Why are wax rings still used in plumbing?

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Why are toilets not joined to the main plumbing via a dedicated, leak proof joint? Something that latches into the toilet and is sealed? Automotive, aircraft, and other industries have high pressure fluid lines. Could someone conceive of an improvement to the current toilet connection?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Many have tried.

All have failed.

Wax works best.

The main challenge is that the seal/joint is not accessible in any way. Find me another application (like your examples) where the connection is made blindly with no capability to verify. And cannot be torqued due to the fragility of the material. And must be removable without damage.

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