You can not even say that the toilet is considered the most important part of your apartment or house.
The installation of a toilet bowl is carried out in two cases – if you decide to make a major overhaul or if you want to change the toilet bowl to a more convenient one. Most people, in order to save their money, install the toilet themselves. Installing a toilet with your own hands is not so difficult.
So, you bought a toilet in a store, most likely this toilet has an anti-splash system, chose a comfortable seat for it and brought it home. What to do next? Just read our instructions and you can start installing it.
How to install a toilet yourself:
one. Before starting the installation of the toilet, turn off all the water in the pipes.
2. If you decide to change the old toilet to a new one, then you should carefully remove the old toilet. Remove the water from the flush tank and remove the water supply hose. After that, it is necessary to unscrew the bolts at the base of the toilet bowl and remove it.
3. In some homes, the sewer drain may be directly in the floor or slightly above the floor level. Depending on this, you should choose a toilet. In our article we will talk about installing a toilet bowl, the sewer siphon of which is located at floor level.
four. All the necessary bushings and gaskets should be included with the toilet. The sleeve is inserted into the pipe in the floor, it also plays the role of a mounting base for the toilet bowl to the floor.
5. A special gasket and mounting bolts are mounted on the sleeve.
6. Loan we put the toilet bowl on the mounting base so that the gasket can sit well, and the mounting bolts on the base of the toilet bowl fall into the hole.
7. Put the nuts and washers on the mounting bolts and tighten well. Do not overtighten the nuts to avoid cracking.
eight. When you install the toiletant yourself, you can attach it with epoxy glue or a bay excavation for the toilet cement mortar.
9. After installing the toilet, you must attach a flush tank to it. The bottom of the tank is equipped with special bolts, with which it is attached to the toilet bowl.
ten. A special rubber gasket must be inserted into the hole through which the water is drained to ensure water tightness.
eleven. Carefully place the cistern on the toilet so that all the bolts fit into the holes. Between the toilet and the barrel, use a rubber gasket so that the tank and the toilet do not rub against each other.
12. Shade the bolts to secure the cistern to the toilet. Here, too, you should use rubber gaskets and do not overtighten the bolts.
13. Then assemble the drain mechanism in the drain tank, install the lever or drain button.
fourteen. Attaching the seat to the toilet is not difficult. Simply place the bolts of the seat with cover into the slots and tighten the nuts.
fifteen. The final step in self-installation of the toilet is the connection of water to the drain tank. Just plug in a hose. Then turn on the water supply, wait until the water is drawn into the tank, and perform a control drain. At this stage, the installation of the toilet with his own hands is completed.
16. If you wish, you can make the finishing touch – file the parts of the mounting bolts that protrude or put on them the special white caps that come with the kit.
As you can see, installing a toilet with your own hands is much easier than it seems at first glance. And here’s another interesting video for you, which may come in handy when installing the toilet yourself.