Just a Quick Note On Toilet Installation
One thing to always remember when working with toilets and sinks that are made of porcelain. You have to be careful not to drop them or bang them into things as you carry them into place.
Also you must not over tighten them when you are bolting the tank to the bowl. If you over tighten them you take a chance of breaking them and then you waste your money having to buy another one.
Here is a good method for bolting the bowl to the tank. place all the gaskets and washers in their proper locations and insert the bolts then tighten the bolts finger tight.
Now look at the gap between the tank and bowl. This is the distance the tank needs to be pulled down to make a good connection. You want the tank to just be snug against the front and back of the bowl. Once you have gotten that tightness you stop. If you keep going something is going to break. The tank should feel firm and not do any rocking if you gently push and pull on it.
The same thing goes for tightening the bowl to the floor flange. Just tight enough for it to be snug and not move. Some floors are not flat and will need some sort of shimming to make the toilet bowl not rock. Do not try to tighten the toilet down harder to get it to stop rocking. Insert some type of plastic shimming where the toilet rocks to. then trim it flush and caulk to secure it.
That should help clear things up a bit for you.
Cheers till next time
Glenn
