Installing a toilet bowl with your hands: the criteria for the selection and installation

Restroom - the room in which is installed a few plumbing fixtures, but chief among them - toilet bowl. Today the market offers a large number of varieties of this device, which differ from each other in size, shape, installation method, color and material performance. choose the right model of a variety of easy, which will have to consider the requirements for this device by the user. But the purpose of this article - to understand the importance of this process, as the installation of a toilet bowl with his hands. And since the design features of each model are many, then there are some nuances installation.

Where to install the toilet in the bathroom

Before how to install a toilet in the bathroom, it is necessary to determine the place of its location. If it is an urban apartment, the one option - the far wall, behind which is a niche with engineering networks. If this well-appointed apartment or private house where a bathroom has a large size, it is possible to recommend a few options.

But most importantly, the closer to the sewer riser, the better. Optimally, if this distance is minimized as far as possible. And so, every man for himself decides for himself as the placement of convenience furniture and plumbing fixtures in the bathroom.

Criteria for selection of the toilet bowl

There are several positions for choosing the toilet:

• of raw materials;
• on design features;
• according to the method of installation.

by material

This is the largest group.

Material type	Characteristics
Faience	White ceramics, enameled. Inexpensive material, due to high popularity santehpriborov. Disadvantage - fast abrasion of the enamel coating, which leads to the destruction of the paint and the product as a whole.
China	This is the same ceramic only higher performance, hence the higher price. Lifetime superior faience almost doubled.
stainless steel	Almost without limitation service life, attractive appearance, plus the high price. Typically, these toilets are used in public toilets.
Cast iron	Today is rarely used due to the high specific gravity. Although at one time it was a very popular material in the production of toilet bowls.
Natural and artificial stone	The most expensive model, which in ordinary stores plumbing not buy. High aesthetic properties, hygiene, Do not fade with time, service life is very long.
plastic	They are made of acrylic. Lightweight, easy to install, but with a little strength and service life. Usually, they are installed country houses or street (yard) toilets.

On design features

Design features in the toilet four, it is their model and differ from each other:

1. Location discharge pipe (the release).
2. Location water connection pipe to the tank.
3. View the cup.
4. flush type.

The first position - the two types of release in drains: Horizontal and vertical. The second position - a tank inlet which may be positioned laterally or below the upper part in the bottom of the device.

The third position - the three species.

Types shape bowl	Characteristics
funnel	Ideally, wherein the overflow aperture is located on the center santehpriborov. Spatter, good and rapid clearance.
Belleville	The hole is located in front of the bowl, which is necessary to use a larger amount of water for cleansing. A large number of spray. But this is a cheaper option compared to the first position.
Visor	The hole in the center of the bowl, in front of him lip that simplifies the process of sewage runoff.

Position number four is the two types of flushing: cascading, he's straight and circular. The first - a flow stream of water flowing at a high pressure and washing away all in its path. But it does not capture the areas closer to the edges of the bowl. II - a trough of the device circumference, wherein the plurality of openings is made. Through them, water gets into the cup by cleaning its surface. Disadvantage - a small head flushing.

By way of installation

There are three main options:

• Floor - the most common and often installed in the home. If we talk about such criteria as ease of installation the toilet with his hands, then this is the best option. Manufacturers now offer a separate structure, that is, the bowl and tank are supplied as separate elements, and candy bars. The first option is better in terms of repairs and replacement parts.

• Addl. These models are not experts singled out because their method of attaching the same to the floor - the floor. But often in these toilets tank is installed in the wall, so the feeling that the device itself is attached to the wall. Hence the name.

• Suspended. They are compact and modern appearance. For toilets with small dimensions - the best option. But the built-in toilet installation - the process is not the easiest, especially install.

How do I install the toilet with their own hands - step by step guide

Before you install the toilet with his hands, it is necessary to carefully prepare. First prepare the tools and support materials. Usually with plumbing fixtures come complete all hardware, so that this money had to be a problem.

Tools and materials

Of the tools required:

• hammer,
• adjustable wrench,
• roulette.

Of materials:

• sealant,
• flexible hose,
• FUM-tape,
• a sewer pipe or corrugation.

How to dismantle the old toilet

The easiest way, if the toilet is already installed on the prepared surface in the toilet, which has not yet been used. But more often it involves the exchange of a toilet bowl with your hands, so do not do without the dismantling of the old device. How this is done correctly:

1. Overlaps for feeding water into the tank.
2. Since the last merges all of the liquid.
3. Dismantled the water hose.
4. Completely eliminated the tank, which you just have to unscrew the two mounting screws that connect it to the bowl.
5. twist off fastenersIn which the toilet bowl is attached to the floor.
6. Cleared sewer pipe or corrugation.
7. The toilet is raised and removed from the premises.

Attention! Sewer pipe should be immediately cleaned of plaque and dirt and close it by any means: polyethylene, having wound around the nozzle, cloth stuffing it into the tube, a wooden or metal cover.

Preparing for installation

The main requirement to the outdoor grounds on which it will be necessary to install a toilet bowl with your hands, this is the maximum flatness of the horizon. Therefore, the best option - it's installation on the floor, which is already covered with ceramic tiles. Although the situations are different:

• by screed followed by a facing tiles;
• of tilesUnevenly-laid.

Therefore, the main preparatory event - to make the ground under the unit even. Additional - it is the replacement of valves and, if necessary, the pipes and sewage systems water supply.

Installing the floor model with cistern

Typically, the store sold the toilet, disconnected from the tank. Last fully assembled, which greatly facilitates the installation process.

Photo	Description of work
	Toilet is installed at the place of installation, and after installation openings on the floor made mark marker.
	Toilet bowl is set aside, on the label applied to an adhesive tape construction. This is done with the sole purpose to drill from sliding on smooth surfaces of ceramic tile. Drilled hole size fasteners. Typically, this four metal anchors.
	Last inserted into the drilled holes. On top of them mounted toilet. On anchors are screwed nuts with wide plastic washers. So santehpriborov fastened to the floor. Top fasteners installed decorative caps.

How to connect the toilet to the sewer

Now we have to connect the bowl to the sewage system. If this horizontal connection, it uses sewer flute. It just put one hand on the drain pipe of the toilet, and the other is inserted into the tube sewerage system. Before you install the corrugation on the toilet, it is necessary to lubricate the silicone sealant on the one hand the inner surface thereof, and the other outer sealing seam.

If you purchased the unit, vertical outlet, then before connecting the toilet to the sewage system, it is necessary to prepare the drain hole in the floor. It is necessary to insert a screw flange, which is included in the instrument packaging. The flange has a lock design, which will determine the correct location of the item. That is, the flange inserted into the hole and rotate it. Twist retainer stop in place. After which the flange fixture must be fixed in place in several screws.

This also installed two metal dowels, which will be attached toilet. After that, the flange is set special clamping ring which will serve as the seal between the toilet bowl and the floor. In fact, the ring - a cuff for leaks. It remains only to establish itself plumbing fixtures in place and tighten the fasteners.

installation of the tank

Installation of toilet cistern - this is two different ways, depending on the chosen model of the device itself. That is, it is either a conventional tank, mounted on top of plumbing items, or hidden in the wall.

Mounting conventional tank

In principle, nothing complicated in this process is not, because he is already assembled tank, can only set it in place and secure bolting. But before you spend fixing the tank to the toilet bowl, you have to grease the outside of the cuff shaped silicone sealant. It is already installed on the device, and through it stretched fixing bolts.

It is the latter will play a guiding function when the tank will be installed on the cup. Inserted, from the back side clocked on the bolts with washers and nuts twisted them to stop. We can only connect with toilet water pipe using a flexible hose.

Attention! length of the hose size is chosen with regard to its small slack. Heavily strained it must not be, and in the strong slack there is no need.

Here is a step by step installation guide toilet on the tile floor. We offer watch a short video on installing a toilet bowl with his hands:

Installing a suspended toilet with installation

This is a modern approach to dressing rooms. That is, the reservoir is hidden in the wall on a specially designed installation, a bowl is in the room. So let's deal with the question of how to collect the toilet with the installation.

The latter - a collapsible metal frame, most of the corners, which is hung tank. Subsequently, she decorated, and would represent a false wall. On its outer side mounted flush button.

Basic requirements to the size of the installation:

• height - 1.5 m;
• width - slightly more than the width of the tank;
• between the main vertical elements maintained a distance equal to the distance between mounting lugs on the toilet;
• distance from the floor to the discharge pipe - 22 ÷ 23 cm;
• the height of the toilet installation - 40 ÷ 45 cm;
• the gap between the tank and the toilet wall - 15 mm.

All of these dimensional parameters must be taken into account when assembling the frame, but not the fact that they correspond to your chosen toilet. That is, the fit in the assembly should be carried out taking into account the mounting dimensions of the sanitary unit as a whole.

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installation of installations

At the level of the height of fixing the metal frame must be installed plumb, which will show whether the flat back wall in the toilet. If "YES", then we take it as a point of beginning of the installation. If "NO", then plumb the cone on the floor will show how the wall is uneven. It was from this point on the floor it is necessary to draw a line parallel to the plane of the wall. And already from it to postpone indoor installation depth of the frame under the tank. And these labels to carry out another parallel line of the wall. That's it, and it will be necessary to carry out the installation setting for the toilet.

Photo	Description of work
	We have established advanced brackets, which will be mounting, and fix their bolts to the frame. Now on the wall and on the floor of the mounting holes make mark marker.
	Them makes a hole puncher, which are inserted metal dowels included in the installation kit for the toilet.
	K floor frame itself is not fixed. Mounted helical legs, with which you can adjust the height of the frame position.
	It produces a full mount and frame to the floor and the wall. Further carried out the installation of the tank.

Attention! Do not connect the tank to the water hoses. They are easily damaged. It is better to hold the assembly using plastic pipes. Thus the problem is solved durable operation liner. This is the case not to spoil trimmed false wall if hoses fails.

Fasteners for the tank come with it included in some models and water-release button is included in the box. Thereafter, the connecting elements are installed: a branch pipe from the tank to the bowl, the toilet to the sewage pipe. At this stage, you can check if everything is correctly installed and connected. Just hang the cup, it is connected to the installed fittings, typed water in the tank and down. Joints checked for leaks.

Sheathing frame and installation of toilet

Installation sheathed moisture resistant plasterboard 10 mm thick. Then you can carry out any type of finish: tile, painting, wallpaper etc. Consider how to install gypsum plasterboard:

1. Toilet on the frame should not be.
2. But set it pins, which will be hung plumbing fixtures.
3. Cut sheet of drywall to the size of the rear wall of the toilet. This may not be a single sheet, and a few pieces.
4. On one of them, which falls under the toilet seat, are made holes for the spout (corrugations) in the drains, drain water from the tank to drain the button and for the mounting studs.
5. Plasterboard is mounted on the frame and fixed thereto with screws with a pitch of 30-40 cm.

Attention! Prior to the installation of gypsum board is recommended to close the nozzle holes than ever to prevent debris from falling inside.

We can only hold the toilet and finish false wall including toilet set himself in the place of mounting pins. Do not forget to connect the bowl to the drain pipe.

Recommendation! Ceramic tiles, which will be in contact with the rear wall of the toilet, it is necessary to treat the silicone sealant.

On this we can assume that a suspended toilet with installation completed. You can use the device. Likewise mounted and floor model with concealed cistern. Only mount the unit to the floor is performed as described above. Check out the video: how to step by step to install the toilet bowl with the installation.

Prices for the work to install the toilet

Price tag toilet varies by region of the proposed installation services, and is largely dependent on the city (big or small). But in general, prices have long been established, however, the master account for which the device must be installed, will be carried out the dismantling of the old device, and whether additional operations.

For example, the dismantling of stands today:

Model	outdoor	Suspension	Extension	Integrated
price, rub.	300÷600	350÷600	350÷600	500÷700

The price of the installation of the toilet:

Mounting	price, rub.
Flooring from domestic producers	1500÷2000
Floor from foreign producers	1800÷2500
Attachments without installation	1000÷1500
Coupler with installation	3500÷5000

That is, it turns out that if you hold your own installation of plumbing fixtures given the technology and step by step instructions, we can guarantee a long-term and trouble-free operation of it, plus a rather serious money savings funds. Is it not better to try to look into the matter and try to hold the mounting process without the participation of masters?