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How to Remove a Toilet

1,246 views · Published 1 August 2018 · 3:23 · Indexed 17 October 2026

Channel: Know How Now · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Toilet removal from a flange. Taking out a toilet yourself can require some heavy lifting.

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Shut off the water supply to the toilet by turning off the shutoff valve located on the supply pipe below the toilet tank. The valve may also be mounted on the wall behind the toilet. 
Remove all of the water from the toilet bowl and tank. Turn off the water, flush the toilet to get the water out of the tank. Hold down the handle until the water stops draining. Remove any remaining water out of the tank and bowl. Wear rubber gloves and use the sponge to soak up the water, then wring it out in the bucket.  

Disconnect the water supply line from the toilet tank.  Remove the plastic bolt covers at the base of the toilet bowl, prying them up with a flathead screwdriver. Remove the nuts and washers from the toilet floor bolts (called closet bolts).  

Use a utility knife to cut through the layer of caulk around the base of the toilet. Wiggle the toilet from side to side to break its bond with the floor. 

Lift the toilet bowl straight up and off of the closet bolts to remove the toilet. You might want to have a helper for this step. Be careful not to stress the tank bolts, which could crack the porcelain.   
Remove all of the old caulking from the floor. Be careful not to damage the flooring. Remove the wax around the toilet flange, the plastic or metal fitting at the top of the toilet's drain pipe (where the closet bolts sit), and scrape away the residual wax as best as you can. 

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