Changing a toilet.

[thatone1967]

I know nothing about DIY.. so please bear with me.
I need to re-fit my bathroom floor ,t was fitted about 3 years ago and due to un-evenness (is that even a word the toilet rocks.
My issue is that I need to remove the toilet, replace the floor and then refit.
Question is, I am comfortable fitting the floor, but not so comfortable taking the toilet out.
When it was fitted, the water supply had valves fitted, so switching off the water is not an issue, just need to know how to empty the water out.
I know that turning off the water and flushing will empty the cistern, but how do I empty the bowl?

[road_rager]

you wont need to empty the pan, the water will just sit there (unless you turn it on it's side!)

[Davi]

or more sensibly, just get a plunger and push the worst of it over the U bend. Don't have to empty it, just get a good few sloshes out so you don't have to be careful when moving it!!! (obviously turning the feed off and flushing will empty the cistern effectively)

[ndtman]

"Piece of piss" if you have a Vax. Just suck it up!

[Dupont666]

You dont need to empty the bowl... we didnt when removing the old toilet, only the cistern was drained, then I had the pleasure of walking down 3 flights of stairs with my face pretty close to were I had had a good bye dump in the toilet not 15 mins earlier...

I obviously didnt think things through properly...

[Ferg]

Lift the pan from the floor slightly and tip it backwards to lower the water level. Then remove it carefully.

[croyde]

Dupont666 said:

You dont need to empty the bowl... we didnt when removing the old toilet, only the cistern was drained, then I had the pleasure of walking down 3 flights of stairs with my face pretty close to were I had had a good bye dump in the toilet not 15 mins earlier...

I obviously didnt think things through properly...