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A flange is a protruded ridge, lip or rim, either external or internal, that serves to increase strength (as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam); for easy attachment/transfer of contact force with another object (as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or on the lens mount of a camera); or for stabilizing and guiding the movements of a machine or its parts (as the inside flange of a rail car or tram wheel, which keep the wheels from running off the rails). The term "flange" is also used for a kind of tool used to form flanges.

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    can i find a toilet to fit a flange that is too high?

    im a DIYer remodeling my master bath. long story short, after tiling my toilet flange is too high. im aware of all of the options to repair, but we could use a new toilet anyway..so my question is, is there a toilet made that will fit a high flange? or do I need to just suck it up and repair it?
  2. E

    Is this missing part called a Flange?

    Hi, I have a radiator which is unbalanced; I believe due to a missing outer part, please see the attached images. Is the missing part called a Flange? Any advice where I can buy this part? Thank you
  3. S

    flange or no flange?

    I am fitting a new shower valve, it has 1/2 inch compression female in/outlets. I am using a 1/2 in ch to 15mm elbow to get me into my copper pipe network. Should I use a 1/2 - 15mm adaptor with a flange or without a flange? What is the flange for anyway?
  4. E

    Anyone know what kind of shower trap/flange this is?

  5. N

    Toilet flange not bolted to the floor

    Hello all. I am totally new to this, so any help would be appreciated. We had a toilet leak, so I pulled out the toiled to see/replace the wax ring. I see the metal ring around the flange was rusted. And It was not bolted to the floor below. I believe I see concrete underneath, but I see a lot...
  6. S

    Essex flange fit to hot water tank.

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    Toilet Flange too long

    Hey All. I have a basic question about installation of a toilet flange..... I'm remodeling a bathroom and I had a plumber remove all the old ductile iron plumbing and replace it with new SCHD. 40 PVC. Everything was done except the installation of the new toilet flange which had to wait until I...
  8. D

    Shower Pump & Surrey Flange problem

    Had a plumber here for 4 hours today to fit a shower pump. He disconnected the hot water outlet from the top of the tank and after 3 adapters for the surrey flange left after re-instating the setup with no shower pump. He said that he could not find a fitting to attach the thank. I am in a 10...
  9. S

    flange ring rusted away

    Help missing ring for flange bolts I am not very handy, but planned to replace the wax ring on my toilet. When I removed the bowl, I saw that where the flange bolts attach what missing - rusted away. Can I somehow replace that missing part to reattach the toilet to use again. What part would I...
  10. Barefaced Novice

    Shower flange with spring inside and I've messed up the spindle

    I'm totally clueless about plumbing but watched a bunch of YouTube videos and thought changing a washer to stop a leaky shower would be simple enough. I was stumped at the first hurdle and couldn't seem to get the flange off. There's a spring and two plastic parts on the spindle, preventing it...
  11. F

    Replacement of cast iron flange

    cast iron top of toilet flange rusted. I removed the top of flange. The top of flange and 4” drain pipe are even and level. Can I replace flange with retro fit pvc/abs flange without removing the remaining part of cast iron flange?
  12. P

    Grundfos Flange Size

    Before having a boiler replaced in the spring, I’m cleaning the system and upgrading the pipe work in the cellar, where the old boiler is. Following forum advice, I’m replacing the 10 meter run of pipes from the boiler to the start of the four existing 22mm Hep2o circuits (one per floor) with...
  13. E

    Flange on combi cilinder

    Hello i have question about installing flange on combi cylinder , i could not find answer to this on google and all videos on youtube is about regular hot water cylinder . So i want to replace old pump witch stopped working in apartment with combi cilinder and the only question i have is do i...
    • egizz983
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    • Forum: USA
  14. D

    Warix Flange advise on using

    Hi, will the vent port on a warix flange still operate with the hot water port capped off. Have installed an Essex flange so don’t need the hot water port on the warix.
  15. R

    Fitting a new shower waste - gasket under flange or not?

    I managed to get the broken shower waste body out of the trap. I'm about to fit a new waste, a much more robust brass item. The trap has a big rubber gasket designed to sit flush against the underside of the shower tray. Is it a good idea for me to fit a rubber gasket between the flange on...
  16. S

    Existing Flange for shower pump ok?

    Im im fitting an ST 3 bar shower pump in place of an aqualisa that was previously fitted Just wanted to check if the existing flange is positioned in an acceptable position? The instructions recommend side entry and this sems a bit high (not sure what is considered side entry). Didn't have any...
    • Serval
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    • america existing flange pump shower shower pump usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  17. P

    Stumped - no hot water at shower pump through Surrey Flange

    Hi Experts, I am a bit stumped by this one. We had a water leak in the hot water system which drained both the hot and cold water tanks. When the leak was fixed and the tanks refilled there is still no hot water at the shower pump. I have removed the hot water feed to the shower pump, to check...
    • PeterS
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    • america flange hot hot water no hot water pump shower shower pump surrey through usa water
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  18. J

    Toilet flange leak

    Hi, got a bit of a problem. Had a blockage in toilet but sorted ok now. But this flange has started leaking and wondered if it could be fixed or has it got to be replaced as it looks very old?. Does anyone know what is made of?
  19. milleniumaire

    Does a waste flange affect flow rates?

    As part of a bathroom refurbishment I'm installing a new low profile shower tray and a 90mm waste. I'm looking to use a McAlpine 1.5" hi flow shower trap, which gives 42 l/m flow. There are various flanges available, but the one that would appear to give the best flow is the ST90CB10-HP2...
    • milleniumaire
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    • america flange flow rates usa waste
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: USA
  20. B

    Is a missing flange the problem?

    I have a 2nd pump which has recently stopped working properly. Symptoms are 1) usually loses pressure quickly and the pump gets louder 2) no pressure at all. We can fix it by either changing the mixer tap on the shower to cold, then back to hot or by giving the hot feed pipe to the pump a shake...
    • BanthaDooDoo
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    • america flange low pressure missing problem shower pump usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: USA
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