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2. Home Experts: 6 Signs You’ll Need Repairs Soon - AOL

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   “When the toilet wobbles, it can break the wax seal at the base, allowing water to leak out and cause serious damage to the flooring underneath.” To fix a loose toilet base, Cornforth ...

3. Closet flange - Wikipedia

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   In plumbing, a closet flange (also known as a toilet flange) is a pipe fitting (specifically, a type of flange) that both mounts a toilet to the floor and connects the closet bend to a drain pipe. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet. Closet flanges are typically made of brass, cast iron, ABS, PVC, and ...

4. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   The visible water surface in a toilet is the top of the trap's water seal. Each fixture drain, with exceptions, must be vented so that negative air pressure in the drain cannot siphon the trap dry, to prevent positive air pressure in the sewer from forcing gases past the water seal, and to prevent explosive sewer gas buildup.

5. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   Generally, a toilet outlet has the shortest trap seal, making it most vulnerable to being emptied by induced siphonage. An additional risk of pressurizing a system ahead of a waste stream is the potential for it to overwhelm a downstream trap and force tainted water into its fixture. Serious hygiene and health consequences can result.

6. Toilet - Wikipedia

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   A toilet [n 1] is a piece of ... A squat toilet may use a water seal and therefore be a flush toilet, ... deodorizing fans, or automated replacement of paper toilet ...

7. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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   Plumbing installation and repair work on residences and other buildings generally must be done according to plumbing and building codes to protect the inhabitants of the buildings and to ensure safe, quality construction to future buyers.