A wobbly toilet is bound to become a leaky wobbly toilet. Leaky toilets can cause a lot of damage to the flooring, floorboards, and into the foundation or room below. Therefore, it’s important to fix a wobbly toilet as soon as the wobble is noticed to prevent leaking. A soft Wobble Wedge® toilet shim can fix a wobbly toilet quickly and prevent future leaking.
Have you ever sat down on your toilet and felt the entire porcelain thrown shift forward under your weight? A wobbly toilet is obnoxious for the residents in your home and also for the guests who visit. And, as mentioned above, a wobbly toilet can eventually lead to leaking plumbing overtime.
A toilet might wobble for a variety of reasons. Perhaps it is sitting on uneven flooring material or the flooring material has become warped over time. The porcelain itself can also be uneven or the positioning of plumbing can cause your fixtures to sit askew. If there is a gap between your floor and the toilet, a Wobble Wedge plastic shim is a quick and easy solution to fix wobbling or rocking.
How to Fix a Wobbly Toilet with Wobble Wedge® Toilet Shims
- Loosen the toilet bolts slightly.
- Place a level across the toilet seat.
- Observe which direction the toilet rocks and identify the gap between the toilet and the flooring material.
- Slip one or more flexible plastic Wobble Wedge® shims into the gap between the toilet and the flooring until the toilet is both level and stable.
- Tighten the toilet bolts with gentle tension until the bolts are snug and the toilet feels solid. Be careful not to over-tighten the bolts.
- Use a razor blade to trim the excess material away from the plastic shim for an invisible finished product.
How To Fix a Leaky & Wobbly Toilet
If your toilet has been rocking for a number of months or years it is possible that your plumbing will become worn and start to leak over time. If your toilet is currently leaking, the wax seal is already damaged and should be replaced as soon as possible. In addition to repairing the wax seal, you can also add Wobble Wedges to stabilize your toilet and prevent reoccurrence or future damage.
Tools Required:
- Toilet Flange Repair Kit
- Wax Ring or Waxless Ring
- Adjustable Wrench
- Flexible Plastic Wobble Wedges®
- Bucket
- Sponge or Rag Towel
- Used Plastic Shopping Bag
- New Water Supply Line (optional, but often worth replacing)
Instructions:
- Turn off water supply.
- Empty tank by flushing.
- Remove remaining water with sponge. Wring out over bucket.
- Remove water line supply from bottom of toilet tank.
- Remove nuts from two toilet bolts on side of toilet base.
- Pull toilet straight up over bolts and set aside.
- Remove old wax ring and clean the surrounding floor and toilet base.
- Fill a plastic bag with a rag and stuff it into the drain prevent anything falling into the drain and stop flow of sewer gas.
- Remove old toilet flange.
- Install new toilet flange with new bolts (don’t try to reuse old bolts).
- Install new wax ring into flange.
- Lift toilet over bolts and set down squarely.
- Thread nuts over bolts and hand-tighten.
- Locate the cause of toilet wobble by rocking toilet gently.
- Insert one or more flexible plastic Wobble Wedges® near back of toilet base until the wobble is eliminated. One Wobble Wedge® on each side of base normally does the job.
- Tighten toilet flange bolts gently until bolt feels snug and toilet is stable.
- Trim flange bolts with a hacksaw if needed.
- Place bolt caps over bolts.
- Trim Soft Wobble Wedges® with one firm stroke of a sharp utility knife.
- Caulk toilet base if desired.
