Toilet seat hinge replacement

Samsonite1

One of the toilets in our house has hinges that are peeling (e.g. not solid metal) and it cannot be cleaned properly. The peeling just gets worse and looks nasty.

I don't mind buying a whole new seat, but will the hinge fittings likely be universal - not sure on my toilet standards!

tacpot12

Unless the toilet seat is made for a specific toilet pan, it will come with universal fittings that will fit 99.9% of all toilets. You would have to have an antique toilet pan for the universal fitting not to fit.

Samsonite1

tacpot12 wrote: »

Unless the toilet seat is made for a specific toilet pan, it will come with universal fittings that will fit 99.9% of all toilets. You would have to have an antique toilet pan for the universal fitting not to fit.

Thanks, that is good to know. I considered measuring in a shop and comparing, but know my luck there would be something different, so I thought I would ask the silly question and be better prepared!

spadoosh

I worked at B&Q and unless things have changed in the last 10 years since i finished, we sold about 4/5 different fitting for toilet seats. Ie they where not universal in the slightest.

Then youve also got the issue of the shape of the toilet seat fitting nicely with the pan.

Id go and measure up in the shop.

edit just checked.

eg

https://www.diy.com/departments/cooke-lewis-diani-white-top-fix-soft-close-toilet-seat/1298427_BQ.prd

hinge width, 90mm to 190mm

and

https://www.diy.com/departments/bemis-denver-white-toilet-seat/303657_BQ.prd

Hinge width 145 - 165mm

Samsonite1

In this case, I will measure up mine first and that should help identify something in the shop.

grumbler

IMO, the main concern is that holes for screws are likely not to match. If they don't, the old holes have to be filled, and it's hard to make it nicely if they aren't hidden under the new hinges.

Lorian

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-hinge-fittings-toilet-seat-repair-set/p/0310546?nst=0&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqJzpmP_25QIVTbTtCh31-wRoEAQYAiABEgIXSfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds