Installing a toilet is not a thing of the other world, just follow these simple steps, have a little patience and very careful and can do it easily.
I imagine that you have the same thing happened to me once, we do an enlargement at home, for example an office, and logically we must have the toilets nearby so we do not have to cross the whole house, the ceramics are installed and then we call the Plumber , and oh surprise when we pass the bill to install a simple sink or a toilet charge us almost as we cost the same and of course no return to give we have to pay. Well, I started thinking about this matter when I finished the first bathroom of my house and decided to investigate how it is done, such a surprise when I realized that the work is as simple as "taking candy from a child" (if you please do not do that to children) , it requires that if enough patience and care.
Installing a toilet :
The first step is to acquire the toilet, do not think that they should go to the accessory store and buy the first one that comes or I like, this seemingly simple process has its complications and secret tricks; One is that they should consider saving the liquid element (for things like ecology), water is a precious and expensive, please ask them to buy toilets of 6 liters maximum, currently ay one piece models with this design; On the other hand and as more important step should consider the distance between the wall plated with majolica and the center of the sanitary outlet hole of four inches (or three if the case, although this measure is not highly recommended because it is prone to atoros) This distance should be at least 30.5 cms or 12 inches; Also the height of the outgoing drain pipe must be at least 1 cm. In relation to the finished ceramic floor . These considerations are important because not all toilets have the same measure; A variation in this matter would determine a bad fit of the sealing ring and the consequent leakage of water or annoying smells.
The good thing about acquiring modern toilets is that it already comes with the pre-installed internal accessories (for us as Bricómanos this is very convenient); Of course we must acquire other things like the water supply tube, this implement comes in several presentations: economical, usually with thread in ABS plastic and metal braided thread body less durable and I call premium, with Chrome-plated brass thread, aluminium braided body and inner reinforcement The thread size of this fixture must be 7/8 inch. We also have to supply two anchor bolts, these bolts are made of bronze and are instead of head with a removable nut to facilitate the fitting of the toilet base. A wax ring is the last implement for our project, this consists of a ring made of raw paraffin that in some presentations comes with a guide rubber that facilitates the fitting and installation (I recommend to buy in this type).
By hand all the above materials we proceed to install our toilet. A first step is to fit the toilet base into the drain hole, mark the places we drill with the drill (tip: use a 3/8 drill bit special for diamond-head cement, the hole must be previously Marked with a metal punch to avoid slipping of the bit), remove the base and perforate to insert the plastic anchors, the anchor bolts are screwed using a Stillson key (the movable head) or a self-pressure pliers (a tip: to mark the Hole location use indelible down, this if you paint on Majolica, the distance between the anchor bolts must be 16 cms. As a second step we turn the cup and fit the wax ring around the discharge hole at the bottom (tip: Do not place the toilet on the tile floor as it can chip, use the packing carton as Support). A third step is to fit the cup and adjust it with the nuts of the anchor bolts (A tip: they can "decorate" the head of the anchor bolts with ceramic plugs, sell them in the same health care provider and come in similar colors).
With the above steps we have already installed the toilet bowl or base, now we only need to fit the tank in place; To do this, simply turn the tank over and place the anti-leakage rubber that comes with the accessory kit and allow you to adjust the cup to the tank. The adjustment of the two parts of a toilet is carried out by the use OF ABS plastic regulating bolts (in modern toilets) or bronze (in the oldest), you should keep in mind that these bolts (which are placed from inside the tank) must go with their jebes to avoid leakage and in vertical position; Also be very careful in the placement of the tank, it must be positioned vertically and perfectly centered in relation to the cup (tip: Adjust the cup bolts by hand without using metal tools that can cause damage or breakage in them).
Good friends of "the housing market", we have installed our toilet, now we have to dispense with water, for this we taped with Teflon the supply tube in the part where the male thread and put a rubber inside the female thread; The male thread must first be placed in the water outlet of the wall (outlet usually ½ inch) once this is done adjust the thread on the outlet of the tank (tip: It is good to install a control key in case you miscarry a toilet accessory and cam is required Bio). Once all the above steps have been completed, seal around the cup with porcelain to make cleaning easier and prevent dirt buildup.
With these simple steps I believe without fear of mistaken that for you will be simple and gratifying to install a toilet, worth truths in these times always falls well save some pesetas and good there is no thing that makes us feel better than we do for ourselves.