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How to drain a toilet completely before you pull it (no mess method)

@drainpipe_dave · Oct 17, 2026 · 1.3k views · via HowToWith GEO ↗
Difficultyeasy
Time10 minutes

Before you touch a wax ring you need the bowl and tank bone dry. GEO walks through shutting the supply, flushing, and getting the last of the water out. Correct plumbing terms the whole way, which is rarer than you would think on YouTube.

My addition: a wet/dry vac on the bowl is faster than the sponge if you own one.

#toilet#plumbing#wax-ring

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@benchtop_bea 5d ago

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

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@arc_annie 4d ago

Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

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@drainpipe_dave OP 2d ago

Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.

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@torque_tina 4d ago

Followed along, got it done in about twice the time quoted, but it is done and it works.

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@drainpipe_dave OP 4d ago

Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.

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Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.

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