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Old 08-27-2010, 12:19 AM   #1
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what do you do when you need to replace a closet flange. but the glue dosnt seem to hold, and the concrete crumbles when you drill into it or try to set screws andanchors.
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Wow! Almost an entire year goes by and this is your first post.
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Wow! Almost an entire year goes by and this is your first post.
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Try live chat, we were just discussing closet flanges
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what do you do when you need to replace a closet flange. but the glue dosnt seem to hold, and the concrete crumbles when you drill into it or try to set screws andanchors.
Call a plumber.
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That is strange the glue would not glue the flange to the pipe
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Open the glue and take a loooong deeeeep breath to make sure it is still fresh...........
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what do you do when you need to replace a closet flange. but the glue dosnt seem to hold, and the concrete crumbles when you drill into it or try to set screws andanchors.
You're kidding, right?
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I use 3 tubes of silicone around the base of the water closet. They don't move.

If you have a 4" drain, you don't even need a flange...
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I use 3 tubes of silicone around the base of the water closet. They don't move.

If you have a 4" drain, you don't even need a flange...

or hydraulic cement.
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