Mysteriously more water suddenly started appearing in our bathroom. This time it was pooling around the toilet. We peeled back the ugly sheet vinyl flooring and discovered a soaked subfloor that smelled rank. It appeared to be rotting, which seemed to indicate a repeat problem.
Having already fixed the pipes and the caulking we figured it must be the toilet this time. So the night before our EcoEnergy follow up visit, we rushed out to Home Depot and purchased a low flow toilet in order to get the rebate. Installation seems easy enough and we flushed to test. Bad idea, water went everywhere.
Turns out the problem was not the toilet, it was the installation. The previous one was not re-installed properly after one of the plumber visits. So that was 150$ that did not have to be spent. The toilet is nice though J
And now we know: take out the old wax ring before installing a new one. If you put the new one on top of the old one, the toilet will leak.
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