toilet seats come in different sizes - really?

trinidadone

A friend of mine told me today, he purchase a toilet seat from a well known store, but had to take it back, as the seat was too small.

Are there really different toilet seat sizes????

pogofish

There are indeed:

iltisman

Anything that isnt bog standard can be pricey.

ms_night_ryder

Omg yes! This happened to me last week in Mr T's, I complained they sent me a £10 gift card, I also took it back for a refund.

I had no clue. I thought they were all standard size.

fuzzgun19

I can recommend this one.

http://www.diy.com/rooms/bq-value-toilet-seat/132223_BQ.prd

Had ours about a year now with no problems, easy to clean, REALLY easy to fit, and it doesn't have those 'stump' things under the seat, so no movement when you sit or move to the side.

Ok, not the poshest loo seat, but definitely does the job!

tykesi

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Omg yes! This happened to me last week in Mr T's, I complained they sent me a £10 gift card, I also took it back for a refund.

I had no clue. I thought they were all standard size.

You complained because of your own ignorance and lack of homework and they gave you £10?? Crazy!

7777777

there are differant sizes and the are many differant shapes ,, and differant fixings:T the most important thing is that the 4 lugs under the seat are contral with the pan,,, if not they will keep slipping from side to side,,, last year i was qouted 170 pounds for a seat yes £170 you read right ,,, the customer never when with it :T

soolin

Yep, I've just ordered my new bathroom complete with new loo. the merchant I went to said that the basic cheap loos are standard, but any other loo requires a particular loo seat and I was advised to buy a spare seat as they said in a couple of years time I might not be able to get a replacement that exactly fits my loo.

Even in some older style properties the loos were not standard and I recall about 15 years ago having real trouble finding a loo seat that fitted my mums non standard loo.

BlueEyedGirl

I must have a bog standard size loo, just bought a new seat from B&Q and never checked sizing and it fits!

cairndog

Yes there are dozens of shapes/fittings, trust me I've been looking into it on the net as our downstairs loo is fairly small. It;s a minefield of sizes and fittings!

I have noticed a multi-fitting kit for toilet seats on amazon which may be useful. But for me the search goes on. Meanwhile we're stuck with the dodgy old one.

redmalc

Beware when buying a new suite,two years ago we had a new bathroom suite fitted that cost a fortune and lately the seat as cracked and to my surprise I am unable to locate a new seat,we are having to completely change the toilet and make good the floor and wall tiles