Hi Packy et al,
During my research (google) in to how to install a toilet bowl, the first thing I notice is the huge difference between US and UK plumbing.
In that US style is through the floor and UK style is through the wall as a result most are situated on a external wall. Noting that a lot of the example videos shows a lot of US buildings are of wood construction this obviously brings wood and water in to potential contact; with two potential results rotten wood and wobble. Whereas with the UK style the waste pipe going from the back of the toilet through the wall so less rotten wood even in the upstairs bathrooms where the floor is often wooden.
I hope my observation is not seen as a criticism I am merely trying to understand and make the best job I can given that I am in the Philippines with its somewhat unsophisticated means.
In the UK the bowl is usually cemented to the floor as usually the ground floor is concrete, this means that the bowl is destroyed if it is to be replaced, just as is the case here in the Philippines. Here the toilet even in poor houses of wooden construction is cemented on a concrete block (it being the only concrete in the house) or even separate from the house and set directly in to the top of the septic tank.
I like the US style using a flange and wax ring allowing for easy upgrade, replacement or servicing. This begs a question, what is the average life span of a correctly placed wax ring in an American Standard (simplicity model) toilet set on a good concrete and tiled floor? One last question do you know is the simplicity a discontinued model as I cannot find it on the net?
regards



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