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Here is how much of a shim I can slide in underneath the base of the toilet where the bolts would be. I marked it off with green tape.

Its been about a month and yet again it leaked a bit today, cleaned it up and put some pieces of toilet paper to make sure it had stopped leaking. Noticed nuts holding down toilet were hand loose so I tightened them. This current installation(s) were good for a month then it leaked. I imagine if...

Its been since Dec 18 2013 I have been leak free. Just when I thought it was ok I wake up to a bit of water around the same usual spot again. It was a new toilet installed with an extra thick wax ring. When I pulled the toilet off I looked on the under side and found this, but don't know if this...

Well I took it back and got another one of the same make and model. I was away for a few days so I put a lot of food coloring in the bowl before I left. When I took the toilet off I found a hairline crack on the left side underneath 1/2" of where the roundness of the bowl starts. I hope this was...

It is a new toilet. I guess I will see if new thicker wax ring does the trick. I though me adding food colouring for a few days would reveal cracks in the toilet.

In the bowl

Now I have done it with a thicker wax ring I will wait and see. 2 Weeks is better than 2 days. Well at the end of this I am gonna be a pro at doing wax rings. Another thing I notice is that if I don't use the toilet for a while the level of the water goes down. Is this normal or give some...

Yes the last time I did it I used a regular wax ring with flange. This time time I made sure to use a wax ring that is 40% thicker than standard and rocked toilet back and forth side to side gently. Sat on it and did the same thing, grabbed some 30lb dumb bells repeated. tightened bolts down...

Well its been about 2 weeks and it started to leak again. Its in that same general area. I thought I had it cased but nope.

Well its been over 2 days, and haven't seen any signs of leaking. Maybe there was something about wax ring on flange first that made the difference. Hopefully I don't have to come back here for this issue.

Thanks guys, I take it this will be an easier fix than my leaky wax ring on my toilet.

Johnjh20 you make a good point, because all it takes is a fraction of an inch of not being in the right spot to create a small crack for water to slowly work its way out. To Havasu I have lino not slate in the bathroom, and the flange protrudes about a beer bottle caps thickness from the floor...

I noticed a bit of rust around the overflow of my tub. What's the best way to deal with this.

Its been 6 hours and 12 flushes, I am hoping and praying as in past installs it has taken a day or 2 to show signs of leaking. The only thing I have done different 4th time around is put the wax on the flange and then put the toilet on top. I had a theory that maybe the the rough in and or...

I put drops of red food coloring into the tank and bowl for a few days to make sure toilet wasn't cracked. Also inspected the flange and it looks good. Flange is a lead liner inside a cast pipe, which goes down it a good 3-4 inches. Lead flange isn't as smooth as a plastic flange but, the wax...

My flange is a beer bottle caps thickness above the floor, so I used one wax ring. Yes I did feel compression and wiggled it gently down until the toilet touched the floor. Then I sat on it and wiggled around a bit, got some 30lb dumbells and sat on it again. Then hand tightened the nuts, and...

I should add the first few times I put the wax ring on bottom of toilet first. Now for the 4th time I put the wax ring on the flange. I guess I will wait and see. Yes I strictly used wax rings with funnel.

I have recently installed a new 1 pc toilet and have had some slow leaking issues a day or 2 after the install. The leaks were in different places (see Pics) so I assume I have done something wrong with the install. Also I have tried a regular wax ring and one that is 40% thicker. The pictures...

The chain has 3/4" slack, I did replace the flush valve with 2 new gaskets, ran my fingers along tube where flapper sits and its smooth. I have tried 3 flappers of the same brand. One of the flappers came with this and I don't know what its for. I would assume if I had a seal issue on the flush...

I assume its no big deal if I l don't get this fixed right a way, other than wasting a bit of water.