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The plastic bit won’t fall out as it’s pushed into the hole in pan from above and usually has a collar around top to stop it falling through hole Toilets come in a variety of shapes and sizes so use your tape measure to get the correct size and shape seat for your loo. Measure your existing toilet seat for the correct measurements or, if you’re measuring a new toilet with no seat, measure the length from the middle of the fitting holes to the centre of the front of your toilet bowl. Then measure the width from the widest point across. Universal Fit, This soft close toilet seat is suitable for most toilet bowls. When properly installed this easy-fit toilet seat, it will securely latch onto the bowl without moving. This loo seat will fit onto most standard toilets and this heavy-duty toilet seat is extremely easy to fit. One type of plastic toilet seat that deserves a special mention is the resin seat. This is due to the fact that they differ slightly in that resin is slightly tougher and harder wearing than standard plastic and, apart from a massive range of different colours and styles, they can also have images and objects inset into them.
Hidden fixings are common with modern toilets as people don’t want to see bolts on their toilets, plus it prevents them from damage.
2. Remove your old toilet seat
As plastic is a fairly tough, hardwearing and durable material they also last a good amount of time.
If you are thinking of changing your toilet from a close coupled to a low level toilet, take a look at the project we have on this, the old seat may not fit the new loo. Aside from the 2 most common types of toilet seat fixings stated above there are several others, although not that common, if the methods above don’t seem to fit the seat you have then read on below as you may have one of these. Toilet Seat with Hinge Bar and grub Screws The top fixing method for toilet seats tends to be more modern and due to this is generally featured on modern toilet seats. Typically, most modern toilet seats can remove. However, some seats may glue or seale, making them non-removable. How Often Should I Replace My Toilet Seat?
Parts of a Toilet Seat
The big advantage that the top fixing method has is that they are much easier to fit and also maintain.