Sometimes it is better to use a pipe wrench to remove the toilet tank from your toilet due to the limited area in which to work. The toilet flange is molded in a way that prevents getting a good grip around the toilet cistern fixing nuts with a standard wrench. A pipe wrench works well in this case because the socket fits into the small area and the handle of the pipe wrench is far from the toilet flange, which allows it to turn the nut. Removing a toilet tank with a pipe wrench is still the same process as if you were using a standard wrench.
TOTO CST784EF#01 Eco Clayton with Elongated Bowl, Cotton White
Instructions
1 Close the water supply to the toilet. The water supply valve is behind the toilet between the house line that comes out of the wall and the line that goes to the bottom of the toilet cistern.
2 Remove the tank lid, and pull the chain. Keep the dump lever down until almost all the water is out of the tank. Absorb the remaining water in the tank with towels.
3 Turn the water line connector on the bottom of the toilet tank to the left by hand. If you have a plastic pipe or copper pipe as a water line, loosen the connecting nut with a wrench to disconnect the water line from the tank.
4 Place a large flat-blade screwdriver on the slotted head of one of the tank bolts inside the bottom of the tank. The heads of the tank bolts are near the discharge valve on the bottom of the tank.
5 Loosen the tank bolt nut below the tank with a socket wrench and socket. Do not allow the handle of the pipe wrench to strike against the outside of the toilet bowl when loosening the nut. Once the nut is loose, keep turning to the left with your fingers until it is out of the bolt.
6 Repeat for the remaining tank tank bolt. Once both nuts are out of the toilet tank bolts, lift the toilet tank.
Tips and warnings
- Some manufacturers use three toilet tank bolts to secure the toilet tank.