Removing Old Toilet

[Crystal Snow]

Hi

Im just in the process of refitting a bathroom and wanted some advice on removing the toilet as it is quite an old toilet by the looks of things and im not sure what is the best way to tackle the removal of this toilet without causing any damage to the underground pipe.

The collar I assume needs to be chipped away using a chisel and mallet so its flush with the floor and then use a multikwik/swan neck attachment to fit to the new toilet which will have a horizontal waste pipe - I assume there will be a gap behind the cistern where i would have to build a shelf or something.

The other problem is the toilet does not seem to have any bolts which attach it to the ground?? i dug into the holes on the side of the toilet (As seen in pic) using a screwdriver but all im pulling up is rubble/dust.

I have attached a picture which shows the problem

Any advice is very much appreciated...

thanks

 

[RAW85]

Hammer time! :hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer:

 

[Paulus]

:welcome2:

The toilet pan is probably cemented in place so you will no doubt have to break it to get it out and then chip all the cement off the floor. Instead of smashing the collar of the soil pipe, try to chisel out the cement around the pipe and remove the pan first so you can see what the situation is.

 

[Crystal Snow]

thanks for the replies,

after chipping the cement off around the pipe is it just a case of fitting a new 90deg pipe inside the collar and then patching that up or is it best to take it down to floor level ?

 

[spanner]

Hammer time! :hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer:

You a West Ham supporter..!!

 

[spanner]

Yes smash the old one and a suitable pan connection should be available.. oops.. bit too late. That loo looks like it is worth a few quid..!

 

[Crystal Snow]

:welcome2:

The toilet pan is probably cemented in place so you will no doubt have to break it to get it out and then chip all the cement off the floor. Instead of smashing the collar of the soil pipe, try to chisel out the cement around the pipe and remove the pan first so you can see what the situation is.

thanks for that, if i was able to pull out the existing pipe do i just get a part which fits inside the collar and then insert it all down and patch up?

 

[RAW85]

You a West Ham supporter..!!

Yeah sorry about that, first time using those faces...

FYI Arsenal all the way!

 

[woodytheplumber]

wet vack it dry and smash the little monkey out

 

[PlumbBobBob]

put some screwed up newspaper or an old towel down the soil to catch any broken pottery etc that goes down so that it doesn't get blocked.

 

[spanner]

Yeah sorry about that, first time using those faces...

FYI Arsenal all the way!

you've got good taste in football and plumbing AFC4EVA pal

 

[spanner]

I love UKPF..

 

[spanner]

Hammer time! :hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer:

Honestly must apologise Raw85 lollz but it was a very fast explicit concisely briefed..! Brilliantly funny

 

[Paulus]

thanks for that, if i was able to pull out the existing pipe do i just get a part which fits inside the collar and then insert it all down and patch up?

Sorry it's taken so long to reply, busy weekend. Yes break out the existing pipe and fit a new pan connector. Personally I would use plumbers mait to seal the pipe in the collar as it's flexible and easy to remove if you want to change the toilet in the future.