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Locustwood Plumbing and Heating is committed to providing affordable, reliable service for all your plumbing, heating and cooling needs. Centrally located in New York, we are in a position meet the needs of customers throughout all the New York area.  We also serve customers in and around New York plus much, much more. We are more than able to handle your most challenging projects, from leaking sinks to complete plumbing and heating systems. We offer a friendly, reliable working relationship with all of our customers.

 

Toilet

If your toilet, or water closet, is old or in need have repair, you may find it's cheaper to install a new one than to patch up the existing one, especially if you do the job yourself. Installing a new toilet is actually a rather simple plumbing procedure that can be accomplished in just a few steps. To install the new toilet, you'll need a new toilet gasket and two 5/16-inch bolts to mount the bowl to the floor flange, but most of the required parts will be included with the new toilet.

When removing the old toilet, shut off the water supply to the tank and flush the toilet. Use a bucket or cloth to remove any leftover water in the tank and bowl. Using a pair of pliers or small pipe wrench, remove the nut connecting the water line to the ball cock valve at the bottom, left side of the tank.