Jacuzzi Plumbing Product Removing Your OLD Toilet, Installing Your NEW Toilet, Setting the Bowl

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REMOVING YOUR OLD TOILET

1.Turn off the water supply, then flush to empty tank. Use a sponge & basin to pick up any water left in the tank or bowl.

2.Disconnect the supply line from the toilet tank.

3.Disassemble tank from bowl by removing lock nuts from the underside of the tank.

4.Pry off the bolt caps, remove nuts that secure the toilet to the floor. Use a rocking motion to remove the old toilet.

5.Scrape the old wax gasket from the floor flange.

Scrape off the old wax seal

INSTALLING YOUR NEW TOILET

1.If this is a new bathroom, install a 3/8" I.P.S. water supply and shut-off valve. (Refer to the rough-in drawing).

2.Before installing new wax gasket, TEMPORARILY in- Closet stall flange T-bolts, set toilet, and place discs and nuts Flange onto bolts. Mark bolt length needed for bolt cap clear- ance. Remove toilet and pre-cut the bolts to length.

T-Bolt

WAX GASKET

TOILET OUTLET

3.Carefully turn the toilet bowl upside down onto a thick layer

of newspaper to protect the finish. Place a new wax gasket on toilet outlet. A bead of setting compound may be applied to the base if desired.

4. Install two flange T-bolts in the floor flange.

SETTING THE BOWL

1.Carefully lower toilet so the T-bolts will protrude through holes in base. (May require help to align).

2.Apply full body weight to rim of bowl for proper gasket seal.

3.Place discs (bevel side up) and nuts onto T-bolts and tighten nut. Press bolt caps onto discs.

CAUTION: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN as breaking or chipping of china may result.

BOLT CAP

NUT

BEVELED DISC

BOLT

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Jacuzzi Plumbing Product manual Removing Your OLD Toilet, Installing Your NEW Toilet, Setting the Bowl