How to Install a Toilet
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. TOILET BOWL AND TANK
2. WAX RING
3. WIRE-BRUSH PIPE CLEANER
4. TEFLON PASTEpipe dope
5. PVC PRIMER
6. PVC CEMENT
7. FLUX
8. WAX RINGSwith and without integrated rubber gasket
9. CHROMED BRASS SUPPLY LINE
10. CLOSET BOLTS, WASHERS, AND NUTS11. STOP VALVE
12. LEAD-FREE SOLDER
13. CLOSET BOLT CAPS
14. NO. 10 1 5/8-INCH STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS
15. STAINLESS STEEL WASHERSfor shimming
16. TANK BOLTS WITH WASHERS AND NUTS
17. SEAT ASSEMBLY
18. SMALL BUCKET
19. RAGS -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Propane torch
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Striker,
to light torch -
Tubing cutters
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Tubing benders
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Adjustable wrench or open-end wrenches
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Drill/driver
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Hacksaw
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Jigsaw
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Handsaw,
or inside pipe cutter -
Level
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Screwdriver
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Tape measure
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Utility knife
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- Helpful Info
- Article: Low-Flow Toilets
- Article: Easy Fix for a Leaky Toilet
- Article: Good-Bye Sweaty Toilet
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