How To Remove Old Cast Iron Closet Flange

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to replace a badly corroded cast-iron flange. There are basically 2 options for fixing cast iron toilet flange.

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The old toilet was bolted down with these two bolts in the back and two screws driven into the subfloor in the front.

How to remove old cast iron closet flange. Oatey Cast Iron Closet Flange Replacement is designed to replace a broken or corroded cast iron closet flange without tearing up the floor. The flange and drain pipe is rock solid. I am tiling my bathroom floor and have an old cast iron flange.

If it is a 4-inch pipe. Remove all the old build-up in order for the toilet flange. Removing an Old Cast Iron Toilet Flange Use a pry bar to check if the flange is already loosened and can be lifted right off.

Use a stiff-blade putty knife to scrape away the wax gasket from the closet flange. Loosen each bolt a little at a time to help prevent the flange from cracking at the pipe connection. When I placed the new PVC compression flange on I realized the cast iron pipe stuck out of the floor too far.

The toilet is sealed against the flange using a wax seal so it might take some time before the toilet comes away. Step 4 - Removing the Toilet. If its still attached you may need to break it off.

Toilet castiron flange Thought replacing your toilet was a piece of cake. Unscrew and remove any extension rings to expose the cast-iron closet flange. Remove the bolts that secure the flange to the floor using a socket wrench.

I had to remove about an inch of the pipe to get the flange to sit on the floor. Cast Iron Toilet Flange - No Screw Down. The first option is to remove the old cast iron flange and replace it with a new one.

See the shopping list tools and steps. Drill out the old lead seal that is holding the cast iron toilet flange in place. If a closet flange is cast iron then you would have to use a hammer and chisel to break the flange and remove it.

You could cut vertical lines in the old flange for easy removal and then remove the lead. Now that sounds easy but let me tell you its downright brutal. Sent from my SM-G530T using Tapatalk.

I typically cut off the old broken flange using a metal blade in a saw all and then install the repair flange. Once you have have drilled as much lead as possible remove the remaining lead with a heavy screw driver. Firstly you have to remove the old flange and do it without damaging the.

We hope you enjoy the video. Oatey products have earned the trust of plumbing professionals for over 100 years. Once the bolts have been removed start rocking the toilet.

This is a re-upload as the last upload was cut off due to rendering issues. Be sure to ask any questions in the commen. Compression joining allows up to 3 of adjustment to the riser.

If that flange is attached to a little section of pipe that is leaded into the hub then yes you could drill out the lead and see what you can do. Home depot or a plumbing supply house have picked flanges that fit inside that 4 inch pipe with rubber ribs on ghetto outside that give an airtight seal inside the cast iron pipe. 2 Test the flange.

Once the toilet has been removed you can then put it somewhere safe in the house. I like to use a cast iron flange or a flange with a stainless ring that can be attached to the floor. It only has two holes for the lag bolts and no others.

Set a cold chisel on the outer edge of the flange then firmly hit the chisel with a hammer. Use an insert closet flange that has a rubber gasket that expands on the inside to seal against the inside pipe surface. This is the soft metal seal that is in between the outer closet flange and the inner sewer pipe.

When a cast iron flange corrodes or needs replacement for another reason you remove it by breaking it with a cold chisel and a hammer. Yeah it usually is but then you uncovered the dreaded cast iron flange. The top of the pipe was level with the old flange but the new flange sat on top of it.