Bum deal on Toilet Seats!

[Martin King 2Participant @martinking2]

Hi All,

Does anyone know of a high quality toilet seat that uses fixings that are not made of either some crappy plastic,(pardon the pun!) or some equally rubbish monkey metal that corrodes in weeks then snaps?

We have got through two of the usual offerings in the space of a couple of years and the latest just skates off to one side in use!

in fairness I should add that I am not the slimmest of chaps so the seat endures more than usual loading perhaps!

inrealise that they make the fixings “adjustable” but that also means that they cannot be tightened up hard to stay put.

I really would like to get to the bottom of this quandary…….

Cheers, Martin

[Martin King 2Participant @martinking2]

[Robert Atkinson 2Participant @robertatkinson2]

I bought one of these recently:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/croydex-michigan-soft-close-with-quick-release-toilet-seat-thermoset-plastic-white/274jj
and am very pleased with it. It OK on all your points. They have improved the attachments while leaving them adjustable. First it includes a spacer bar / jig so you can set the fittings without the seat attached. Secondly they have added pads of high-strength adhesive foam like 3M VHB. When I saw this I thought it was a bad idea because you only get one chance placing it in contact. But they have a clever design with collapsible spacers. These allow you align everything with bolts finger tight. Then as you tighten the bolts the spacers collapse and the base of the fitting is stuck down. Seat cost £35 so not cheap but not the most expensive. Got SWMBO approval too.

Avoid any seat that says thermoplastic…

Robert.

Edited By Robert Atkinson 2 on 31/07/2023 12:48:36

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Back in the day they did produce pans with permanent hardwood ‘cheeks’

Generally found on public or school toilets. They were pretty much indestructible.

Comfort comes with its own drawbacks.

regards Martin

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

ideally find the make model of your pan and by the makers seat to suit that way it will be sized to have the pads in the right place to sit properly on the rim and fixings correctly positioned so you get just enough overhang to be able to get hold of seat or cover.

Robert's £35 quid sounds very cheap I'm often paying £150 for ones when I'm fitting new but worth it as I don't have to go back and refix/replace. I fit quite a bit of Duravite stuff.

[File HandleParticipant @filehandle]

I bought one from screwfix 15years ago, probably around £20 then. £150 sounds a lot, ours has lasted well, but it is a good fit for the pan.

[John Doe 2Participant @johndoe2]

Machining a set of decent quality made-to-measure bespoke hinges and fixings might be a good project for an engineer with a workshop perhaps?

I am regularly finding things to make with my 3D printer – no toilet fixings yet ! (but actually, why not?).

Most recent jobs were a set of spacer fixings to mount curtain rails to the bedroom ceiling, and then a low profile lifting pad for my trusty trolley jack – the one it had being just too tall to get under my present car.

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