Plastic Toilet Bolts?

stp57

Maybe this is common now in new $300K+ homes, but it' a first for me. The toilet was rockin' & surprisingly, it wasn't the cheap bolt, but the plastic nut had cracked open? The toilets were also no-name Mexico products that seem to hold only a tiny amount of wax at the flange & even that little bit wants to squirt out the sides of the toilet when you seat it?
Steve

KillerToiletSpider

Three hundred grand doesn't buy what it used to it would appear.

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Ron The Plumber

What's the question?



And this question is what?

Ron The Plumber

Made in Mexico.

ihms683

Manufactor keep bringing on that plastic materials and we will stay in business as a handyman.
thank-you

stp57

Well Ron,
I was curious as to whether this was an isolated thing here is Texas or this crap was being install in fine homes throughout the country. So I figured that you yanks would enlighten me?
Steve

Ron The Plumber

Only plastic nuts and washers I've come across where for the tank to bowl, what a joke, don't recall the make of that toilet but I did not use them.

EricTheHandyman

The only plastic nuts/bolts I have seen or would consider using are for attaching the seat.

Grumpyplumber

I recall hearing something about plastic Johnny bolts, or maybe it was just the nuts.
I can't imagine anything plastic holding a toilet down without movement or problems cracking from tightening.

CPlumb

So you guys have not tried the newer /plastic closet bolts ???

They are pretty good ! Sioux Chief makes them ,,,,, yes the plastic nut can crack if you get real tight with it . However ,,,, After tightening , sitting on the bowl ,then a little more tight ,,, then silicone the bowl to the floor ,,, I have not had any trouble with these . Been using them 6-8 months ,,, NO CALL BACKS !!
Just a different opinion .

CP

slowguy

Thats all we use in the new homes now.We tested them in the shop and the screws holding the metal ring to the plywood ripped out before the bolts or nuts cracked !! I have not heared of any problems in the field either.

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rex

i too use them from the basic toilet change out to multi million dollar new houses and even have used them in light commercial....very easy to work with....although i still use chrome plated copper closet supplies

KillerToiletSpider

So you haven't used them long enough to know whether the expansion/contraction rate of the plastic can make them work loose over time?

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masterk

5/16 solid brass bolts here

CPlumb

Yeah , I feel that 6-8 months is pretty good when NOT ONE customer has called and said their new toilet is "loose" .

Try 'em ,,, you'll like 'em !

KillerToiletSpider

Report the same thing two years from now and I might consider it.

I have bad visions of a loose toilet on the 36th floor of a condo building ruining the ceiling of the unit below.

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A W Smith

so instead of paying the exorbitant price of like 3 dollars (or less) for a set of brass johnni bolts and nuts your getting the plastic ones for.....what?? Is this what your building your reputation on? And you were getting call backs for the brass ones? Time to do some firing of your staff i would say.

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kyle181

obviously brass is superior , but the plastic saves a little bit of time cuttin the excess off..... and for the guy who does only high rise work .. do you really have to apply that to every post you make? even as subtly saying the 36th floor, that cracks me up

threaderman

I'll never change to plastic bolts.

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Me too.

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