The Handyman Plumber" can replace your toilet for less than big franchise plumbing companies. Big plumbing companies make the toilet replacement seem complicated, but a toilet repair or replacement is really not that comlicated when you know what you are doing, like "The Handyman Plumber."  Here is basically how a toilet is repaced by "The Handyman Plumber."

First, I shut off the water to the toilet; safety is number one when it comes to plumbing. I inspect your stop valve to make sure you do not have a leaky valve. Plumbing leaks can be costly.  Repairing leaky pipes saves money. Next I remove your old toilet by unscrewing the T-bolts at the bottom of the toilet.  I then inspect the toilet flange (the picture to the left).

Next, I put a new wax ring on tthe drain of the toilet. (as a side note: sometimes toilet leak from the bottom. it does not mean you need a new toilet. "The Handyman Plumber" can save you money by replacing the wax ring.)

 
I then seal the bowl to the flange. (another side note: When your floor is warped, some plumbing companies try to upsell you on a new flange. "The Handyman Plumber" can save you money by shimming the toilet.)

Next, I connect the toilet tank to the toilet bowl. There are bolts and rubber washers that synch the two together. (yet another side note: This is another place where toilets can leak. Again, it does not mean you need a new toilet. "The Handyman Plumber" can save you money by rebuilding your toilet with rubber gasgets and washers).

And lastly, I connect the flex line to the underside of the tank and tighten. Turn on the water and check for leaks. Adjust toilet water line if necessary.

Obviously, there are some tricks to the trade, but you get the gist of the toilet install and thetoilet components.

Call "The Handyman Plumber" for all your toilet repairs!

  Dave @ (408) 265-9504

Water Saving Toilets

            (As a personal note, I have two bathrooms and I decided to put in two water saving toilets and as it turns out it has saved me an average twenty dollars a month, which then I can put to use in my gas tank which makes it easier to go back and forth between work.)

To Flush or Not To Flush

How to Dispose of Cosmetics, Cleaning Supplies, and Medications

            Come on admit it. Almost all of us are guilty of disposing something down the toilet that we shouldn't have; one time or another. When we do this, we don't stop to think about the safety of what we are doing. What is really happening to the things we flush?
            By flushing things down the toilet,, especially chemicals whether it be cosmetics, cleaning supplies and medications, will eventually end up in the water supply. Most water treatment plants are not designed to destroy or even remove these things from the wastewater.
            Flushing medications down the toilet have a few known consequences although there are unknown effects, too. Such consequences are poisoning aquatic environments and it is helping the problems of bacteria resistance to pharmaceuticals.
            When cosmetics are flushed, it can also poison aquatic environments because cosmetics usually contain chemical substances. If you have to throw away your lotions, and make-up products, put them in the trash. As of right now, the landfills are the best place to put these things in. Landfills our now created with plastic barriers that separates the garbage and the ground with no worry of contaminating the soil and water table.
            Now what happens when we flush cleaning supplies down the toilet? Cleaning supplies also damage the environment, but in reality worse. Think of it this way, if cleaning materials cause skin irritation or other problems, imagine what it does to the aquatic life which is usually more fragile than humans. Just as cleaning supplies can either kill us or make us sick, it does the same for aquatic life and wildlife. This doesn?t even include what the cleaners will do to the plant life.

The old way of disposing cosmetics, cleaning supplies and medications was to flush them down the toilet, but now the recommendations are:

            So, please think twice before you flush your medications, cosmetics, and cleaning supplies down the toilet. Our environment is fragile and the only one we have, so lets not ruin it because we cannot dispose of things correctly. As for the cleaners that we use, let us try to find environmentally safe ones to cut down the risk of harming our world further. We must start thinking about what we are doing instead of doing whatever is convenient with those cosmetics, cleaning supplies and medications.

Call "The Handyman Plumber" for all your toilet repairs!

  Dave @ (408) 265-9504