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In plumbing, a closet flange (also known as a toilet flange) is a pipe fitting (specifically, a type of flange) that both mounts a toilet to the floor and connects the closet bend to a drain pipe. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet. Closet flanges are typically made of brass, cast iron, ABS, PVC, and lead. In a typical installation, the closet flange is mounted on top of the floor with the hub fused around the drain pipe. A wax ring (or waxless) is used to seal the gap between the flange and the bottom of the toilet. The toilet is bolted to the flange, not to the floor.

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 [[Image:Closet flange.jpg|thumb|right|300px|PVC closet flange with steel flange, before installation]]
-In [[plumbing]], a '''closet flange''' (also known as a '''toilet flange''') is a [[Pipe fittings|pipe fitting]] (specifically, a type of [[flange]]) that both mounts a [[toilet]] to the floor and connects the closet bend to a [[Plumbing fixture#Outlets and drains|drain pipe]]. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet.  A typical closet flange is made of [[brass]], [[cast iron]], [[Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene|ABS]], [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]], and [[lead]].
+In [[plumbing]], a '''closet flange''' (also known as a '''toilet flange''') is a [[Pipe fittings|pipe fitting]] (specifically, a type of [[flange]]) that both mounts a [[toilet]] to the floor and connects the closet bend to a [[Plumbing fixture#Outlets and drains|drain pipe]]. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet.  Closet flanges are typically made of [[brass]], [[cast iron]], [[Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene|ABS]], [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]], and [[lead]].
 In a typical installation, the closet flange is mounted on top of the floor with the hub fused around the drain pipe.  A [[wax]] ring (or waxless) is used to seal the gap between the flange and the bottom of the toilet. The toilet is bolted to the flange, not to the floor.