Securing a toilet to the floor

[teash]

Is there a specialist screw for doing such a job (ie plastic coated head so overtightening won`t crack the pot) or is a regular screw with a plastic cup and brass washer just as effective.
Sorry if it seems such a stupid question to ask

Thanks

 

[kevplumb]

brass screw and a plastic washer or cup with cover

 

[teash]

Cheers for the reply Kev, just curious to know using this method would over tightening by any chance be able to crack the pot?

 

[Diyisfun]

Do it firm not hard. Similar to doing barss fittings up

 

[kevplumb]

Cheers for the reply Kev, just curious to know using this method would over tightening by any chance be able to crack the pot?

never managed it yet

suppose it can be done

use a screwdriver not a drill and gan canny bonny lad

 

[teash]

Cheers once again, sorry for being a pain in the rear but are these washers available at places like screwfix and the like

 

[kevplumb]

yup

 

[teash]

Tee hee, giz a clue kev i`ve looked for em on s/fix`s website but I cant find the little beggars

 

[kevplumb]

didn't look very hard

 

[OvertonPlumber]

Pack out the back of the brass screw with ptfe just enough that it creates a buffer washer between the pan and the screw will aloow you to tighten the screw without cracking

 

[Nige F]

Cheers for the reply Kev, just curious to know using this method would over tightening by any chance be able to crack the pot?

seen it done by an apprentice on a syphonic coloured suite in a house that we were doing .........house cost £40k........but that was 1972 I blame the guv`nor for letting him near it .....I would have said no

 

[petetheleak]

A would guess most of us have done it in our illustrious careers .Nothing like a grinding cracking noise when you shoogle the pan to see if its secure .fairly cures the constipation and the wallet.