How long toilet wax ring last

It also seals against foul sewer gas odors. A wax seal will often last the life of the toilet, 20 or 30 years, without needing to be changed. There are times, though, when the wax ring will need to be replaced.

Behind every good toilet-or, rather, beneath-is a good wax ring. Even good toilet wax rings can go bad. The wax ring is exactly what it sounds like: a ring made of sticky wax that helps form a watertight seal between the bottom of the toilet and the sewer pipe.

How often should toilet wax ring be replaced? It requires no maintenance and can last 30 or more years, often as long as the toilet itself. But sometimes wax rings can dry out, crumble, and fail prematurely. When that happens, they need to be replaced.

The telltale sign of wax ring failure is water leaking out from around the base of the toilet. What would cause a toilet not to flush? Problems with your flapper. A clog in the toilet, flange or drain. Is toilet not flushing an emergency? When you hear the word plumbing, your toilet is probably one of if not the first thing you think of. Before the toilet can be reinstalled, a new wax ring will need to be put down. The old one cannot be reused.

If a toilet needs to be lifted in order to remove an object from the toilet or provide access to a clogged drain, the wax seal will need to be replaced. Gary Sprague is a master plumber with more than 25 years of experience. His articles have appeared in many online and print publications. Home Guides Home Home Improvement. We have ceramic tile in our bathroom, which has been down for about 7 years. The toilet has a very slight "wobble".

What is really bothering me is the urine odor that i can't seem to clean away. Is the problem more likely in the grout around the toilet? I always said it was the wax ring and they finnally replaced it - 1 yr 10 months later they said it needed another one because our floor wasn't level - they never told us how long they warrentied their work for - pulled it out of him a year - already charged my 93 yr old father I said I told you you already did work on it - did you check for our warrenty?

I said I said don't you check when someone says you already did it? He called and said they said work was done june to level the toilet he was hiding the job was to replace the wax seal said that was the name of the job.

Is that right? I asked how long should a wax ring last bec i saw on tv its like 15 years. What would you do? I thought that wax rings lasted about 10 years.

Take my advice and change them. It doesn't take that long. What takes a long time, and you're out of a toilet, is replacing the floor where it had been secretly leaking.

FYI: Just noticed our 35 year old toilet seems to be leaking into the grout line on one side.