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robbin
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[Plumbing] Re: Still have sewer issues

said by Hellrazor:

A wax ring isn't going to stop your problem.

I see that a couple of posters have stated that a properly installed wax ring will prevent water from leaking around it. A wax ring is a gas seal and not a pressurized water seal. If the sewer line backs up past the floor level then the wax ring can definitely leak.
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said by robbin:

said by Hellrazor:

A wax ring isn't going to stop your problem.

I see that a couple of posters have stated that a properly installed wax ring will prevent water from leaking around it. A wax ring is a gas seal and not a pressurized water seal. If the sewer line backs up past the floor level then the wax ring can definitely leak.

not if it's properly installed.

Jack_in_VA
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A properly installed and seated wax seal will not leak water from either direction. There is simply not enough pressure to force water to channel through the diameter of the wax.