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Mad Dog_2
Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
in THE MAIN WALL
Precious...mad Dog 🐕 
Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
delcrossvGGrossAlan (California Radiant) Forbes

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  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,566
    Installer couldn't square it up?
    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
    Mad Dog_2
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,848
    Didn't square the flange holes with the wall.
    delcrossvCLambMad Dog_2
  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,566
    edited February 2024
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:

    Didn't square the flange holes with the wall.

    Oops! :D Must be a plastic drain. With cast it's a straightforward fix even with poured joins. How would one do that with plastic? Cut it out with a router?
    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,149
    this very definitely looks like diy bathroom in a basement or basement bathroom done by people who didn't have any sort of license.
    delcrossvMad Dog_2
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 6,979
    It would be great if we could assume that anytime we saw something like this it was done by an unlicensed individual.

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    Larry WeingartenCLambMad Dog_2rick in Alaska
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,227
    Easier to watch the bathtub filling, without straining your neck
    delcrossvmattmia2
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,321
    Its ok for some one who is a right hander.

    As for the lefties? Not so sure.

    If you know. You know? . :)
  • DJD775
    DJD775 Member Posts: 255
    Licensed or not, who in their right mind thinks that's ok???
    Mad Dog_2
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,456
    Looks like loose Johnny bolts and a very forgiving wax seal.
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
    This was done by a GC...one call does it all..PVC and Home Depot made everyone a plumber...Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    DJD775mattmia2realliveplumberIntplm.
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,635
    It's probably not even bolted to the flange (floor). Of course, it could be covering up a cracked tile. Works for me.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,360
    edited March 2024
    Mad Dog_2 said:
    This was done by a GC...one call does it all..PVC and Home Depot made everyone a plumber...Mad Dog 🐕 
    Damn Orangeburge, made everyone a plumber before it was cool.  :D


    @Mad Dog_2is this a job you're quoting to fix?  

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    Mad Dog_2
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,149
    ChrisJ said:


    Mad Dog_2 said:

    This was done by a GC...one call does it all..PVC and Home Depot made everyone a plumber...Mad Dog 🐕 

    Damn Orangeburge, made everyone a plumber before it was cool.  :D


    @Mad Dog_2is this a job you're quoting to fix?  

    mine was installed by a plumber. i have a copy of the permit from 1950
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,609
    Easy to clean behind the tank. 
    Retired and loving it.
    Mad Dog_2GGrossCLambLarry Weingarten
  • retiredguy
    retiredguy Member Posts: 990
    edited March 2024
    You could drill the floor and install threaded "shields" and use hanger bolts to hold the toilet. Thread the screw end into the "shield" and use a nut on the other end to hold the toilet. "Shazam", problem fixed. Ace Hardware sells them in a set of 2 in brass. See item #43037. I am sure that any hardware store or outlet sell similar items.
    MikeAmann
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
    No. Matt Jr's Batchelor pad in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Believe or not, it's down good, good tile job & clean. Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    GGross
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
    You can also store, brooms, mops, New York Magazine & National Geographic behind that toilet!  Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,360
    edited March 2024
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    You can also store, brooms, mops, New York Magazine & National Geographic behind that toilet!  Mad Dog 🐕 

    You could store 10 years worth of McMaster Carr catalogs behind that toilet.....

    Or a spare TH400 / 4L80E.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    GGrossMad Dog_2MikeAmann
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,860
    ChrisJ said:

    Mad Dog_2 said:

    You can also store, brooms, mops, New York Magazine & National Geographic behind that toilet!  Mad Dog 🐕 

    You could store 10 years worth of McMaster Carr catalogs behind that toilet.....

    Or a spare TH400 / 4L80E.
    Considering what website this is.

    A steam radiator would be perfect back there.
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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,360
    KC_Jones said:

    ChrisJ said:

    Mad Dog_2 said:

    You can also store, brooms, mops, New York Magazine & National Geographic behind that toilet!  Mad Dog 🐕 

    You could store 10 years worth of McMaster Carr catalogs behind that toilet.....

    Or a spare TH400 / 4L80E.
    Considering what website this is.

    A steam radiator would be perfect back there.
    Or a 3 section boiler....

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    Mad Dog_2SuperTech
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
    A small beer 🍺 fridge
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,321
    Butt for the left handed folks its much worse then for the righties. Look at the pic again. :o
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,625
    You just gotta practice the "reach around." HA ha 😂 🤣 😆 😄 Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,360
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    You just gotta practice the "reach around." HA ha 😂 🤣 😆 😄 Mad Dog 🐕 

    If it's all the same to you I'd rather not.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    Mad Dog_2GGross
  • ChicagoCooperator
    ChicagoCooperator Member Posts: 363
    I just pulled one of my vintage toilets (flushmetered) and it had four bolts into the floor - two into the flange and two long post screws into the concrete floor. The other toilet only had two at the flange - I'm assuming they are both original to the late 20's, but maybe it was replaced in one of the weird renovations that were - somewhat badly - done over the years.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,149
    @ChicagoCooperator usually there is a date stamped in the porcelain somewhere inside/underneath. I think the 4 bolt was common through the 50's or so, first all 4 bolts in the floor just holding it over the flange and later with 2 studs in the flange.
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,321
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    You just gotta practice the "reach around." HA ha 😂 🤣 😆 😄 Mad Dog 🐕 

    Or be ambidextrous. :D

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