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Brettmm92
Explorer
Jun 15, 2018

Toilet leaking at base when water heater is on

Hey, So after turning on the water heater for about an hour, my toilet starts slowly leaking where the floor and toilet meet. I see that there are only two nuts holding the toilet to the floor and ...
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Dutch_12078
Explorer III
Jun 18, 2018
Brettmm92 wrote:

Someday I want to give my toilet a real good cleaning where I can't reach while it's connected. Is taking it out as easy as undoing the waterline and the two bolts on the floor?

Yes, but I suggest having a new floor gasket on hand for reinstalling it. Get the correct gasket from an RV parts source, do not use a wax seal from the local hardware store that's intended for residential toilets.

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