Blue Monster Advantage Closet Bolts (5/16IN x 2-1/4IN Pair) (73065)

The Blue Monster 73065 is a pair of 5/16-inch x 2-1/4-inch Advantage closet bolts — the stainless steel toilet flange bolts that secure a toilet bowl to the closet flange, compress the wax ring seal, and maintain the critical connection between the toilet base and the drain system across the full service life of the fixture installation. Where standard closet bolts corrode, rust, and seize in the wet environment beneath a toilet bowl — making future toilet removal a destructive exercise in bolt cutting and flange damage — the Blue Monster Advantage closet bolts deliver corrosion-resistant performance that protects the installation, the flange, and the next service technician who has to pull the toilet.

Closet bolts are one of the most frequently overlooked components in a toilet installation — specified by size and material almost as an afterthought behind the wax ring and supply line. But the closet bolt is the structural fastener that holds the toilet to the floor, and its condition at the next service interval determines whether toilet removal is a five-minute task or a forty-five-minute ordeal involving an angle grinder, a damaged flange, and a callback. The Blue Monster Advantage design addresses this overlooked failure point with a corrosion-resistant construction that performs across the wet, chemically active environment beneath a toilet base where standard zinc or carbon steel bolts begin corroding within months of installation.

The 5/16-inch x 2-1/4-inch dimensions fit standard closet flanges across the full range of residential and commercial toilet installations — compatible with both floor-mounted and offset flange configurations where the bolt slot engagement dimension falls within the standard range. The pair format provides exactly the quantity required for a single toilet installation without loose hardware or partial packs, keeping job site material accounting clean on multi-fixture commercial bathroom projects and residential fixture replacement work.

Manufactured under the Blue Monster brand by Mill-Rose, the 73065 reflects the same professional-grade material and design standard that defines the full Blue Monster line — a purpose-built trade product engineered for the specific performance demands of professional plumbing installation and service work.

Specifications

Industries & Applications

The Blue Monster 73065 is the professional specification for toilet flange bolt installations across the full range of residential and commercial plumbing work:

• Residential Toilet Installation & Replacement — New toilet installations and fixture replacements in single-family and multi-family residential applications where corrosion-resistant closet bolts protect the installation against the wet, chemically active sub-base environment and ensure clean toilet removal at the next service interval without bolt cutting or flange damage.
• Commercial Restroom Construction & Renovation — Multi-fixture commercial bathroom projects in office buildings, retail facilities, restaurants, and institutional settings where consistent, specification-grade hardware across all toilet installations reduces callback risk and supports the long service intervals expected in commercial construction.
• Hotel & Hospitality Facilities — High-occupancy restroom installations in hotels, resorts, and hospitality facilities where toilet removal for service, flange repair, or fixture upgrade must be accomplished quickly and cleanly without bolt seizure delays that extend room out-of-service time and impact revenue.
• Multi-Unit Residential & Property Management — Apartment complexes, condominium developments, and managed rental properties where maintenance teams pull toilets routinely for drain clearing, wax ring replacement, and flange repair; corrosion-resistant closet bolts ensure that toilet removal remains a straightforward maintenance task rather than a destructive operation across the full occupancy life of the unit.
• Healthcare & Institutional Facilities — Hospitals, clinics, schools, and institutional restroom installations where fixture reliability, maintenance accessibility, and long service intervals between renovations demand specification-grade hardware at every connection point in the toilet assembly.
• Plumbing Service & Repair Contractors — Service plumbers who pull toilets routinely for drain clearing, wax ring replacement, and flange repair carry closet bolts as standard service van inventory; the 73065 pair format is the correct service van carry quantity for single toilet service calls, with multiples stocked for multi-fixture service days.
• Remodeling & Renovation Contractors — Bathroom remodels that include toilet removal and reinstallation or new toilet installation specify new closet bolts as standard practice — reusing existing bolts on a renovated installation introduces corrosion and seizure risk from the prior installation cycle into an otherwise new assembly.