1. Turn off the water at the toilet stop [left] by turning the handle clockwise.
2. Drain the tank by pulling on the handle.
Take a sponge and bucket to soak up the remainder of water left in the tank. If needed, use some paper towels to finish the job.
Now that the tank is empty, it's time to tackle the bowl. Since there's still water left in the trap, take an ordinary plunger and press it once or twice as you would with a clogged toilet. This will force all the water out of the trap and your old toilet is ready for removal.
3. The first step in actually disconnecting the toilet from the bathroom is to unscrew the supply line from the stop using a crescent wrench.
4. Next, disconnect the tank to bowl nuts on the tank. Simply use a long screwdriver to hold them in the tank, then loosen them from the underside.
Now your tank is free from the bowl so that you can lift it up easily.
5. Flip up the bolt covers and remove them if necessary. Loosen the bolts slightly, but make sure they don't start to spin.
Now that your closet bolts are disconnected, you can take a tight grip on your old toilet and lift it out.
6. Use an ordinary putty knife and scrape off the old wax ring.
7.Place a new wax ring over the flange and line up the closet bolts with the bowl and gently let down the bowl.
To make sure you create a proper seal with the flange and drain, temporarily add the seat and sit on the toilet. Your weight will evenly press the seal tight.
Tighten the provided nuts over the closet bolts, then tighten.
8. Line up the flushing valve to the opening in the top of the toilet bowl. After making sure the seal is in place add the tank to bowl gaskets, then tighten down with a screwdriver and crescent wrench.
Note: It's recommended that you attach new stainless steel supply lines from the ballcock to the stop.
9. Open up the valve to let the tank fill about 1/4 of the way full. Now, check for leaks.
Add the toilet seat and bolts, then adjust the float slider if necessary.
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