Toilet seats: soft close, non shift, and other exciting features. A discussion. 🚽

[furluxor]

My household recently swapped ours (which came with the flat) for a wooden one and I love it. It's never cold and the butt doesn't stick to it, the whole process is a lot more dignified. It slips just like the old one, though, but I'm hopeful that we can fix it. I don't care for soft close because I don't just drop it like some savage.

 

[existentialist]

I'm in the process of moving house and the new place has one loo, and the nuts securing the loo seat hinge bolts are completely inaccessible

There's always a way, though sometimes it's a bit convoluted...

 

[MrsArcanum]

There's always a way, though sometimes it's a bit convoluted...

The need to be double jointed combined with a mirror on a stick, armed with WD40 to try and clear the rust of ages.

 

[existentialist]

The need to be double jointed combined with a mirror on a stick, armed with WD40 to try and clear the rust of ages.

True. Why those bolts get so rusty really doesn't bear thinking about! (although it's probably mostly just the presence of water in the general region ). Quite often, it's easier to get a pair of grips on the bolt, and unscrew it from the plate on the pan than try to force some little nut (or worse, wingnut) down the threads.

 

[maomao]

I like a wooden bog seat. My bum is offended by plastic. I wouldn't sit on a plastic chair at home (I'm sitting on one at work right now and it's rubbish) so I don't see why I should sit on a plastic loo.

 

[JimW]

We have washable seat covers for use in winter, quite fluffy and quite bold with a five year old boy on the premises.

 

[JimW]

Soft close seems a bit of a solution in search of a problem, but never really tried so maybe I'm missing out.

 

[gentlegreen]

I have a municipal-grade seat.
The one that came with the loo couldn't cope with being mounted off-horizontal to accomodate my bidet adaptor.
I raise and lower my seat with my foot.
When I relocate I will invest in at least one seat with proper integrated bidet - though I also plan to have a composter or two around the place.
No doubt such things come with soft lower etc whether you want them or not.

 

[maomao]

Soft close seems a bit of a solution in search of a problem, but never really tried so maybe I'm missing out.

It basically just makes you slam down every seat that isn't soft close. Worst invention ever.

 

[Monte]

I'm in the process of moving house and the new place has one loo, and the nuts securing the loo seat hinge bolts are completely inaccessible

You should sue the surveyor.

 

[klang]

Having expended hideous volumes of energy on hate and rage at the old type of suitcase, I’m still amazed and delighted by suitcases on wheels. I look forward to my personal loo seat epiphany.

Fun fact - suitcases on wheels were only patented in 1972.
The upright ones came about in '87.

 

[pogofish]

Soft close are fine for a couple of years ago but the bearings fade over time and you have to buy another or get used to closing them by hand.

Mine is at least 5/6 years old and still closing smoothly and softly.

And due to its ingenious fitting method, it has never gone loose or wobbly. Proper fit and forget!

 

[WouldBe]

Having expended hideous volumes of energy on hate and rage at the old type of suitcase, I’m still amazed and delighted by suitcases on wheels. I look forward to my personal loo seat epiphany.

You definitely don't want a loo seat on wheels.

 

[A380]

Threads you thought were a teuchter original

When you change an old toilet seat and undo the bolts you always find the threads are disgustingly corroded with old manky piss, and if you are unlucky a bit of rotten shit.

Rather like some threads on here….

 

[Aladdin]

We have a soft close lid in the main loo. The seat broke during covid but the lid still closes softly.
Having no seat means blood circulation issues if sat too long.
Need a new seat etc..but just haven't been motivated enough or able enough to go about getting a new seat and lid.
Also... on inspection...it does appear to be tricky to fit. And me being a thumbs will undoubtedly wreck something if I try to do it myself. Realistically...I am the only person here who could crouch down to do the underpinning bit.

 

[Aladdin]

On a point of information danny la rouge ... how did you check your "measurements?

 

[danny la rouge]

On a point of information danny la rouge ... how did you check your "measurements?

With a tape measure.

 

[Aladdin]

With a tape measure.

Ah ok... ai was picturing you sitting on the seats in the shop.

 

[Elpenor]

With a tape measure.

I think nottsgirl wants their one back actually

 

[MrsArcanum]

True. Why those bolts get so rusty really doesn't bear thinking about! (although it's probably mostly just the presence of water in the general region ). Quite often, it's easier to get a pair of grips on the bolt, and unscrew it from the plate on the pan than try to force some little nut (or worse, wingnut) down the threads.

Worst bit is when you discover the bolt is meant to be white plastic.