how easy is it to change a toilet

dada44

hi there,

forgive me pls for my ignorance, but i was wondering - how easy it would be to change a toilet for another style of toilet.

and can the old toilet (which works fine) be sold on or reused, or does it have to be completely demolished , during its removal ?

wallbash

'Can' be very easy , just check the 'exit' pipe.
Normally only a couple of brass screws into the floor ( but then again could be cemented onto a solid floor)

Could it be reused ....... maybe
Demolished ?? again depends on how it was fixed

Sold ............ would you buy a second hand pan?

Crinkmeister

Can you post a picture of your current bog? Then we can advise!

SailorSam

You can reuse it as a feature plantpot in the garden.
When i was refitting the bathroom i found the first thing to do when you're cutting the water supply pipe is put a small isolator tap there. Then as you're working you don't have to worry about having to have the water off for the whole house.

Ebe_Scrooge

dada44 wrote: »

how easy it would be to change a toilet for another style of toilet.

It's a piece of p*ss.

Sorry, couldn't resist

But if the water inlet and waste pipes are in the same place it really is very easy, just a straight swap. If they're in different places then it's still not too difficult. A plumber's merchant will stock all the bits you need, and if you've got any basic DIY skills then it's not a difficult job.

As other's have said, there's no reason ( usually ) to damage the old one when removing it, but I can't really see there being a market for it !

cyclonebri1

dada44 wrote: »

hi there,

forgive me pls for my ignorance, but i was wondering - how easy it would be to change a toilet for another style of toilet.

and can the old toilet (which works fine) be sold on or reused, or does it have to be completely demolished , during its removal ?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Would you buy a 2nd hand bog?:rotfl::rotfl:

You need to be aware of a few things;

If the exit is through the floor it can be difficult, there are several offset connectors but you need the measurements of existing and proposed.

Same thing for a rear or side exit applies too.;)

Avoriaz

wallbash wrote: »

...would you buy a second hand pan?

I bought three of them in 2011.....



........They came with a house attached.

cyclonebri1

Avoriaz wrote: »

I bought three of them in 2011.....



........They came with a house attached.

Bet you changed the seats though? :rotfl::rotfl:

A.Penny.Saved

Is it really as easy as people are making it out to be?

My main concern would be the smell from the sewer, fumes and potential pathogens entering the house. Do people not think about it?

WestonDave

Its not that hard as long as its a relatively modern fitting - older ones can be cemented into pipes etc, whereas newer ones tend to rely on a rubber connector into the waste pipe (by newer our 10+ year old one in the bathroom was a rubber connector).


Plenty of videos on You Tube if you want help. Re the smells etc, once you've taken the old toilet off the waste pipe you can either bung it up with an old towel (but be sure that it can't go down the pipe and block it) and/or stick a plastic bag over it and hold it in place with a rubber band.


I've had to do both of mine this year due to cisterns leaking (to be fair I kept the toilets but had to take them away, sort out the damage to the floor and put them back) and with modern compression fit joints and flexible connectors anyone can do it if you are careful. (One tip is that over tightening connectors can cause leaks so its best to get them reasonably tight, put the water on and then tighten them until any leak stops, rather than doing it up as tight as you can first and finding its crushed the olive leading to a leak).

cyclonebri1

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

Is it really as easy as people are making it out to be?

My main concern would be the smell from the sewer, fumes and potential pathogens entering the house. Do people not think about it?

All you do is plug the drain with a couple of super market bags until you are ready to fit the new 1. Don't forget to remove :eek:

The answer to your main question is that it's fairly easy, but as I said earlier get a pan that is a direct swap, most quality suppliers will give dimensions for the outlet and the cistern to pan end.

But you are right, it stinks and it's messy, but nothing that a face mask and rubber gloves won't cure. Fill the pan to create the water seal before you worry about the cistern otherwise you are working with your head over the open end.

I also wouldn't advise any one to attempt this as a first timer if it was the only bog in the house, not un less you have a large private garden, :D