Using a single rubber gasket instead of wax ring

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Lfforte19572019

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I am installing a toilet and was wondering if a 3/4" rubber gasket is sufficient to seal. My flange goes inside a 3" pipe so most seals with a cone will not go inside the flange.
 
Your question is not clear, but certainly only using a rubber gasket will not seal.
Were you trying to use a wax ring with a cone? If you were, don't! The cone is for when the toilet flange is below the floor. If the toilet flange is sitting on the floor (as it should), then use a regular wax ring or one of the newer synthetic rings.
 
Still not clear what you are describing. A flange is the part that is screwed to the floor. A "toilet flange" commonly refers to the flange (aka- "toilet ring") attached to a fitting that attaches to the typical 3" DWV pipe. Toilet flanges are available to go inside the 3" DWV pipe, but that should not affect how the toilet connects to the toilet flange. Refer back to my comments in previous post.
 
There are waxless gaskets that do not have a "horn". I have used the Fluidmaster 7500P8 Wax-Free Bowl Gasket when there was a crack or leak at the toilet flange joint and I have not had a callback. It has a type of horn that would fit your situation and it comes with a variety of rubber gaskets to seal various sizes of pipes.
 
our posts are crossing. I just saw your photos. Use a regular wax ring and it will work just fine, assuming that your slots in the flange are correctly lined up with the wall. If in a few days you can move the toilet at all, tighten the toilet bolts a little more.
 
Thank you. I looked at that Fluidmaster but it seems to have an extension that does not go inside the flange(the opening on the flange is smaller)
 
Would using a rubber gasket like this not do the same job as the wax ring
 

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I use a wax ring with the horn on every toilet job. You can take a pair of snips and cut that horn down a little until the gasket
sits on the flange. That horn helps guide the water into the flange. Personally I wouldn't use that rubber thing.
 
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