A Plumber with over 15 years of experience Lance Ball of Aspen Mountain Plumbing in Rock Springs Wyoming wants to teach you the homeowner and Do it your selfers all things plumbing. Our passion for our trade and our desire to serve we give continual advice and helpful hints to help you accomplish your plumbing tasks. Feel free to leave comments, questions or advice.
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WTH....another 2 minutes wasted. You never explained ANYTHING !!
This ENTIRE video is made up B.S. "Story"! NONE of it is true. Homeowner familiar with setting toilets uses waxless on recommendation of box store employee - has leaks, NOW, and has to call plumber to figure out problem! LMFAO I am 65, been a plumber since i was 22 years old, have plunged probably 10,000 toilets over 43 years and NEVER BLOWN OUT WAX SEAL!!! Bro you are so full of sh_t you leave a brown trail wherever you walk!
I’d say the Toto is more like a Lexus. Reliable, comfortable, more money up front, but worth it in the long run.
Lol u screw it in…awesome. How bout all the shit that leads up to that? Lol
Drake II vs Drake I , for California?
So the guy that has installed a bunch of toilets with wax rings and never had a problem, switches to a new seal and has a leak needs to call a plumber to figure out why he has a leak. Makes no sense.
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Bro, you've had three or four calls where a homeowner didn't install Better than Wax properly? I've had three wax rings fail in our *one* house in the past seven years. I don't know if they were installed by a plumber or not, because we didn't have it done (although the triple-stacked wax I'm assuming was some dummy DIYing), but I have had to cut out large sections of subfloor *twice* because of failed wax. I would literally never install a wax ring again, and I throw plumbers out of my house who try to argue with me about it.
The sucking power, I forget what that is called, is strong in a Toto, but I have heard they are not great for rinsing the bowl. Have you tried testing chocolate sauce, lol? Might make a good video!
My sons have put almost everything imaginable in these and it always comes clean. Maybe if its not you have a hard water problem.
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Do I have to replace the valve kit in order to replace the faucet in this type of tub? FYI it's a Delta and in pretty decent shape, I just am doing a minor upgrade.
Yes they are brand specific
I have had the exact same model toilet for 2 1/2 years. Great toilet that has never failed to flush with everyday use. I will buy the one gallon version for the powder room, when I renovate it next year.
Thanks for the information about Toto toilets. Great video
I just had one installed with the Fuidmaster. I've had so many wax rings fail on me over the years in 5 different homes or so, and I'm done with them. The last time, the water was literally flushing under the tiles into a bedroom for about a year! The wax was completely gone when the toilet was removed.
We call it groundworks... deep groundworks and layout... then we run our waste (abs) ...vtr Then the water crew does the pex and everything else... we run test..pass test... drop test... silicone/glue test t plugs then tubs... then toilet flanges... then trim later... we do new construction apartments so the bottom floor always requires some chipping for the flanges if they shift during backfill anf concrete pour...so we wrap the 3" toilet pipe with foam wrap before concrete... then pull it out and use offset flanges...
My faucet is leaking out of the base and I can’t remover it because the diverted plunger won’t come off. How do you free up the diverter plunger?
For this style on the spout there is an allen set screw for the spout behind the rubber or plastic plug. For a normal style they are sometimes threaded or have a set screw. For this I would recommend calling a service plumber as damage is likely onbthe set screws.
@@lanceball6298 I was pulling up on the diverted rod while trying to unthread it. I stopping pulling up and it came off. Not my brightest moment.
Thanks man👍
Old wax leaked. I replaced it with the no wax rubber. For me, it is the better option.
Well done, made it look very easy.
If you cant plung a wax ring without blowing it out says to me the material is faulty, you shouldnt have to call a plumber everytime you clog a toilet. I have blown out at least 3 wax rings just from plunging it, and that shouldnt happen. What i do now, if im constipated ( medication induced) i will squeeze a bit of dish liquid in toilet b4 droppin a load, it does help by creating a slick surface. i know this info will help someone
I respect and admire professional trades people but honestly, who in the hell doesn't plunge their toilet? So if you use wax, you run the risk of blowing out the wax, which happened to us and is why I needed to cut out and replace subfloor due to damage of undetected leaks. Fernco makes a waxless funnel which actually glues onto the horn at bottom of toilet, other end has baffles which seal inside the funnel of the flange and opening of the waste pipe. Easy to put on, nothing to blow out. As you sit your toilet down you can "feel" the baffles crunching verifying a good fit. Have never seen ANY product that actually attaches to the toilet itself - it's like a freakin miracle
Here is the problem with the no wax seal. 1. The inside diameter of the seal is so much smaller than the outlet flange on the toilet, so if you follow instructions and place the seal on the floor flange then seat the toilet, the seal will never pass over the toilet outlet flange. The toilet flange will just push the seal down instead of fully engaging it. 2. The outside diameter of the seal is just about 1/4 inch larger than the inside diameter of the floor/closet flange on old lead pipe installs. So if you just move the toilet a little after seating it in order to say "square" the toilet with the wall , you can create an air gap between the rubber seal and the closet flange. So, here is how I do it, and have never had a problem. I've never heard it done this way so I'd like to think I invented the method..lol I use both the no wax seal and a wax ring without the trumpet insert. I place the wax seal on the floor closet flange and I place to no wax seal on the toilet outlet flange. It will go on very tightly, which will make you understand why there is no way the toilet will ever engage the seal fully if you follow the manufacturers recommendation of placing the seal on the closet flange, then seating the toilet. As for how to glue the toilet down so it doesn't move after installation, I remove the water closet ( toilet tank) then turn the toilet upside down on the floor, then run a thick bead of GE Silicone II (no cheap garbage subsitute...you will regret it) on top of the toilet's bottom perimeter. Then flip the toilet back upright, without of course letting the bottom of the toilet with it's silicone bead touch the floor (it ain't easy and having a helper is nice, although I have never used one) now go ahead and seat the toilet onto the closet flange bolts. Tighten them down, then do the finger smear job to remove excess silicone that has oozed out during install. The key to making the finger job look good is to push very hard with your finger and, go only about 2 inches at a time, then wipe your finger clean on a paper towel, then do another 2 inches , and so on. Anyone who thinks the silicone won't hold, consider this. Whenever I had to remove a toilet down the road, which I installed, it is a bitch getting that toilet to break loose . I end up using a utility knife to cut into the silicone. One caveat though. The floor must be very clean and dry as well as the bottom of the toilet. Otherwise the silicone will not adhere properly.
Clean your camera lens dude!
Thank you, I really appreciate this video. Your answers to the questions in the comments section helped too. 👍👍👍
Whats the difference between the Drake and the Drake-II ?
Really its the trap size, style of flush, and the new antibacterial glaze put in the ceramic.
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3:30 Is where he actually gets to the fawking point.
If you want to improve your channel take out the first 60 seconds of none related talk or put it at the end. You are losing views dude.
Could you please tell where you bought this? I’ve looked online for the last two months and I can’t find anything like this, the Roman tub faucet trim.
Always a plumbing supply house
Your customer sounds like the typical idiot. I've seen this in every line of business I've been in. Customers don't want to pay for things they don't understand or accept that a pre-existing condition is not the fault of the person who discovered it
Your customer sounds like the typical idiot. I've seen this in every line of business I've been in. Customers don't want to pay for things they don't understand or accept that a pre-existing condition is not the fault of the person who discovered it
Question: I'm trying to repair someone else's previous mess and I need to join a horizontal shower line to the horizontal washing machine line. I know to use a wye & 45, but do I need to put a P-trap on the shower line or not? I'm lacking space and doubt I can get much, if any grade in the shower line at all. Thanks.
Flexshaft is great. I own one but you can’t phase out the sewer machine. There’s just some things that the Flexshaft can’t touch that a sewer machine will knock out no problem
If you are careless using a K-6 toilet auger then you can hook the rubber on the seal. Still the rubber is the better way to go. You end up with a servicable connection so it makes removing and resetting the toilet much easier. All wax rings and rubber seals should always have a toilet flange at finished floor height. If you don't then you will have problems no matter what you install!
Wax rings melt in the service truck. The plastic horn on the thicker wax ring will eventually wiggle loose and shift, obstructing the toilet drain opening especially with air assisted tank units. Wax does not do well with movement....like really big people(calorically challenged) people getting on and off the toilet repeatedly. I have had much better results using the rubber than the wax rings.
My 1 year old broke the seat the faucet fits on. 😅
Idk wtf he talking about I use better than wax in different times with a apartment building .. still at a 100 percent with no problem and it’s been 6 yrs
If a softener breaks the current, why do inspectors make you put a bonding wire on it?
Don’t like the way the tank lid sits on top of the tank instead of over it. If I had one it would get pushed off.
Hey, When I took off my wax ring and doesn't u anything. My toilet flushes great but when I use any ring for my toilet. It doesn't work that well.
How do you drill the hole
Painters tape and the corrects sized hole bit. If on granite contact a granite company
Have you ever tried to get a wye for a central vac system. I had a terrible time sourcing them for my vac project. Even suppliers had no idea why this was important. It's really not that hard to understand. Good video. 👍
I’m not good at lining up the toilet at all so I have been using the wax free ones for like 7 years now, so far so good! Ive wasted so many wax rings haha.
Mine leaks from the main spout... why?
Probably needs the cartridge replaced that should be done by a professional
@lanceball6298 there is no cartridge just a stem... maybe the o ring is bad
@@krispy5139 like i said call a professional they will have the parts and knowledge to fix it.
@lanceball6298 No professional needed, just a 50 cent o ring. Yet you are trying to have a professional charge me $200+. No thank you.
@@krispy5139 o rings come in many sizes and manufacturers are specific to their brand unless you get the right one you will still have problems. Any decent company will carry those specific ones. Not trying to hurt your feelings and I make nothing from it just trying to be helpful. Seen many times when people spend time and money and end up calling a professional anyways. But do as you wish its your money.
Good to know as I am having to replace the wax ring on an old toilet tomorrow
thanks very good video
The faucet still wobbly.
If the faucet is wobbly either the valve assembly is loose or the handle has not been tightened enough. The main spout piece is tightened by the allen screw on the back of the spout. If that does not tighten the trim then its the valve and that has to be tightened by accessing the bottom part of the valve.
Do you have any advice for sealing an offset flange?
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do you have down's syndrome? you seem retarded
I'd say you do