Q: I had water leaking from underneath my toilet where the toilet meets the floor. My neighbor agreed to help me replace the wax ring underneath. We got the toilet off with no problem, but when we ...

Q:We have a toilet with an intermittent floor leak that a double wax ring and a new toilet could not correct. The toilet sits on a slightly uneven slab floor. There hasn't been a leak the 50 years we ...

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Q: What’s causing the tile grout near my toilet to get damp? I’ve never seen any liquid water on the floor, though repeated flushing does make the moisture worse. A: It sounds like the seal between ...

Q–I have to take off my toilet because water is leaking out onto the floor from under its base. This toilet has the flush tank mounted on back so I know that I must disconnect and remove the tank ...

Q: I have a ring around the base of my toilet that keeps getting darker. I’ve cleaned the floor with all kinds of cleaners but the ring keeps coming back. Is there something else I need to be doing? A ...

Q. Here’s a funny one: My toilet is pivoting. Not slanting or tilting or anything precarious as that, but turning a little. It is a bit loose, that seems to be all. How can I fix it? — Nancy, by ...

Question: I have a ring around the base of my toilet that keeps getting darker. I've cleaned the floor with all kinds of cleaners but the ring keeps coming back. Is there something else I need to be ...

I've replaced more wax rings than I care to admit. When I worked in construction I kept a supply of surgical gloves in my toolbox for just that occasion. In my experience, if it was going to leak it ...