Can I repair a cracked toilet flange?
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Elizabeth
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Our toilet flange is cracked where it holds the bolt for the toilet. I watched a video on replacing a flange and it looks too involved for me. Is there a way to repair the flange, or an easy way to replace it?
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There are replacement flange rings that you can install right over the cracke flange. Easier than replacing.
https://www.google.com/search?q=repairing+a+cracked+toilet+flange&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6nLm_mqzVAhWBSCYKHcr6DpkQsxgIJw&biw=1016&bih=642
We paid a plumber who soldered it to the concrete...about $300
See if these help!
https://youtu.be/BOZay8ONQrg
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/fix-broken-toilet-flange-37255.html
There is a product on the market that repairs cuts cracks even under water, It's a sort of Black Gunge and I saw it being sold either on QVC or Idealworld some time ago.
Yes! Repair it and save yourself a ton of trouble. I cut the lip off of my flange before realizing whoever installed it originally glued the stem of the flange on top of the water pipe instead of inside it. I had to slide a new 3" flange into the old 4" flange tube. Gratefully, the wax ring works great and no leaks, but fixing is a much easier solution.
Problem solved! We found a flange at Lowe's that fit inside our 3 inch pipe. It even has a gasket, so we didn't need to glue them together. We just chipped away the old flange (that was glued to the outside of the pipe) down to the top of the pipe and inserted the new flange, bolted it down, popped on a wax-free seal, and replaced the bowl.