Fast Fit L SHAPE/SHAPED HEAVY DUTY STAINLESS STEEL TOILET SEAT HINGE. WITH NON SLIP FITTINGS/FIXINGS, FOR PLASTIC/NOVELTY TOILET SEATS.

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It is quite fiddly as grub screws face the cistern and therefore one cannot see these grub screws once the seat is in position. Slow Automatic Closure Toilet Seats Fitting a toilet seat using top fixings is fairly similar to a bottom fix seat, with the difference of exactly where the fixings are located. Follow the steps below to fit one: Step 1 – Insert Top Fixing Plugs

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Typical stainless steel toilet seat fitting kit that includes hinges and bolts How to Remove a Toilet Seat With these measurements you can then make sure that you get the right sized toilet seat. Safety Precautions When Working Around Toilets The final job, after a few days, is to retighten the fixing nuts once more. As any rubber and plastic compresses it can create a bit of movement and play so this needs to be taken up by tightening the nuts a little further. If your studs and wingnut or nut are plastic then, as we have said, don’t over tighten them as you can easily strip them. This bar has 2 blind holes and the method is to locate the spigots into the blind holes which also incorporate a tiny grub screw with an Allen head. A tiny Allen key is required to secure the grub screws to the spigot.Fixing (domed, stainless washers, fixing nut and bolt): Connects to the hinge plate and fixes everything to the toilet pan

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However if the hinges you have feature adjustment then they will need to be positioned and adjusted correctly so the seat sits in exactly the right place on top the pan before the screws are tightened. With the lid and ring flat to the top of the toilet pan and the hige and hinge plate in the same position, lower it down on to the pan, slotting the studs through the fixing holes. These kits are even easier to fit as all you have to do is insert the fixing plugs into the pan, position the seat in place and ensure it’s uniform to the top of the pan and then insert the screws and screw them up and you’re finished. Tips for Fitting Non-Standard Toilet Seats Typically the toilet seat is fixed to the pan by two long screws, one end runs through the base of the hinge and then through the pan using the holes supplied by the manufacturer. A washer and nut are then added and tightened from underneath that then holds the seat in place.The big advantage that the top fixing method has is that they are much easier to fit and also maintain. Once finished you should also clean any and all tools that you have used. Tools Needed to Change a Toilet Seat Plastic toilet seats also come in a massive range of styles and designs so there is sure to be an option that suits your particular needs. Over the years even the same shaped toilets have changed slightly in size so to allow for this and ensure that newer toilet seats will fit older toilets that may be slightly smaller, replacement toilet seat kits usually have adjustment to allow fitting to the older or non standard types as well. To find the correct hole, loosely screw the studs in and position the seat in place and ensure all points above are met.

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There are 3 main complaints that we hear about toilet seats, and generally they are easily dealt with (if your seat is of a reasonable quality): My Toilet Seat Slides, Wobbles or is Unsteady 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.

Once it’s out of the way you can then thoroughly clean the whole area before refitting your new seat. Fitting a New Toilet Seat

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Altering the location of the fixing bolt in the hinge plate can move the position of the hinge forward The only solution to fix this is to remove the seat and tighten this properly. Most people forget to do this in the excitement of fitting their new seat! Step 4 – Fit Seat and Fixings The fixing bolt or washer has failed – this sometimes occurs with cheaper seats with plastic fixing bolts. They can be tightened but typically it will fail again. Best solution is to replace it Wood was the traditional material used for toilet seat production and overall produces a good solid and long lasting seat.

For most top fixing toilet seats, the seat and hinges are supplied separately and fitted as described above, however with a few kits, the hinges come fitted to the seat.