You have to use toilet more
Yes, as long as you seal the drain of the toilet you are removing.
You don't use caulk on a toilet. Between the tank and the bowl there is a foam gasket, to seal it to the drain in the floor, you use a wax ring. Either put the ring on the bottom of the toilet or on the drain and sit the toilet straight down on it. Make sure it is thick enough to make a good seal, there is the regular thickness one, an extra thick one and if needed, you can stack two on top of each other.
This can be a complicated job as the toilet drain ranges from 3" -4" and a variety of materials from Plastic to cast iron to galvanized. Then there is the venting to consider and NO a shower drain CANNOT be used for a toilet discharge as the shower drain is normally 2" diameter
You just have to use a reducer to get it down to 1 1/2 or 2 inch.
Usually toilet flange is glued down onto plastic drain pipe. There is a toilet flange that can be glued inside of plastic drain pipe also.
Yes as long as the drain has a trap and is vented
Yes, but that's overkill. Use a regular toilet cleaner, or some bleach
On a standard toilet in America the drain is 12 inches from the back wall to the center of the drain.
Ours does the exact same thing. Weird!! We are thinking it is something to do with the toilet as it is happenning to the drain that runs outside our house near the toilet wall?
Yes, but that's overkill. Use a regular toilet cleaner, or some bleach
12-13 inches to the center of the drain.... make sure your drain pipe is 1/4 inch drop per foot. also use the sweeping y drain if possible. leave lots of room for the flange. mount the toilet after the floor is in.