What is it with loo seats..

RachelD

I have a problem with loo seats. I've just had a new bathroom installed and the loo seat after a few uses, moves to one side or the other. The nuts never seem to be loose. Over the years I've bought cheap loo seats and expensive ones and nearly always have this problem.
It has been marginally better in the past using a heavier wooden seat. This latest one is plastic and cost £25 as it matches the rest of the suite.

How do I get it to stay straight?

Rachel

headcovers

I know this is of no help to you, but I have the exact same problem, so I will watch this thread with interest.

Wig

I on the other hand have never had this problem, except when the nut has become loosened. and I always fit the cheapest wooden seats.

An idea for you to try is to remove the seat, How big are the holes? If two large holes through which the bolts pass. Use a hole saw and cut out a circle of wood slightly smaller than this hole. *Before cutting it out drill a hole through the centre for the bolt to pass through. * before you drill anything you will have to see roughly where the bolts pass through the 2 large holes if they pass through the centre, everything will be fine, if one passes close to one side and the other passes close to the opposite side you will have to (depending on how close to the edge)
*If they are very close to the edge (i.e. touching the porceline) you will have to drill a larger hole in the wood (to allow for some margin of error) in approx the right location, before cutting with the hole saw.
*If they are relatively in from the edge you can hole saw first, place them in position and then mark where you are to drill for the bolts, then drill for the bolts.

Assemble the seat on the toilet with the wood in place and this should solve your problem.

If the holes aren't that big, then use a thick rubber washer on the underside for the wingnut to tighten up against, rubber needs to be a fairly good fit on the bolt and 2 - 3 mm thick.

buses7675

Hi All,

We have had this problem too, but only with seats that have metal brakets, which are formed of several parts. What seems to happen is that the parts all tend to loosen over time, yet you can't get the wingnut off properley as they rust into place!

Our other toilet downstairs has had entirely plastic fittings since new and has never broken or become loose! Unless you can buy single piece metal fittings, I think we'll stick to plastic ones!

Cheers

Steve

Wig

Mine have metal brackets, could be ours are stronger brackets, but no problems here.

webmasterpolo

Mine do the same problems, it's all bolts being tight or not, when I tighten mine they are fine, just can't be bothered to do it every month.

-Web

woodbutcher_2

Same problem here with a new white seat i've just fitted for the g/f.The holes in the pan are too large and the nuts and bolts are plastic-result,lots of sliding side to side.It's about time they sorted this problem,it can't be that taxing,surely.

dora37

We have the same problem for years - we finally solved the problem when we discovered this one from IKEA

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15553&catalogId=10103&storeId=7&productId=20843&langId=-20&parentCats=15553*16068*16070

Had it for ages in a couple of bathrooms and they are fab and a lot cheaper than previous ones we've bought.

flybynight

ok the problum i usually caused if u have the ones where there are 2 seperate brackets attached to the toilet seat as pictured above, this means as u twist to reach the roll ( positioning of the loo roll is also a factor) you are puting a turning force on the bracket. so if you find you are having this problem try one of the seats where there is a solid bar ( or a woodenn part) that the bracket attaches to and then the seat is hinged to this. hope this helps.... i had to troublshoot this problem as my girlfriend nearly fell off ours twice.

weekendwarrior

You can get some now that have an expanding plug that expands to fill the holes in the toilet pan like this-

You can get them at B&Q

They tighten from above and are very easy to fit.

Picture found here-


Here

Alan_M_2

It's a symptom of generic toilet seat with generic pottery. Even seats sold as matching are sometimes just bought in from a generic manufacturer, only when you start getting into the better made pottery does the problem completely go away.

Best value pottery I've ever fitted is the Laufen Pro range which comes with stainless steel fittings, soft close removeable seats all well engineered.

Not as expensive as you may think.