Cast Iron Toilet Flange Repair. Replace or fix cast iron toilet flange??? I have never done anything with cast iron before, however, and do not know how i should proceed. Or should i focus on just trying to replace the flange (which seems much more difficult to.
Unless you already know the size of cast iron drain you have, you're probably going to need to pull the toilet.
During the removal of the old tile, i damaged the cast iron flange and figured, no problem, i'll just replace it. Should i break the pipe back on the long straight stretch and connect to pvc using a rubber connector like this? A toilet flange connects the bottom of a toilet to the drainpipe in the floor of the bathroom. A toilet flange is a circular pipe fitting that connects your toilet to the floor and to the pipe that runs into the sewer. During the removal of the old tile, i damaged the cast iron flange and figured, no problem, i'll just replace it. Let me explain… a few years back we remodeled when i put a twist tite flange in the cast iron pipe, it is higher than the sub floor. Cut the existing flange off flush with the floor and install a new repair flange. Just watch the video for several different types of pvc toilet flanges you can use with cast iron drains.
