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Installing a Toilet
Instead of calling plumber save some money by installing your own toilet, it's not as hard as you may think. Here's how.

Installing Low-Flow Toilets
Compared with the nearly 7 gallons of water it takes to flush a pre-1993 toilet, low-flow toilets take a mere 1.6 gallons of water to flush the same amount of waste. Granted, when low-flow toilets emerged in the mid 90's, they didn't work optimally—meaning, it took more than one flush to flush away the waste, defeating the purpose of conserving water. But today, low-flow toilets have undergone design modifications and now they flush with the same results as their predecessors. All new housing construction mandates that low-flow toilets be installed, and won't pass inspection unless they are in place.

Removing a Toilet
Before you can install a toilet, you have to remove your old one. Use this checklist and you are going to be able to do your own toilet removal.

Unclogging a Toilet
Clogged toilets are, unfortunately, a fact of life. Learning to quickly unclog a toilet is an extremely useful skill.