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Toilet seat how to remove
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frogglet
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We have a built in toilet and want to change the seat. I cant fathom out how to remove it.
It should be a top fitting one but I'm worried it's not.

It should be a top fitting one but I'm worried it's not.

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Underneath the toilet, basically right under the silver circles there should be nuts that you loosen then take off, allowing you to remove the main seat.0
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As said, a threaded rod screws into the bottom of the discs, goes through the toilet and has a nut on the bottom. If the nut and threaded rod are rusted, I've sometimes found it easier to use a pair of pliers to unscrew the whole nut and rod from the disc, they often come undone together anyway. It's only about half a dozen turns.0
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frogglet said:We have a built in toilet and want to change the seat. I cant fathom out how to remove it.
It should be a top fitting one but I'm worried it's not.
Unscrew and pull pan away from wall / drain pipe to get access.
If top fitting look here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anyasen-fixings-Fittings-fixtures-Replacement/dp/B07JDSF757
The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon0 -
This is the toilet . Its got a substantial frame built with 2x4 timber and plaster boarded and skirting around.
I know the usual bottom and top fix methods, but am wondering if this is a bottom fix toilet seat then boarded in.
I was also wondering if this is a top fix seat I havent seen before.
Whatever it is , is there a way to remove it without dismantling the wall ?0 -
It looks like a flush to the wall pan.
So the hinges / removal should be same as the amazon link.
Lift the access cover and have a look.., how it is attached to cistern.The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon0 -
Hasbeen said:It looks like a flush to the wall pan.
So the hinges / removal should be same as the amazon link.
Lift the access cover and have a look.., how it is attached to cistern.0 -
If it is a top fitting one you should be able to prise the two silver disks up and unscrew it.
Then wash your hands0 -
Can you lift the dark wooden shelf to get into the area behind the toilet? You might have to bend and twist a bit - to see if you can reach it - otherwise it's going to be a pit of a pain - and a job for an angle grinder.0
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Ok try taking the rusty screws out. Prize the seat apart if you have to. Take seat away.
Try turning and lifting part on pan.
Looks more like a drill out job if that does not work.
Or a hacksaw through the plastic seal.
Let remnants fall inside.
The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon0 -
Thanks everyone. I'll try prising it off a bit more firmly.
I cant get to the underside of the toilet from the false wall.0
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