how to replace toilet in rv

[carsonevy]

Hi, we own a 2004 gulfstream 38' crescendo and I am removing the flooring in the bathroom due to mold and water damage. I am having difficulty removing the toilet flange. Can someone help me? The flange appears to be glued on to the existing sewer pipe. What is the best solution to this problem? Thanks for any help I can get.

[RV Wizard]

You will have to cut the flange off if you cannot put new flooring in around it. With the old flooring out of the way cut it off and use new coupler, pipe and flange. Glue the couple and pipe, install flooring and then glue the flange in. You can also put in a screw on flange and use a female coupler and screw it on after the flooring is down; then secure it to the floor with screws.

[Wizard]

Not sure about yours but my flange was a slip fit after removing the screws. It was a really tight slip fit but after someone here told my that, I used a prybar to get it to come out.

Another option, When I worked at Lowes, we sold and extension that screwed to the old flange that would raise it up. Had several different thicknesses for different floors.

[carsonevy]

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Originally Posted by carsonevy Hi, we own a 2004 gulfstream 38' crescendo and I am removing the flooring in the bathroom due to mold and water damage. I am having difficulty removing the toilet flange. Can someone help me? The flange appears to be glued on to the existing sewer pipe. What is the best solution to this problem? Thanks for any help I can get.

Thanks guys! We were able to remove the flange and replace the rotted flooring.

[Batman_777]

What was the method used to remove the flange? Cut and saw, pry?

Damage to the black tank?

[carsonevy]

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Originally Posted by Batman_777 What was the method used to remove the flange? Cut and saw, pry? Damage to the black tank?

We had to twist and pry the flange. It was being held by a rubber collar. There were no damages to the black tank and so we were able to reinstall all parts after we replace the rotted floor.

[RV Wizard]

Glad to hear that you have made the repairs and that the flange was not glued on. Thanks for the update. Are you going back with tile or vinyl?

[carsonevy]

[QUOTE=RV Wizard;697039]Glad to hear that you have made the repairs and that the flange was not glued on. Thanks for the update. Are you going back with tile or vinyl?[/QUOt


We replaced the vinyl with allure tile in the bathroom and oak laminate floating floor in the kitchen. We extended the laminate up to the bedroom door. This made the area more attractive and roomier. Removing the old flooring was quite a challenge, but the cost to replace was very satisfying! $200.00 total for material plus happy labor.

[wa8yxm]

When I re-did my floor what I did was remove the rotting wood right around the flange

Then I cut the new wood, then I took a saw and cut like this

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Right through the center of the hole

Then I slipped one half in behind the flange, and the other half in front of it,

I did add a couple of supports to hold the joint (In my rig it is a riser so it's sits up on 2x2's. I put 2x4's under the cut in a couple of places. so both the front and back half are resting on solid support) Worked out very nice.

[carsonevy]

what a learning experience! we were able to remove the flange and put 2/4 support down as you did. thanks for the tips! after this i feel more confident doing some plumbing work on my own.

[dalek_56]

What kind of toilet did you have? I have a cavalier with a Cisa 1.6 gpf ( residental model ) with a leaking bottom seal. i would like to know what seal i have so i can have one ready before i pop the commode off. Of course i will check out the flooring and see if it is damaged but i believe this condition just started. Any ideas on what seal?

[carsonevy]

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Originally Posted by dalek_56 What kind of toilet did you have? I have a cavalier with a Cisa 1.6 gpf ( residental model ) with a leaking bottom seal. i would like to know what seal i have so i can have one ready before i pop the commode off. Of course i will check out the flooring and see if it is damaged but i believe this condition just started. Any ideas on what seal?

so sorry for not responding sooner. the toilet we have is a dometic sealand 510 series. Make sure you look very closely where all the parts are located before popping off your commode. We had to take the whole commode out and reset the rubber seals because we had placed it backwards.The bowl was not holding any water after flushing. it took several trial flushes before we figured what was wrong. Now it is almost like new!

[carsonevy]

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Originally Posted by dalek_56 What kind of toilet did you have? I have a cavalier with a Cisa 1.6 gpf ( residental model ) with a leaking bottom seal. i would like to know what seal i have so i can have one ready before i pop the commode off. Of course i will check out the flooring and see if it is damaged but i believe this condition just started. Any ideas on what seal?

By the way, we had called sealand and told them of our problem and they told us what to do. Great customer service!

[dalek_56]

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Originally Posted by carsonevy By the way, we had called sealand and told them of our problem and they told us what to do. Great customer service!

actually, i did call gulfstream but they were no help here. they termed this as a "residential" unit and did not have much to say about it. i can understand with the need to produce a mass quantity of units in a short period of time that the & "logistics of specific parts" would be garbled but they ought to freaking have a CLUE as to what they put in each VIN.