This is how I install Toilets

[Que Tran]

This is meant to be funny - I've stopped trying to figure out why toilets leak water, or keeps running.  I know it is easy to get a new flapper, a new ball ****, or new handle, but older toilets just waste water. In Scranton, the more water used, the higher your sewer bill (because PAWC bills them together and is no longer a lien on the property). I normally get the $99 Lowes or HD special toilets.  The boxes are large and I'm not strong enough to lift them. I grab one of those in-store push carts. I look around for help - or wiggle the floor box on to my cart.  As I check out, I ask for help to load my car.  Both stores offer this help.  When I get to my rental, I open the box in my car and carry each piece in, so it is more manageable. (I've tried to bribe the Lowes guy to come with me - but they just chuckle like I'm kidding)

I get 2 contractors bags ready.  One is for the tank, the tank lid, and the seat.  The 2nd bag is for the base. Again, because I'm usually doing this myself. But, before you take the base off, that little bit of water bugs me.  If you don't do anything, it will spill onto the floor.  I can't lift it high enough to go into the tub (this is what most guys do, to drain the water).  I use that nifty invention of the absorption crystals. I'll scoop out as much water as I can with a disposable cup, and let the crystal do it's job. It's the same material as in a baby's diaper, so I guess that could be a back up plan if you forgot to pick them up. Once the parts are all in bags, I can dolly them out to the curb for trash day.  

Any other tips to make this process easier for a woman?
 

[Nathan Gesner]

Hire a handyman to do it for $200, including the cost of the toilet. Save the time, gas, back, and sanity. I can guarantee you will not become wealthy by swapping out your own toilets.