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
my cast iron flange broke, and a plumber came to see, and said the entire floor had to be replaced, new cast iron flange, and the work would take weeks. i am not wealthy, and he quoted me over $800 just for the plumbing and was going to refer me to his friend the contractor, for the new floor, who knows how much that would have been. would have killed all money for the holidays, and would have jacked up all my credit cards. I ordered the parts you suggested, and completed the job for $35 in parts, plus a few hours of my time, well spent. I learned a lot. and i want to add, there is money now for the holidays. thank you so very much for sharing your skill and knowledge, have a wonderful holiday. thank you again.
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 .
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
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Hepatitis A can be transmitted by contact with sewage. Hepatitis B and C are transmitted by contact with infected blood or rarely, through sexual contact. Transdermal (through the skin) transmission of Hep C such as by getting a tattoo is possible but only if the instruments are not properly sterilized.
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.
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 .
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...
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
I had a plumber come out tonight because my cast iron flange is broken where the bolts go. He said he would have to cut up through the ceiling to replace the flange. It may cost upwards of $2K. I said I'll wait. So I have an appointment with another plumber tomorrow - I will see what they say. I am CERTAIN it is just the flange that needs replacing. If they say so and fraction of the cost - I will 1 star the group that came tonight. Plumber looked like a high school kid - but he was respectful I just wonder if they were looking to max cash on an emergency call... GLAD - no - VERY VERY GLAD I saw this video especially the flange replacement options. Thank you so much!
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.
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.
6:20 I just replaced a toilet with a leaking flange. The house is from 1949. When I removed the toilet (had to cut the bolts) - I was horrified to see that the original bronze flange had not only come unsoldered from the lead down-tube - but the mounting bolts had been spinning in the flange! I ended up doing a basic solder and reseal and adding a NEW repair plate (made by Oatey) to the TOP of the old bronze flange. I had to literally SOLDER the two bolts to the repair flange first. Then, I screwed the repair flange down on top of the old bronze flange. To make things 'watertight' I installed a 'Fluidmaster Better Than Wax Toilet Seal' into the old flange before installing a new toilet. It is (as you know) VERY important to make sure that the final flange assembly is JUST high enough to make a proper seal with the toilet. So far - all's well. Just a tip (I know I don't need to tell you this!) - press a plastic bag filled with rags down into the down-pipe while the rest of the work is being done - it's NOT nice to lose tools and other 'stuff' into the drain!! Just don't forget to remove it before reinstalling the toilet! Cheers from a guy that's SUPPOSED to be an accountant! in Toronto!
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
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.
Rich Trethewey and all the working crew of this show have always been awesome - the nice part is they never seem to talk or look down on the home owners who do NOT know their contracting business like the contractors do! We cannot know everything in this life, why it is nice they have been teaching us this stuff all these many years. Thanks guys ... you are life and home savers!!
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.
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!!!
I’ve been plumbing for 10 years, a lot less time then he has For sure, and also agree to everything he did.... Except, using that rubber seal. I’ve had problems with them in the past leaking so I personally use the standard wax seal myself. In this case he had no choice but to replace the flange, but if your flange is slightly below the floor, you can purchase a Jumbo wax seal. So, Good video for those who enjoy doing it them selfs.
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.
A perfect and didactique example of a wonderful repair video. Understood even to a Spaniard who is not fluent in English. Thank you and congratulations. !!
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?
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
-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
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 👍
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.
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
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.
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.
I had to go back a couple times to see he bolted it down as well. it didn't look like it was bolted down that well. but it didn't move when he pulled on it so that's a plus I guess. an explanation would have been nice.
Even experienced plumbers here have missed a couple crucial mistakes made here. First use a second nut and washer to secure the closet bolts to the collar. Then set the toilet and bolt it down. Second turn the collar to use the small slots for the bolts. That collar WILL break again without a doubt. The slots will not. Also you screwed that collar down but didn’t tell of the importance of this step. That “adjustable” collar will come out of the pipe eventually if not screwed down to the floor.
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.
It’s good to see they used the SaniSeal instead is the wax seal. You don’t have to worry about fitting the toilet right the first time. You never have to replace it any time you need to remove the toilet.
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!
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.
Only thing I would add is to keep that shop vac nearby: clean-up around the flange before its removal, put a retrievable rag into the pipe to catch any random stuff falling in, and then vacuum after flange removal as well. Try to keep anything as much as possible from going into the pipe.
My cast iron flange was not completely eroded, it just had an ear broke off. Some videos on RUclips say to pry the lead out, DONT BOTHER. A drill bit removed the lead 5,000 times faster than two days of prying.
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).
I've been a plumber since 1978.
Always fun to watch someone else work. Especially someone who has the proper experience.
Thank you.
Sure you have.
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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
Richard is the best of them all. You can just tell that he is genuinely a very nice man who knows his stuff.
On thing he doesn't know is...... Hepatitis FREE! LMFAO
I hope she cleaned it first
I grew up watching this old house and Richard Trethewey has always been my favorite plumber
my cast iron flange broke, and a plumber came to see, and said the entire floor had to be replaced, new cast iron flange, and the work would take weeks. i am not wealthy, and he quoted me over $800 just for the plumbing and was going to refer me to his friend the contractor, for the new floor, who knows how much that would have been. would have killed all money for the holidays, and would have jacked up all my credit cards. I ordered the parts you suggested, and completed the job for $35 in parts, plus a few hours of my time, well spent. I learned a lot. and i want to add, there is money now for the holidays. thank you so very much for sharing your skill and knowledge, have a wonderful holiday. thank you again.
No gloves ! Disgusting ! Good video though.
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 .
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
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
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!
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!
I came to the comments wondering exactly this, thank you!
Would putting the flange on the inside of the pipe reduce flow? It seems the pipe is effectively narrowing at the flange.
@@josephyoung1008 the inside of the toilet is narrower, it's not an issue in terms of flow
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.
Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe even take a nice wire brush to the inside.
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.
@@JoseAndrade-ic7er You need to screw it down. Use tapcons.
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He never screwed the flage to the sub floor.
He wipes his nose after he digs out the rubber flange. Im dying
He's immune to everything by now
Did he smell like honey?
Haaaahaaaaaaa 😂
She looked like a nice lady, I'm sure her poop is clean.
"The flange is all rotted""What do we do now?""You pull out your purse, and get ready to empty it" LOL
Thats why no one hires polish
Ha ha
Just be glad she got someone like Rich Treathway who knows what the Hell he's doing.
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I had to replace a closet flange. Would not recommend.
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.
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!
Last time I did it, I sucked the water out with a vacuum and then watered some of the plants with it.
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
Well, you always can put a hose in there and suck on it. 😂😂😂
And blow the nice shitty make up air all over the house. Now the family comes down with ebola.
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
i love old houses like this. 100s years of piping still works today, fascinates me a lot.
same here, suprising that iron cast still holds, these days they use PVC
@@aaronbaraiya3692 yeah
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!
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!
Exactly
Hepatitis A can be transmitted by contact with sewage. Hepatitis B and C are transmitted by contact with infected blood or rarely, through sexual contact. Transdermal (through the skin) transmission of Hep C such as by getting a tattoo is possible but only if the instruments are not properly sterilized.
Richard, you are the reason I always wash my hands after touching money.
JJ
I doubt there is anyone here who could help you with this problem.
Have you discussed this phobia with a mental health professional ?
the guy is right you have to clean your hands before eating
Or keyboards, or door knobs, or ....!
he all in they toliet with no gloves
I was thinking the same thing... I hope he didnt give her a handshake
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.
Did you finish the install yet?
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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.
Thank you for your kind words. We work hard to get it right in a way is clear to understand.
yea I just drive around with half a toilet in my van
MW3 MASTER 😂😂😅
I drive around with half a hooker.....same diff
MW3 MASTER too funny. 🤣
It's what's called a half cutaway as he mentions
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?”
That easy little seal replacement job turned into a monster of a job, kudos to you Richard for not throwing in the towel.
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 .
Thank you Richard. I have learned a great deal about plumbing from your tutorials. From Facebook, to youtube , to the ATOH channel.
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...
About 1500...:)
That would have been $400 to $500, plus parts. Joe Patton, Patton Mechanical Co... Now retired.
RealRuler2112,: Sooh how long did it take to complete the job?
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!
@@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.
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.
”you should do the honors”
me: removes pants and proceeds to sit on the toilet
hahahahahha
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Tuppunaatio pissed my pants when I read this. (I should have pissed in the toilet instead)
Yeah, I thought he was encouraging her to drop a steamy load to check the seal again.
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.
I love the cutaway explanations. BTW if im working on anyone elses toilet, im going to wear hazard suits.
You are a huge germaphobic
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I had a plumber come out tonight because my cast iron flange is broken where the bolts go. He said he would have to cut up through the ceiling to replace the flange. It may cost upwards of $2K. I said I'll wait. So I have an appointment with another plumber tomorrow - I will see what they say. I am CERTAIN it is just the flange that needs replacing. If they say so and fraction of the cost - I will 1 star the group that came tonight. Plumber looked like a high school kid - but he was respectful I just wonder if they were looking to max cash on an emergency call... GLAD - no - VERY VERY GLAD I saw this video especially the flange replacement options. Thank you so much!
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.
Fart Knocker
Or at the very least a pull my finger joke
yup me too, you are my hero Mr. Fart Knocker.
Dead 🤣🤣
Thank you for a got wrenching laugh!!!
I would have shot someone for the new flange years ago.. What a life saver... Modern tech...
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.
My man is a savage lol he went in bareback
6:20 I just replaced a toilet with a leaking flange. The house is from 1949. When I removed the toilet (had to cut the bolts) - I was horrified to see that the original bronze flange had not only come unsoldered from the lead down-tube - but the mounting bolts had been spinning in the flange! I ended up doing a basic solder and reseal and adding a NEW repair plate (made by Oatey) to the TOP of the old bronze flange. I had to literally SOLDER the two bolts to the repair flange first. Then, I screwed the repair flange down on top of the old bronze flange. To make things 'watertight' I installed a 'Fluidmaster Better Than Wax Toilet Seal' into the old flange before installing a new toilet. It is (as you know) VERY important to make sure that the final flange assembly is JUST high enough to make a proper seal with the toilet. So far - all's well. Just a tip (I know I don't need to tell you this!) - press a plastic bag filled with rags down into the down-pipe while the rest of the work is being done - it's NOT nice to lose tools and other 'stuff' into the drain!! Just don't forget to remove it before reinstalling the toilet! Cheers from a guy that's SUPPOSED to be an accountant! in Toronto!
Who comes to read the comments after you saw he was wearing no gloves?
Meeeee!! and I love all those "professionals" who say don't wear gloves, yeah right! NEVER shaking your hand!!
ManoueCherie
*RIGHT* after! I knew there'd be good ones in here!😂
Yup......no gloves!
Me😂😂😂😂
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
That cracked toilet joke went right over her head 😂😂 like she literally, blew up the toilet lolol
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.
Did you succeed in repairing your bathroom?
Rich Trethewey and all the working crew of this show have always been awesome - the nice part is they never seem to talk or look down on the home owners who do NOT know their contracting business like the contractors do! We cannot know everything in this life, why it is nice they have been teaching us this stuff all these many years. Thanks guys ... you are life and home savers!!
I love these this old house how to's... One suggestion... Latex gloves.....
MrDiabolicmuffin el señor no conoce los guantes
Many people cannot use that type as many have an allergy to Latex Rubber
Stephen Snell another kind of gloves then 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Kim En nitrile gloves. Same thing, different material...
This man is made of leather.
Before we get started I must bless this house.
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.
Wow, he bare buckled that! I really appreciate this video. I’m doing this job today!!
That wedding ring has been through some shit!
Noice!!!!
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!!!
A real man doesn't wear gloves to reach into a strangers toilet. 😄
Is that were the term Toxic masculinity came from lol
Beef Stu
That’s why you got that canker sore on your lip
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.
Beef Stu you can only be diagnosed Hep C once right?
Le gusta su travajo..he likes his job...
I’ve been plumbing for 10 years, a lot less time then he has For sure, and also agree to everything he did.... Except, using that rubber seal. I’ve had problems with them in the past leaking so I personally use the standard wax seal myself. In this case he had no choice but to replace the flange, but if your flange is slightly below the floor, you can purchase a Jumbo wax seal. So, Good video for those who enjoy doing it them selfs.
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.
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.
Well, he sure ain't making a sandwich for me! LOL!
you'd never know when he'd start working at safeway and kneads your bread on a part time job
From any plumber, honestly. Their guts are built different
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!
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.
The green toilet flange is called Sani-Seal if I recall and sold at Home Depot.
A perfect and didactique example of a wonderful repair video. Understood even to a Spaniard who is not fluent in English. Thank you and congratulations. !!
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?
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
And where are his gloves? HE then rubs his nose after removing the wax ring.
-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
-johnny she never cleans the floor anyway, so no concern there.
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 👍
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.
Lol that's what I just said. But why no mention of them? #sneakyMF
I was just about to ask if he secured the flange to the subfloor. I was so confused!
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
Its easy when you know what you are doing And having the right thing to fit on the old pipe.... Good job 👏
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.
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.
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
I had to go back a couple times to see he bolted it down as well. it didn't look like it was bolted down that well. but it didn't move when he pulled on it so that's a plus I guess. an explanation would have been nice.
Oh boys i am so impressed with his experience. Everything he said perfectly
I love Richard, he would explain how to take a dump on the toilet if someone wanted to know the proper way.
How funny is it for Richard to ask the home owner if she cracked the toilet. I couldn't stop laughing.
Steve- why do you wear gloves, could never figure it out...
Richard- why do YOU wear gloves, I...could never figure it out.
Did they take the bathroom door off to film this? Such a great series of videos. Love this guy. He doesn't ever show his face?
Im a plumber and gloves always are my best friends
and knee pads
I used stainless steel quarter inch carrage bolts and stainless wide flat washers , lock washers and nuts , worked fine for me 👍😃🔧🔩
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.
Just like an actual customer would 😂
@@skoalsoldier helicopter
Even experienced plumbers here have missed a couple crucial mistakes made here. First use a second nut and washer to secure the closet bolts to the collar. Then set the toilet and bolt it down. Second turn the collar to use the small slots for the bolts. That collar WILL break again without a doubt. The slots will not. Also you screwed that collar down but didn’t tell of the importance of this step. That “adjustable” collar will come out of the pipe eventually if not screwed down to the floor.
“Okay, so then what’d ya do?”
I dunno why he made me laugh so hard when he said that. 😆
Richard is a genios! It will take a lifetime to learn what he knows.. Hope to see him and his team for many more years to come.
Notice at the end how she didn’t dare reach to shake his hand in gratitude.
Best explanation and description of a toilet's waste connection that I've seen.
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.
It’s good to see they used the SaniSeal instead is the wax seal. You don’t have to worry about fitting the toilet right the first time. You never have to replace it any time you need to remove the toilet.
The man is old school, gloves is for these young generation with messed up immune systems.
Same thing I was thinking. I'm a plumber and a drain tech. It gets messy but the paycheck is amazing.
Christopher Kebenei ok boomer
Immune system? You, him & ppl like you'll are the reason diseases spread.
Exactly.
INDIE MUSIC CLOUD how much is your paycheque
This video redefines the saying, "Someone else's shit under your fingernails."
You'd think a lifetime plumber would have permanent gloves.
lol I thought she was gonna make a dump, when he said "you should do the honours"..... 9:52
MAKE a dump ??
It is obvious that you have a lot of experience. Thanks for the video.
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!
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.
'come out to the van I want to show you something'... sure ok
Only thing I would add is to keep that shop vac nearby: clean-up around the flange before its removal, put a retrievable rag into the pipe to catch any random stuff falling in, and then vacuum after flange removal as well. Try to keep anything as much as possible from going into the pipe.
This is the type of man that rubs dirt in open wounds to get them to heal faster
Rich is the man . He looks like he could be Terry Bradshaws brother. LOL
Jesus man he touches everything then wipes his mouth
vladlashing lo by
Think he’s got a fetish for dookie
He probably has a cast iron immune system.
More than likely has built up immunity from sewer turd.
when you haven't tasted a girl in so long...
My cast iron flange was not completely eroded, it just had an ear broke off. Some videos on RUclips say to pry the lead out, DONT BOTHER. A drill bit removed the lead 5,000 times faster than two days of prying.
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).
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.
Love them foam seals and those expansion flanges best things ever made 👌🏻
Gloves or now gloves, Rich is my favorite plumber!
He's old school, touching germs like that has probably made him healthier than most of us lol
This is brilliant and super helpful. Thank you!
I would have taken a wire wheel and spun off some of that rust inside the iron pipe where the gasket mates in.
Love your professionalism...
Did she say there was a clog in the toilet that she couldn't get to right away? That is absolutely disgusting!
Unsurprising for a guest on This Old Mansion. The wealthier the person, the nastier their bathroom "etiquette." Ask any janitor.
I love this guy ! Excellent video, thanks for sharing !
And that's how you repair a toilet flange. Oh and catch hepatitis a,b and c 🤣🤣🤣 plumb on !!! I ain't never pulling a wax ring bare paw.
I've installed a 4 toilets in my life. Lord willing I won't have to do it again. Hard work indeed!
She should have at least shook his hand. LOL
"There's a big crack on the toilet near the bolt. Did you do that?" LMAO
If I know females and their feelings I bet she was like “How dare you” lol 😂
@@danielmaldonado9781 lmao true
He made that look easy as cake 😂 it ain’t this easy folks put side 2 hrs at least
Andre Avent 2 hours...that’s easy.
You have very clean hands for a plumber. In England we wear gloves. That is England UK lol
You mean Old England, he’s from New England where gloves aren’t needed