How to change the toilet at home

Any, even the most pretentious repair of the toilet room will not be complete without replacing the main object - the toilet. The reason for the installation of new plumbing equipment does not have to be the final failure of the old, for many it may simply become morally obsolete. In this article, we will answer a question of interest to many of you - how to change the toilet with your own hands, and begin by selecting equipment.

Toilet Selection

Before going to a specialized store to buy a new toilet you need to do some preparatory work. If this is your first experience in replacing the toilet, try to come to the store with the maximum amount of information about the current "faience friend." It will help you in this photo and a sketch of your bathroom, which will facilitate the understanding of the consultant which models should be offered.

Note! This will be especially important if there is no major overhaul planned in the toilet and everything, including the water supply and the angle of the sewer opening, is unchanged. In this case, it would be reasonable to purchase a toilet model that is similar in technical parameters to the previous one.

The color and design of the sanitary equipment, this is not all that you should pay attention to when buying, the following details are also important:

• Dimensions of the device.
• Constructive differences.
• The shape and depth of the bowl.
• Location and slope of the drain.
• Flush construction.

Tip! Do not hesitate to sit on the toilet in the store to assess the degree of comfort of the device for you.

Of course, not the last criterion when choosing plumbing will be its price, also presented in a wide range based on any budget of the buyer.

Self replacement toilet bowl

Most consumers will stop at finding out how much it costs to change the toilet, and entrust this occupation to professional plumbers. But this is not about us, wanting to save on what is available for personal development.

Attention! Ideally, the installation of new plumbing is carried out in parallel with the replacement of the wiring of water supply and sewage pipelines.

Replacement toilet bowl perform in three stages:

• Preparatory.
• Dismantling the old device.
• Install and connect new.

Preparatory stage

Before you replace the toilet, you need to thoroughly prepare. We have already figured out how to choose the device itself, now is the time to find out what else is needed for this work.

You understand that without the appropriate tools and consumables, we can not do, so you need to prepare:

• System of discharge into the tank (if it is not provided in the kit).
• Fastening elements of the tank to the toilet and it to the floor (if not included).
• Silicone sealant (preferably transparent, but white can also be).
• Tape reel - fum.
• Gaskets for sealing the connections of water pipes and valves.
• The puncher with a set of drills or a hammer drill.
• Angle grinding machine (grinder) with cutting wheels.
• Hammer.
• Screwdrivers.
• Standard wrenches.

• Rags.
• Bucket.

Note! If shut-off valves on the liner to the tank are suspicious or have already failed, it is necessary to replace it during the installation of a new toilet bowl.

Disassembly work

The following manipulations can be attributed to the preparatory stage and dismantling works.

They will help disassemble the old equipment with minimal hassle:

• Rinse the toilet well by flushing the water several times.
• Now turn off the water supply to the tank, shutting off the stop valve.

Note! It's time to replace it with a new one if necessary.

• Empty the tank and dry it inside with a rag.
• How thoroughly the following manipulation will be performed depends on the “purity” of the process. Drain the toilet trap in any convenient way. All that remains in it when dismantling the toilet will be on the floor.

Now directly dismantle:

• We detach the tank from the bowl of the toilet bowl (if you no longer need the appliance, you can cut off the unsuitable attachment with a grinder).
• We remove fastenings of a toilet bowl, hidden, as a rule, under plastic caps.
• Dismantling the toilet, trying not to damage the sewer drain head. If this is difficult to do, it is permissible to break the toilet into fragments. Of course, if you do not need equipment.

Attention! Avoid falling into the sewers of pieces of ceramics, the remnants of the embossing of cast iron pipes and other insoluble debris.

• Carefully clean the inner surface of the sewer pipe.

If the dismantling of the toilet bowl is performed for subsequent repair in the room, you should think about the plug, which is carefully closed sewer pipe.

Install and connect the toilet

At the end of the preparatory and disassembly work proceed to the installation of a new sanitary equipment.

In case of replacing the toilet bowl with an identical model in an already repaired room, do-it-yourself installation is quite simple and does not take long:

• The bowl of the device is installed and securely fastened with the help of special bolts after attachment to the sewer head.
• A drain tank is attached to the installed bowl, having previously checked the drain system inside it. Between it and the tank should be placed a special rubber sealing gasket.

• Next, connect the water to the tank and check the functioning of the drain system.
• At the same time, make sure that there is no leakage at the junction with the sewage system.. To seal this compound is filled with silicone.

Attention! Silicone should be given time to harden and only then perform hydraulic tests of the new toilet bowl.

Now you know how to change the toilet and feel free to take up the task yourself. Sometimes a problem with the toilet can, upon closer inspection, be resolved by an elementary replacement of the toilet drain, performed locally as a repair or preventive measure.

Instructions on how to change the drain in the toilet and install a new toilet in the overhaul is in our other articles.

Conclusion

As you can see, there were no particular difficulties in carrying out the above works. Everything is done easily and naturally, however, we will give one more advice at last - pay more attention to the joints and to the places where sealing is required.

This will save on speedy repairs, saving equipment for many years. The main thing - before changing the toilet, check the reliability of the drain system. In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.