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Pros & Cons
Pros
Recently remodel my bathroom, i have an old rusted cast iron *. Great solution to finishing a bathroom in a basement that was roughed in with cast iron.
Using a hammer to break up the rust around the edge of the pipe, then scouring the inside walls with a * bit opened the pipe up. Just stick it in, screw it down, and tighten with alan wrench.
Nice tight fit. Expands nicely. Great invention.
Cons
Piece of *. The compressible seal is only as thick as a rubber band. That is when i decided to remove and get some wood shims under it. This item is a good fix for that, but just horribly made.
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Packaging/appearance
I used one spacer but it was placed underneath the 43538 so no risk of that leaking.
The flange flap folded into the drain creating flushing restrictions.
Was redoing the bathroom and one of the to-do was the toilet.
Can be a challenge to get screws into the subfloor, had to angle them.
Competitiveness
I was not sure when to stop and was afraid i would break it by overtightening.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
iron, old, fit, inside and great. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 414 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 5 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Due to all the rusted iron bits around the pipe the neck of the flange initially did not fit in the pipe
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will say that once the replacement flange goes it it is very difficult to get out of the old pipe again
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Wear a p100 mask while you do this work and ventilate the room keep it away from the rest of the house these old pipes used molten lead or lead based silicon for attachments of joints even if youre not near a joint your old castiron flange will have been poured in place with lead of some sort use a mask and ventilate dont be stupid
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For extra measure i used silicon on the inside of the flange to ensure there was a tight seal but thats not needed for an install you will be caulking around your toilet anyway which will prevent any backflush
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you have an old house you may also have gurgling problems from inadequately vented pipes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i really was expecting it to be cast iron when i was reading it on amazon it made me feel it was cast iron maybe i just did not look at it good enough i just know this companys out there today even little or big can be very misleading on the things they try to sell you knowing it not right no integrity no more they just want you to buy it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This caused leaking under the tile
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Using the 43538 it raised the lip just above the tile
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