Connecting the toilet to the sewage do it yourself -the procedure is not as complicated as it may seem at first glance. When performing it, you need to do three things correctly - to give stability to the toilet itself, to connect the outlet to the sewer riser and to connect the water supply system to the drain tank. Suspended sanitary devices are installed a little differently - on the frame. However, this work is also quite feasible without the involvement of specialists.
New plumbing: installation of toilet
Installation of the acquired plumbing equipment is carried out in several stages:
- Old equipment is being dismantled - the tank and the “seat” itself.
- If necessary, the mortgage board is changed.
- Install a new toilet. At the same time connecting to the sewer system.
- It is mounted and connected to the water supply tank.
Preparatory work
Прежде чем приступать к выполнению такой operations, like installing and connecting the toilet to the sewage system, should prepare the bathroom itself. Previously, it is necessary to take out all the furnishings that may interfere with the installation work. Also, in order to prevent leakage of water and flooding of neighbors, common faucets overlap.
Dismantling the old tank
First of all, turn off the draincapacity from a water pipe. Usually tanks connect to it with a flexible metal hose. If there is a valve at the outlet from the pipe to the drain tank, it should also be shut off. Next, unscrew the nut, securing the hose to the water supply, and then the nut to the tank nozzle.
How to remove the old toilet
After the tank is turned off, proceed todismantling of the sanitary device. Previously, the release of the old toilet is disconnected from the branch pipe of the sewer riser. The method of disassembly depends on which method was used for fastening. This may be the connection of the toilet to the sewage corrugated or coupling. In any case, difficulties with their dismantling should arise.
On the sides of the base of the toilet there are two holesfrom which you need to unscrew the bolts. After the equipment is disconnected, it is set aside and the condition of the embedded board is checked. If it is damaged or rotted, it should be replaced. To do this, the old board is removed and discarded. The niche is carefully cleaned, if necessary, expanded, filled with cement mixture and pressed into it with a new board, corresponding to the size of the "legs" and the base of the toilet bowl.
In the event that the floor in the bathroom is tiled, and under the old, and under the new plumbing fixtures should put a rag (so as not to scratch the floor).
Installing the toilet: instructions
After the old equipment will bedismantled, proceed to install the new. Holes are drilled in the inset board at a distance corresponding to the holes for fasteners at the base of the toilet bowl.
Plumbing device put on her andscrewed with long screws. Holes in the board should have a diameter slightly smaller than that of the rods. Screw caps can be covered with special plastic or steel decorative plates.
Basic rules for connecting to a sewer pipe
Only three are currently available.types of toilet bowls: with horizontal release, slanting and vertical. The trumpet of the suspension from the riser in ordinary urban apartments often goes at an angle. Connecting the toilet to the sewer is made depending on the type of its output and the position of the pipe drain pipe. At the same time, different elements are used as adapters - cuffs, nipples or corrugations.
Rules for installing devices with the release at an angle and horizontal
Since the toilets are horizontal release oroblique are used most often, consider the scheme of their connection in more detail. If the outlet of the bowl and the socket are coaxial, plastic connections are used for the connection. In case of small inconsistencies, eccentric cuffs are used. Minor discrepancies are usually caused by the displacement of the toilet bowl when attached to the board or tile. In case of serious deviations, corrugation is used.
Previously, as already mentioned, is performedinstallation of a toilet bowl (with an oblique release or with a horizontal one) on the embedded board. Next, proceed to the actual connection. The release itself is coated with red lead and wrapped in a resin strand so that its end remains outside 0.5-1 cm long. If you fill it inwards, it can later become an additional cause of blockages. Next, a connecting element is put on top - a corrugation or a coupling. Their opposite end is coated with a sealant and inserted into the socket of the sewer pipe.
Functional Testing
Further, regardless of whetherconnecting the toilet to the sewage with a corrugation, cuff or pipe, the drain is checked for leaks. Make it very easy. It is necessary to pour water into the bucket (since the cold faucet is shut off, it is possible and hot, but it is better to do this in advance) and gently pour it into the toilet, while watching if there are any leaks at the junction of the outlet and the socket. If everything is done correctly, this problem will hardly arise.
You can really start using the toilet no earlier than 4 days later. That is the time needed sealant for the final hardening.
Connecting the tank to the water supply
So, how to connect the toilet to the sewer, weyou figured out. After this procedure is completed, proceed to the installation of the drain tank. Fastening it is made according to the instructions attached by the manufacturer to the sanitary fixture itself. In the next step, you will need to connect the tank to the water supply. In this case, everything is simple. To connect, you can use the old hose, screwing it to the drain tank and the outlet of the pipe with cold water.
Tighten the nuts tightly, but try not torip thread Both for dismantling and installation, a simple adjustable wrench is usually used. After the hose is screwed on, open the water and check the connections for leaks. If any, the case is most likely in the old hose. It will just need to be replaced, since it is inexpensive.
Installation of toilet without mortgage boards
Sometimes toilets are not installed on the board, but righton the tile. In this case, it simply drills holes for fasteners. Next, the top is laid lining of linoleum, cut to the shape of the cross section of the base of the toilet. The latter should be glued to the floor on the sealant. However, after the device is installed in this way, you need to sit on it and swing. If it is unstable, the tile under it will still have to be removed and installed a wooden, even base. Connecting the toilet to the sewer in this case is performed in the usual manner.
Suspended plumbing
Recently, many apartment ownersprefer to install in the bathroom model, fastened not to the floor, but to the wall. These toilets look more stylish and modern than usual. In addition, this solution makes it easier to clean the toilet. In this case, the hostess does not need to wash the foot of the toilet and its base. Simply wipe the floor beneath it.
Of course, connect the toilet to the standpipe normalway in this case will not work. All pipes for sewage will be clearly visible, which is extremely unaesthetic. Therefore, hanging toilet bows are hung on a special steel frame. Next, perform eyeliner and sheathe the frame with plasterboard sheets, thus arranging a false wall that covers all communications.
Assembly scheme
Well, now let's see more in detailhow to connect the toilet to the sewer. Frames for such plumbing fixtures are sold separately. In their design, special brackets and screws are provided, with the help of which the frame position on the wall and on the floor can be adjusted. In another frame is also called the "installation".
So, the installation of the toilet bowl in this case is as follows:
- On the frame is fixed drain tank.
- Marking under the frame. Usually it is mounted in two places on the wall and in two - to the floor.
- The tank is connected to the water supply.
- Next, the frame is fastened with checking its horizontal position and vertical level.
- Mounted decorative box of plasterboard sheets.
- Install the toilet itself.
- The drain is being assembled.
Basic frame installation rules
Before you attach the frame, check thatwhether you hung the tank. Ultimately, the drain button should be located at a height of about 98.5-100 cm above the floor. The toilet itself, which will be installed later, is at a height of 40-42 cm. The sewer pipe is approximately 20 cm. You can also select the desired position after installation by adjusting the screws to the floor.
The wall is fixed to the wall so that there is a small gap between it and the cistern (about 1.5 cm).
Connection to the water supply
This procedure is no different from the installation.conventional toilet bowls. The only thing - flexible metal hoses in this case is not recommended. The fact is that they often fail. If we are talking about a normal tank, it will not be difficult to perform a replacement. However, to remove the hose from under the false wall behind the wall-mounted toilet will be very difficult. Therefore, in this case it is better to use the liner from a piece of plastic pipe. The design of the flush cisterns of toilet bowls is usually such that it can be connected, if desired, both from above and to the side.
Before starting the plasterboard frame plasterboard, you should also fit the sewage pipes (branch pipe) to the toilet bowl outlet - by means of the same branch pipe or, in extreme cases, the coupling.
Gypsum boardboarding
Before installing the decorative box to the framethe pins are screwed, to which later it will be necessary to attach the toilet itself. For the manufacture of the base of the false-wall, you should use moisture-resistant plasterboard with a thickness of at least 1 cm. When cutting, you must provide holes for the drain button, corrugation and pipes. From above the box is usually trimmed with ceramic tiles.
Installing a toilet bowl
You can not install the sanitary device itself.earlier than two weeks after the tile is laid. The conclusion of the toilet fasten with a bell sewer pipe. The very same "seat" is tightened with nuts on the pins. The joint between it and the false-wall tile is coated with silicone sealant.
At the final stage, you should drain the water to check the connection of the toilet bowl to the sewer for tightness. At this work on the installation of plumbing can be considered complete.
As you can see, the installation procedure of the toiletsimple enough. Starting the assembly, you will see for yourself. The main thing - to carefully seal all the joints and to prevent leakage through the pipe or the hose of the drain tank. Of course, the toilet itself, in the event that it is floor-standing, must stand exactly, without swaying.
