Normally 21 years 4 months and 13 hours and 15 minutes and give or take a few seconds, UNLESS someone has to remove the toilet to snake out the line then it has to be replaced and the time clock starts over again.
Also if depending on the ambient temperature as the wax can melt if someone pours hot water down a toilet all bets are off on how long it can last and which brand of wax gasket you buy as per ASSE
The name for the wax seal for a toilet is a wax toilet ring. Some people also call this item a toilet wax bowl gasket.
Do not use silicone at the base of the toilet after seating the wax ring. You must use grout. The rocking of the toilet will wear the wax ring seal.
The wax ring is just to seal the toilet to the drain. It has no effect on the flushing.
Yes As long as the flange does not hold the toilet off the floor it will be fine.
I would get the extra thick one. You should have to push down on the toilet to make the wax ring seal. If the toilet sits on the floor by itself, stack 2 rings on top of each other.
With a deep floor flange Or a wax seal with a horn and extra long Brass floor flange bolts
Either it was not thick enough to start with to make a good seal or the toilet was not bolted down tight and that allowed the toilet to rock. Each time it rocks a little water and debris get between the seal and the toilet. Eventually the seal leaks.
yes....2 or 3 seals stacked
You may need to replace the wax seal under the toilet. It isn't difficult to do, but will take a lot of time.
depending on your area, $80.00 on up.
Wax ring is leaking. Wasn't thick enough to begin with, bolts were not tightened down enough, bolts broke or rusted off, flange the bolts hook into broke, floor rotted from another leak and let the toilet rock and break the seal on the wax ring. Could be any one of these or two combined.
its only about 20 dollars go to a menards or home depot and buy the right size wax ring