Showing posts with label crescent wrench. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crescent wrench. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2015

How to Review Bathroom Duo Toilet Guts Kit

Fig.1 Old bowl
By Gary Boutin 

Supplies and Tools: 
Crescent wrench
Channellock® pliers
Duo Toilet Repair Kit
Needle nose pliers 
Scissors
Towel (pick up water from the flush valve)

Mr. Strata live in a condominium complex in Highland, California. His home was over 40 years old and all of his toilets were 1.6 gal low flow toilets. He wanted to try to install in the master bathroom a duo toilet flush. 

This post shows the eight steps how to install the duo toilet system. This post is a review of this product. 

Step 1: Fig.1 above right shows that this is the toilet bowl before the Duo flush system was installed. Fig.2 below has the water flapper removed.
Fig.2 Flapper removed

Step 2: Fig.3 shows the new Duo Toilet Repair Kit.
Fig.3 Duo Kit
Step 3: Fig.4 shows that the toilet stop valve must be turned off. Use Channellock® pliers to remove the plastic nut underneath the toilet bowl. 
Fig.4 Stop valve
Step 4: Fig.5 and Fig.6 shows the removed the parts from the box and separate each part for installation.
Fig.5 Duo new box kit
Fig.6 Flush valve kit plus lever

Step 5: Fig.7 shows scissors cutting the tape cut from flush valve lines.
Fig.7 Tape removed
Step 6: Fig.8 and Fig.9 shows the flush valve all ready to install in the toilet bowl.
Fig.8 Flush valve
Fig.9 Adjusting the water level
Step 7: Fig.10 Water tube goes directly to flush valve system. Now this system if fully functional. Mr. Strata had the system for three months before he decided to purchase new toilet from Sam's club. Did it work, Mr. Strata said it did but he wanted even more water flush than the system installed. 
Fig.10 Flush valve 
tube assembly to 
vacuum system

Step 8: Fig.11 shows the new system has been updated. The flush valve is very powerful. There are some warning that the system could overpower your toilet system. There are always warnings, if your concerned the best thing to do is to look it up on the Internet. You may have to go through 20 pages before the answer comes but it might be worth your time. What I do know is Mr. Strata is happy with the system that he received from Sam's club and so far there has been no complaints. But there is considerable differences the kit cost $30 the new toilet cost $200.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

How to Replace Toilet Quarter Flange

Fig.1 Fernco(™) Quarter Flange
By Gary Boutin

 Supplies and Tools:
Cement bits
Channellocks® pliers
Heavy duty rotary hammer
Cotton painter's tarp
Crescent wrench
Fernco(™) PSF100 spanner flange 
Metal Saw
Plastic anchors 
Rubber gloves
Scraper (removing wax)
Toilet bowl hardware
Towels and sponge (remove water)
Wax seal 2-inch

 A client in Santa Clarita was doing her final home check list received from a local Realtor. She noticed that the master bathroom toilet was leaking at the base of the toilet. This job needed to be repaired immediately because this home was sold. There had been a recent earthquake in the area and the toilet had jump upwards and was not seating correctly on the bathroom floor.

This post shows the eleven steps needed to repair a damaged toilet flange with a quarter flange on a metal flange. 

Step 1: Above right purchase fig.1 shows a Fernco(™) Quarter Flange that will replace the damaged half of the broken toilet flange.   
Step 2: Fig.2 shows Turn off the water stop usually located on the left side if facing the toilet. But it doesn't matter what side it on, the valve must be turned off.

Fig.2 Toilet stop valve
Step 3: Remove from the toilet the water feed line from the bottom of the toilet bowl. Fig.3 and fig.4 shows a white curled tubing coming from the stop valve follow the fill line to the bottom of the toilet bowl. Remove the plastic nut using a Channellocks® pliers. 
Fig.3 Toilet Fill Line
Fig.4 Fill valve connector
and
Channellocks® pliers
Step 4: Fig.5 and fig.6 shows the toilet screws on each side from the toilet base, now use a Crescent Wrench to twist off the nuts. Some models have two nuts to be removed per side.

Fig.6 Toilet screws
Step 5: Fig.7 shows the rubber gloves that needs to be used to protect the hands. The use of rubber glove will give the grip necessary to handle the toilet. Now remove as much water from the toilet bowl and the trap of the toilet and empty the water into the sink. When the toilet is laid flat it will leak all over the floor so removing as much water as possible makes the job safe. 
Fig.7 Rubber gloves
Step 6: Fig.8 shows that placing a tarp on the floor where the toilet will be turned over. This will protect the toilet and the floor from the wax seal on the bottom of the toilet.
Fig.8 Cotton painter's tarp
Step 7: Fig.9 shows a new ABS black flange not hooked up to its metal piping. Fig.10 Shows another metal flange that needs to twist on and welded to its piping. The homeowner wanted a simpler repair. Fig.1 and fig.14 shows the quarter flange that will be used in this repair. All three flanges can be purchased at warehouse store (The Home Depot) or a Plumbing store.
Step 8: Fig.11 and fig.12 shows the toilet on its side and shows a heavy duty variable speed Rotary hammer drilling around the cement near the metal flange. Click here to get information on how to drill into cement with rotary hammer.
Fig.11 Flange holes drilled
Fig.12 Drilling holes
Step 9: Fig.13 and fig.14 shows the silver metal flange has been screwed on top of the metal flange so when the toilet bolt is in position it would hold the toilet on the right side of the tile. Plastic anchors were inserted into the newly drilled holes attaching the flange. Click here for a simple and quick installation of the toilet bolts by Fluidmaster.
Fig.13
Fig.14 Flange
 Step 10: Fig.15 shows a metal saw (hacksaw) that was used to cut the toilet bolts down to the stainless steel nuts.
Fig.15 Metal saw
Step 11: Fig.16 shows the toilet is in use again and the new owners are happy that this was a quick repair. The tile had to be replaced but that was done by someone else. Turned out the tile underneath the toilet was stable and did not need replacing.

Fig.16 Toilet Finished


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Saturday, March 8, 2014

How to Remove a Leaking Sink Basket - Part 2 of 2 - Installing the Sink Basket

Fig.1 shows the new stainless 
steel sink basket kit
By Gary Boutin
   
Parts and Supplies:  
Crescent wrench 
EZ-Lock Sink Strainer Kit
Flat tip screwdriver 
Sink Wrench

Mrs Stone wanted her kitchen sink to stop leaking and my repair service was hired to solve her problem. 

This post shows five steps to install the new sink basket underneath the sink. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the new EZ-Lock Sink Strainer and sink basket kit.
Step 2: Fig.2 and fig.3 shows pictographs instructions on how to install the sink basket.
Fig.2 Installation instructions
Fig.3 Instructions
Step 3: Fig.4 shows what the parts look like removed from the box.
Fig.4 Sink basket parts
Step 4: Fig.5 shows the sink basket that will be secured underneath the sink.
Fig.5 Parts that secure the sink basket
Step 5: Fig.6 shows bottom view of the sink basket now installed except for the drain pipes.
The pipes were re-attached and the sink now works correctly without leaking. Job finished.
Fig.6 Bottom view of sink basket

How to Remove a Leaking Basket:
  • Part 1 of 2 - Removal
  • Part 2 of 2 - Installing the Sink Basket

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