Whatever your reason is for replacing a toilet, you can do it yourself or hire a plumber. To see if you qualify for this rebate, look for your city on the EPA’s WaterSense rebate finder. Some cities encourage conserving water by offering rebates on qualifying WaterSense products, including toilets. You can tell new toilets aren’t water guzzlers when they display the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense label. Toilets made from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s typically used 2.5 – 3.6 GPF, and toilets made earlier may use as much as 6 – 7 gallons per flush! New designs and technologies enable strong flushing capability while conserving water: today’s high-efficiency toilets use less than 1.3 GPF. Many older homes still have those toilets, and they are prime candidates for replacement. Some of the first low-flow toilets were not well designed and produced incomplete flushing. 1, 1994 must use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush. The water efficiency of a toilet relates directly to its age. High- Efficiency Toilets Save Water and Money Toilet efficiency is often overlooked, but when you know the effect toilets have on your water bill, saving water may become the best reason for replacing a toilet. Some people replace toilets with open trapways (left) because concealed trapways appear more elegant and are easier to keep clean. For instance, a former homeowner’s pink toilet may not match your sense of style. People are more likely to replace a toilet because of how it looks than how it works.

Age – this may relate to appearance or water efficiency.

Damage – replacing a toilet tank or bowl that’s cracked.

Appearance – you may be remodeling and updating with a new bathroom look.Size – the toilet bowl may be too high, too low, too wide or narrow for comfort.

Phil walks you through, replacing the gaskets and bolts with a toilet tank repair kit.There are many good reasons for replacing a toilet, including: If a toilet is leaking around the bolts, you can feel under there and should be able to tell where. How can you tell what part of the toilet is leaking? Well, if the water is running in the bowel, you have the flap or the fill valve. How to replace toilet tank gasket & bolts with a repair kit.

How to install toilet tank bolts video