дней назад

      Hep C is not transmitted via human waste. Hep A can be. There's a new effective cure for hep C. Gloves /PPE are good still!

  • @ishmer9543
    @ishmer9543 5 лет назад +2

    i work in the plumbing supply industry, and i must say these videos are a must watch. if you want to learn more about how product is installed and how it works .

  • @syedjavedahmad9719
    @syedjavedahmad9719 2 года назад +1

    Excellent job professionally done and demonstrated. Now I can do it, thanks for the tutorial. 👍👍

  • @walter.bellini
    @walter.bellini 2 года назад +12

    So nice to see that sometimes a regular repair becomes more complicated after the fact. Great to see how he goes through different options to get to a sound solution. Thanks for the video

  • @leecook1035
    @leecook1035 4 года назад +6

    10 mins and teaches me not just how to do the job, but how to do it several ways. love it! Going to go fix my toilet now.

  • @brianvogen1502
    @brianvogen1502 Год назад

    Thanks!!!!! I ran into a 3 inch that has been causing a client a problem from some time now. Years
    Solid advice, thanks for taking the time to include product links.

  • @mmm053
    @mmm053 5 лет назад +46

    Thank you very much for this demonstration. I ran into a disintegrated flange yesterday at a friends house, and spent the night wondering how hard it would be to replace. You're a plumbing magician. Thanks!

  • @garmar704
    @garmar704 8 лет назад +180

    I'm a floor/tile installer by trade. The best, and cleanest method for removing the excess water from the bowl and tank is with a small, cheapo wet/dry vacuum. The Stinger from Home Depot is one I've used for many years. Remove the paper filter from inside, and you're good to go. I usually do the job, leave the water in the vac until the job is done, then pour it all back down the toilet when the job is done.
    Great video!

    • @AxcelGamer97
      @AxcelGamer97 6 лет назад +4

      Last time I did it, I sucked the water out with a vacuum and then watered some of the plants with it.

    • @Blox117
      @Blox117 6 лет назад +42

      an even better method is to use a straw and suck the toilet water in your mouth. that way none of the water goes to waste

    • @gertis7420
      @gertis7420 5 лет назад +3

      Well, you always can put a hose in there and suck on it. 😂😂😂

    • @jasperdunkin292
      @jasperdunkin292 5 лет назад +3

      And blow the nice shitty make up air all over the house. Now the family comes down with ebola.

    • @andrewalvarado4420
      @andrewalvarado4420 5 лет назад +4

      I was watching him do that and thought. What a waste of time. just get a shop vac. then later he uses a shop vac! He had one the hole time. lol

  • @ddjohnson9717
    @ddjohnson9717 5 лет назад +14

    i love old houses like this. 100s years of piping still works today, fascinates me a lot.

    • @aaronbaraiya3692
      @aaronbaraiya3692 2 года назад

      same here, suprising that iron cast still holds, these days they use PVC

    • @ddjohnson9717
      @ddjohnson9717 2 года назад

      @@aaronbaraiya3692 yeah

  • @vforvendettaMA
    @vforvendettaMA 5 лет назад +1

    It gives me chills to see how much better this old house RUclips how-to demonstrations are than the shaky, low budget, low sound quality, low visual quality, improperly explained amateur videos that proliferate on RUclips

  • @Jim_Schorts
    @Jim_Schorts 5 лет назад +319

    yea I just drive around with half a toilet in my van

    • @mistadontplay52
      @mistadontplay52 4 года назад +2

      MW3 MASTER 😂😂😅

    • @harrynips1614
      @harrynips1614 4 года назад +3

      I drive around with half a hooker.....same diff

    • @Normal1855
      @Normal1855 4 года назад

      MW3 MASTER too funny. 🤣

    • @stephensnell1379
      @stephensnell1379 4 года назад +2

      It's what's called a half cutaway as he mentions

    • @brendanmoran397
      @brendanmoran397 2 года назад

      How else do you pick up chicks? “Hey Honey, I’ve got a cutaway half toilet out in my black VAN, you wanna get outta here and check it out?”

  • @cmetube
    @cmetube 5 лет назад +10

    Great video. Hits so many common real life problems. Really awesome video! Best video out there on toilets and toilet flanges for most people having homes.

  • @OkayAhhgain
    @OkayAhhgain 4 года назад +74

    My man is a savage lol he went in bareback

  • @torobravo8023
    @torobravo8023 2 года назад +1

    I love this guy ! Excellent video, thanks for sharing !

  • @jamesosagie4102
    @jamesosagie4102 4 года назад

    Love your professionalism...

  • @RealRuler2112
    @RealRuler2112 8 лет назад +40

    I remember finding this segment from the full episode when my toilet tank broke (literally the tank developed a leaking crack) last year. This gave me the confidence to tackle the job myself. Of course, replacing the tank turned into replacing the toilet (as they didn't make a tank to fit that toilet anymore) which turned into replacing the flange (as half the cast iron came up with the toilet; drilling/digging that lead out was NOT fun!) which turned into replacing the floor tile (as many of those were also stuck to the bottom of the toilet) which turned into cutting out and replacing a good portion of the subfloor (due to the wood being bad from a hidden water leak).
    I now have a completely new toilet, solid subfloor, and new floor all thanks to this show. Can only imagine what it would have cost to have a contractor do everything...

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 8 лет назад +1

      About 1500...:)

    • @Joe-kb1sm
      @Joe-kb1sm 5 лет назад +2

      That would have been $400 to $500, plus parts. Joe Patton, Patton Mechanical Co... Now retired.

    • @ginosmovies
      @ginosmovies 5 лет назад +1

      RealRuler2112,: Sooh how long did it take to complete the job?

    • @shortty7618
      @shortty7618 5 лет назад +5

      I see it’s an old comment, but after watching this, it has saved me $400. Gotta replace my iron flange that is practically destroyed. Just gotta find one of this “devices” he has that expands the gasket into the pipe!

    • @markreno2252
      @markreno2252 4 года назад +1

      @@shortty7618 If you meant the green thing, and you're still looking for it, I believe it's called a Sani-seal and is sold at Home Depot. I have one installed in my upstairs bathroom. Much better than dealing with wax.

  • @rachelgibson1858
    @rachelgibson1858 3 года назад +4

    This is exactly the video I needed. I'm glad they make that flange too!!! Saved my life. Now I'm confident I can make the bathroom repairs myself, even if my old cast iron flange is trashed.

    • @flat-earther
      @flat-earther Год назад

      Did you succeed in repairing your bathroom?

  • @bjmacaoidh
    @bjmacaoidh 2 года назад +2

    wow!! I am so very glad I watched this! I was baffled by some crazy cast iron thing that looked like it was glued or welded to the outlet pipe. I couldn't turn it. The thing was screwed down with 4 different-headed screws, and the first screw basically just pulled out of the rotten wood, a second did the same. The third would not unscrew no matter how much I twisted and hauled at it with my channel locks. So I got out the grinder and cutting blade/disc and sawed the flange from the pipe. Now I hope I can find one of those flanges you showed us, because will most certainly need it.
    The toile had been mounted to the flange or course and sealed with 2 wax rings, one on top of the other! The subfloor was saturated. The leveling compound on top was quite damp, and what I thought was decking, on closer inspection looked like some kind of manufactured board with formica on top. It is also saturated and crumbling,
    The house is not very old, either. ok - maybe 50 years old - the homeowner doesn't know when it was built.
    Needless to say, I did not put the tile flooring in today. Nope. And it won't go in tomorrow, either.

  • @jbroheretoday
    @jbroheretoday 5 лет назад

    It is obvious that you have a lot of experience. Thanks for the video.

  • @Tuppunaatio
    @Tuppunaatio 4 года назад +403

    ”you should do the honors”
    me: removes pants and proceeds to sit on the toilet

    • @nizzy1057
      @nizzy1057 4 года назад +4

      hahahahahha

    • @eone2345
      @eone2345 4 года назад +2

      😂😂

    • @FreddyMendoza123
      @FreddyMendoza123 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣

    • @Fireship1
      @Fireship1 4 года назад +6

      Tuppunaatio pissed my pants when I read this. (I should have pissed in the toilet instead)

    • @hollenjf
      @hollenjf 3 года назад +9

      That's what I thought he was expecting of her for a split second

  • @sabertig3489
    @sabertig3489 5 лет назад +3

    Getting ready to do this type of repair at home, first time, so I’m watching these do-it-your-selfy videos. These pros make it look so easy. Probably take me all day .

  • @carlostorres2736
    @carlostorres2736 4 года назад

    Its easy when you know what you are doing And having the right thing to fit on the old pipe.... Good job 👏

  • @la1negrita
    @la1negrita 5 лет назад

    Excelent video! . The explanation was fantastic. Glad I found your video.

  • @Manoucherie27
    @Manoucherie27 6 лет назад +1506

    Who comes to read the comments after you saw he was wearing no gloves?

    • @kman-mi7su
      @kman-mi7su 6 лет назад +31

      Meeeee!! and I love all those "professionals" who say don't wear gloves, yeah right! NEVER shaking your hand!!

    • @cavemanjoe7972
      @cavemanjoe7972 6 лет назад +5

      ManoueCherie
      *RIGHT* after! I knew there'd be good ones in here!😂

    • @bigalsguttersandlandscapes909
      @bigalsguttersandlandscapes909 5 лет назад +6

      Yup......no gloves!

    • @alansoto5275
      @alansoto5275 5 лет назад +2

      Me😂😂😂😂

    • @EmileeHignite
      @EmileeHignite 5 лет назад +13

      ManoueCherie I most definitely did. That is disgusting. I would never ever touch used wax or a toilet period that’s not my own with my hands that asking for disease

  • @TheDNick
    @TheDNick 6 лет назад +12

    Thanks so much for the video. That expanding flange is a Godsend. Exactly what I needed and didn't know existed. Though I was going to have to call a plumber.

  • @wolvesprowl1
    @wolvesprowl1 5 лет назад +1

    had to do this in my own home, great vid showed me exactly what I had to do...

  • @andrewharmon7929
    @andrewharmon7929 9 месяцев назад

    Great video, exactly the information that I needed! Many thanks!

  • @beefstu6857
    @beefstu6857 5 лет назад +500

    A real man doesn't wear gloves to reach into a strangers toilet. 😄

    • @VSMOKE1
      @VSMOKE1 5 лет назад +28

      Is that were the term Toxic masculinity came from lol

    • @smash72cutlass30
      @smash72cutlass30 5 лет назад +9

      Beef Stu
      That’s why you got that canker sore on your lip

    • @ahmad27ny
      @ahmad27ny 5 лет назад +6

      A real man uses a crow bar to hook the lip, pull it out, and toss immediately in trash nearby. Only a moron or amateur would use their bare hands.

    • @dumpydumpy7514
      @dumpydumpy7514 5 лет назад +3

      Beef Stu you can only be diagnosed Hep C once right?

    • @bettymontenegro7286
      @bettymontenegro7286 4 года назад

      Le gusta su travajo..he likes his job...

  • @MrDiabolicmuffin
    @MrDiabolicmuffin 8 лет назад +90

    I love these this old house how to's... One suggestion... Latex gloves.....

    • @jimmycortesdiaz7973
      @jimmycortesdiaz7973 5 лет назад +2

      MrDiabolicmuffin el señor no conoce los guantes

    • @stephensnell1379
      @stephensnell1379 4 года назад

      Many people cannot use that type as many have an allergy to Latex Rubber

    • @kimmyymmik
      @kimmyymmik 4 года назад +2

      Stephen Snell another kind of gloves then 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @MrDiabolicmuffin
      @MrDiabolicmuffin 4 года назад

      Kim En nitrile gloves. Same thing, different material...

    • @NimsChannel
      @NimsChannel 3 года назад +1

      This man is made of leather.

  • @alttech9447
    @alttech9447 Год назад

    That easy little seal replacement job turned into a monster of a job, kudos to you Richard for not throwing in the towel.

  • @anthonyseverino8292
    @anthonyseverino8292 5 лет назад +2

    This is exactly what my problem is. I thought the wax seal is my problem but now I understand why its the problem, thanks Richard!

  • @josephrapoza6453
    @josephrapoza6453 4 года назад +6

    I would have shot someone for the new flange years ago.. What a life saver... Modern tech...

    • @NoJusticeNoPeace
      @NoJusticeNoPeace 4 года назад

      I know that feeling. I was living in an old factory more than 120 years old, and the toilet started leaking raw sewage. When I took it off, I realized that my landlord hadn't even fastened down the toilet, he just left it sitting with the ceramic piping loosely shoved down into the sewage pipe. Then I realized _why_ he'd done that. The sewage pipe was ductile iron all one piece with the flange, which didn't even have holes in it. I tried to drill holes in the flange, and I couldn't make a scratch with my hardest drill bit.
      I ended up creating an ugly kludge using two wax seals on top of each other and gluing the toilet down as best I could with silicone to keep it from rocking too badly.

  • @musoangelo
    @musoangelo 2 года назад +3

    Great content and I did learn something here but , respectfully I'd like to ask a question. I don't think that the bolts that hold down the toilet are sold brass. I think that they are brass plated steel. I just changed out a wax seal a couple of days ago and the new seal came with bolts. They were too long and as I marked them and cut them to the same length as the old one's, They appear to be brass plated steel bolts. Even in this video, there is rust as he's breaking the old ones out. Those bolts are so small (1/4 20 ) and I know that you need to be careful to not tighten them so as to not break the porcelain base of the toilet, but they are small. At any rate, thanks for the information.

  • @IsaacJohnsonCompaniesLLC-vl3qt
    @IsaacJohnsonCompaniesLLC-vl3qt 3 месяца назад

    Excellent video. I have a cast iron rough in situation, where I need to install a flange, so this video was very helpful. Thank you.

  • @jfarinacci0329
    @jfarinacci0329 3 года назад

    Good problem solving. Thank you.

  • @kman-mi7su
    @kman-mi7su 6 лет назад +148

    Well, he sure ain't making a sandwich for me! LOL!

    • @rifleman542
      @rifleman542 5 лет назад +8

      you'd never know when he'd start working at safeway and kneads your bread on a part time job

    • @elevate32767
      @elevate32767 2 года назад

      From any plumber, honestly. Their guts are built different

  • @-johnny6894
    @-johnny6894 8 лет назад +89

    Interesting as always, but I have few questions.
    1. Why did you not scrape or grind off some of the inside of the cast iron pipe? Would that not insured a better seal?
    2. Was the porcelain crack not a concern?
    3. When you were all done it looked as if there was a space between the floor and the seated toilet. Would not water from washing the floor or an overflow cause more damage to the subfloor?

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 8 лет назад +25

      1) you don't need to, there is no pressure it's gravity so the rubber expansion washer would seal it well enough
      2) I would think so...I would never reinstall a cracked toilet...It's not worth the aggravation
      3)It gets caulked usually

    • @txpyroguy817
      @txpyroguy817 7 лет назад +15

      And where are his gloves? HE then rubs his nose after removing the wax ring.

    • @matttheplumber00ify
      @matttheplumber00ify 6 лет назад +4

      -johnny usually do not want to disturb the inside of cast iron it is tar line inner and outer they most likely did not do that 70 years ago but is it common practice today of manufacturing cast iron pipe

    • @BENICIACA1986
      @BENICIACA1986 5 лет назад +6

      -johnny she never cleans the floor anyway, so no concern there.

    • @scassidy77
      @scassidy77 5 лет назад +9

      Yes, it should have been scraped to clean the inside of the pipe before installing to insure better seal. And the new flange should have been screwed to the floor, not just rely upon gasket seal to keep the new flange in place. Otherwise it will possibly pull itself out while tightening the stool bolts to the floor. Otherwise great video 👍

  • @kennydavis2525
    @kennydavis2525 4 года назад

    Everything I needed to know bro thanks!!

  • @inflxshn6175
    @inflxshn6175 5 лет назад

    I learned a ton. Thank you.

  • @jiffywaxjesus1951
    @jiffywaxjesus1951 5 лет назад +8

    That cracked toilet joke went right over her head 😂😂 like she literally, blew up the toilet lolol

  • @frankjames1955
    @frankjames1955 6 лет назад +7

    Good man and very smart !
    one thing on my mind..the compression ring on the flange is going on a rusted inside surface which makes me wonder how well it would seal

  • @khozmanyar1
    @khozmanyar1 5 лет назад

    thank you, you were so helpful

  • @didequen3339
    @didequen3339 2 года назад

    Oh boys i am so impressed with his experience. Everything he said perfectly

  • @CSawMe
    @CSawMe 5 лет назад +4

    Love them foam seals and those expansion flanges best things ever made 👌🏻

  • @chuckkashak
    @chuckkashak 4 года назад +3

    Should flange be flush or above floor level,thanks?

  • @JoeBlythe
    @JoeBlythe 2 года назад +1

    This video covers pretty much each and every issue or question I have in order to fix my toilet ASAP, as well as finding the proper part, and not sounding like too much of a fool at my local hardware store. Thank you! Thumbs up!!!

  • @rickjohnson1632
    @rickjohnson1632 4 года назад

    Nice job Richard 👍

  • @MorroccoM13
    @MorroccoM13 6 лет назад +7

    It would have been nice if he mentioned the make and model of the flange and gasket as well as where we can get them.

    • @markreno2252
      @markreno2252 4 года назад

      The green toilet flange is called Sani-Seal if I recall and sold at Home Depot.

  • @elmerochory
    @elmerochory 5 лет назад +13

    Im a plumber and gloves always are my best friends

  • @wellsnapyeah
    @wellsnapyeah 4 года назад

    Very educational. Thank you.

  • @derricdueker64
    @derricdueker64 3 года назад

    Before we get started I must bless this house.

  • @johnlong9494
    @johnlong9494 5 лет назад +36

    That wedding ring has been through some shit!

  • @mightymouse5930
    @mightymouse5930 5 лет назад +8

    “Okay, so then what’d ya do?”
    I dunno why he made me laugh so hard when he said that. 😆

  • @WatchdogVideo
    @WatchdogVideo 5 лет назад +2

    Very helpful!

  • @poodlenoodlesoup1
    @poodlenoodlesoup1 3 года назад

    That you for this vid. I figured that's what I had to do was get my old cast iron flange out, just want sure.

  • @timwhitlock3500
    @timwhitlock3500 2 года назад +4

    Missing link: After he sets the flange in place and tightens the sealing screws, at 8:20 four screws magically appear that hold the flange to the floor. Without explaining that step, the uneducated might think that the flange was held in place entirely by the sealing screws.

    • @mikesworldinasl
      @mikesworldinasl 2 года назад

      Lol that's what I just said. But why no mention of them? #sneakyMF

  • @koaasst
    @koaasst 5 лет назад +5

    cool cross-section view of the toilet. while i have my minds image of how it looks this is the first time i have physically seen one open like that. yup, looks just as i imagined it lol!
    i now use my small wet vac to get that water out. i used to always make a mess and spill it everywhere!

  • @3123836
    @3123836 2 года назад

    Good job young man

  • @RainMan1016
    @RainMan1016 5 лет назад

    Thank you!

  • @nx2269
    @nx2269 3 года назад +7

    The new flange needs to be bolted to the floor. He left it just sitting on top of those spacer blocks. When tightening the toilet bolts, it’ll lift up the flange and may disrupt the black rubber gasket seal.

    • @alexwoods8462
      @alexwoods8462 2 года назад +3

      If you pause the video at the right time you can see that he actually did screw it down to the subfloor. I think he just forgot to mention it in the video.

    • @mikesworldinasl
      @mikesworldinasl 2 года назад

      Ya i actually made a comment above 5min ago lol. I'm curious why no mention of it in the video or in the "how to" written portion

  • @grigs249
    @grigs249 5 лет назад +32

    I love Richard, he would explain how to take a dump on the toilet if someone wanted to know the proper way.

  • @juanmora2098
    @juanmora2098 4 года назад

    Thank you for the videos 🤝🙏

  • @careybowen1754
    @careybowen1754 5 лет назад

    Great Video, This was a great video for understanding, what I need to do. I was lucky, as I drilled out the lead every 1/4 inch apart, then my drill bit broke, I was able to move the Flange side to side, took a small screwdriver was able to start lifting up the lead and the packing materials. It came out in two parts and I was able to lift the cast iron flange completely from the pipe. Thank you so much for your video. My Dad would be proud, he was a Plumber for 30 years.

  • @NewbArchitect
    @NewbArchitect 5 лет назад +6

    It's great how she stands right next to him while he works in an already tight space just for the camera shot. Informative and entertaining.

    • @skoalsoldier
      @skoalsoldier 2 года назад

      Just like an actual customer would 😂

    • @Janzer_
      @Janzer_ Год назад

      @@skoalsoldier helicopter

  • @xcross8537
    @xcross8537 4 года назад +73

    The man is old school, gloves is for these young generation with messed up immune systems.

    • @indiemusiccloud8238
      @indiemusiccloud8238 4 года назад +5

      Same thing I was thinking. I'm a plumber and a drain tech. It gets messy but the paycheck is amazing.

    • @sarahmathias9463
      @sarahmathias9463 4 года назад +6

      Christopher Kebenei ok boomer

    • @MrGeminijay313
      @MrGeminijay313 4 года назад +9

      Immune system? You, him & ppl like you'll are the reason diseases spread.

    • @kalijasin
      @kalijasin 4 года назад

      Exactly.

    • @kwamedanquah9824
      @kwamedanquah9824 4 года назад

      INDIE MUSIC CLOUD how much is your paycheque

  • @leonnegro4504
    @leonnegro4504 2 года назад

    Excellent and very helpful video!!!! Do you have one about the waste line and cast iron P trap on a 50 year old bath tub??? Thank you 👍👍

  • @AlGodgiven
    @AlGodgiven 6 месяцев назад

    What a great video man… thanks!

  • @rickbeau2447
    @rickbeau2447 3 года назад +5

    'come out to the van I want to show you something'... sure ok

  • @you2tooyou2too
    @you2tooyou2too 4 года назад +4

    re. 7:40 The inside surface of that cast pipe is way too rough to seal with the device he used, and would not be discovered unless she got the same clog as before, below this flange. He really should have cleaned & smoothed the inside top few inches of that pipe!. A wire brush would probably have been sufficient, perhaps a chisel to remove the large rust patch, so the inside surface is round enough for a very good seal.
    re. 8:05 He did not describe or show it carefully, but the 'perfect location' for the end of the flange-bolt-head keyway is less than 1/4" from parallel to the wall, so the flange-bolts can easily set vertically.
    re. 9:30 2 causes of the cracked footing flange (that he pointed out but did not explain earlier in the video): Toilet rocking (because of unlevel or unsolid floor seating) & over tightening of this nut. The toilet should be checked to sit solidly on the floor before (and after) the plumbing parts were added. And the nut should be tightened to squeeze but not cut the rubber/plastic washer (often a wedge washer is needed to seat properly).

  • @MOUSEBOWEN
    @MOUSEBOWEN 5 лет назад +1

    Such a great video and amazing handy man instructor. Thank you so much

  • @Bisabiieliudd
    @Bisabiieliudd 5 лет назад

    Thanks i appreciate it

  • @ZergRadio
    @ZergRadio 5 лет назад +39

    lol I thought she was gonna make a dump, when he said "you should do the honours"..... 9:52

  • @twopumpsandimdone309
    @twopumpsandimdone309 4 года назад +5

    Steve- why do you wear gloves, could never figure it out...
    Richard- why do YOU wear gloves, I...could never figure it out.

  • @josephrapoza6453
    @josephrapoza6453 4 года назад

    Nice easy fix...

  • @NOLAWAGAINSTIT
    @NOLAWAGAINSTIT 2 года назад

    thank you

  • @miaw.5819
    @miaw.5819 7 лет назад +4

    Where can you get that specific flange? Can you get it at Home Depot or Lowe's?

    • @jmcd8186
      @jmcd8186 6 лет назад

      Menards and Walmart... or Amazon... or Ace

  • @ShannonLooper
    @ShannonLooper 7 лет назад +6

    Exactly how much higher than the tile should the top of the flange be?
    I had a toilet leak at the floor when there was a backup. I pulled the toilet and someone had done the same repair shown here, down to the same exact repair flange. The fail was that they left the flange so far above the concrete floor that the toilet was only supported by the plastic flange. The rest of the toilet was 3/8" off the floor. Then they laid wall to wall carpet and hid the problem. A couple of years of adults using the toilet and the flange cracked and came apart.

    • @MolettiDiSardo
      @MolettiDiSardo 7 лет назад +1

      The flange should sit flat on the floor. Some toilets have 4 holes to secure them. 2 to hold the flange to the toilet, and 2 to bolt the toilet to the floor. The flange should never support the toilet, as you now know.

    • @CougarLand
      @CougarLand 7 лет назад +1

      1/4" to 3/8", which is the thickness of flanges. 1/2" might be possible, but anything above that risks the issue you had.

    • @ShannonLooper
      @ShannonLooper 7 лет назад

      bobrub my toilet sits right on the concrete slab.

    • @bobrub
      @bobrub 7 лет назад +7

      Regarding the flange height, most are between 1/4" & 3/8" thick and the bottom edge should rest on top of the finish floor, which makes the top of the flange about 1/4" & 3/8" AFF (Above Finish Floor).
      ALSO, everyone should go back and re-watch this This Old House (TOH) video starting at/around 8:00 minutes. Watch closely at 8:15 he tightens down the repair flange on the inside with the ratcheting hex-key wrench and when done at 8:20,
      there suddenly appears 4 Phillips head screws installed, through the 4
      countersunk holes in the repair flange, to properly bolt the flange down
      to the sub-flooring. They don't tell you this or show you how they do
      this, as TOH has neatly edited this all out and I can't understand why,
      because it is a most important thing to do ON ANY "closet"/toilet flange
      install, and really should be done with brass or stainless wood screws
      (to prevent rusting or rotting out over time), to assure the new flange
      is anchored to the sub flooring and NOT JUST TO the waste piping.
      Without doing this properly you are likely to eventually crack the
      flange or pull the flange up or out of the cast iron pipe that it's
      attached to after you have attached the toilet to the flange with the
      wax ring using the 2 solid brass closet bolts at 8:25 - 8:32 in the video.

    • @yoyoclockEbay
      @yoyoclockEbay 6 лет назад

      Shannon Looper just do what he did in the video. Put wood shims underneath the flange.

  • @zenseed75
    @zenseed75 4 года назад

    Very informative.

  • @padamsunuwar7520
    @padamsunuwar7520 5 лет назад +2

    New technology as well as good repair

  • @thxmateoli
    @thxmateoli 4 года назад +3

    Notice at the end how she didn’t dare reach to shake his hand in gratitude.

  • @bambur1
    @bambur1 4 года назад +8

    This is the type of man that rubs dirt in open wounds to get them to heal faster

  • @leopoldoastudillo7189
    @leopoldoastudillo7189 4 года назад

    Just one word: "SUBSCRIBED!" 😎👍

  • @davide724
    @davide724 5 лет назад +1

    Love this channel. 👍😎👌

  • @weelgunny
    @weelgunny 4 года назад +5

    I would have taken a wire wheel and spun off some of that rust inside the iron pipe where the gasket mates in.

  • @billconnelly4840
    @billconnelly4840 5 лет назад +5

    She should have at least shook his hand. LOL

  • @astikennel
    @astikennel 4 года назад

    Thank you so very much for doing this video it was wildlyentertaining I'm actually using the same flange on mine and I'm highly anticipating your cement and glass counter tops!

  • @theory816
    @theory816 4 года назад

    Love the cutaways!