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Replacement toilet seat
MothballsWallet
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Hello again, after asking about our shower on another thread, I need to ask for some more advice regarding replacing the seat on our toilet.
In 2017, we bought this Portland Close Coupled toilet from Wickes and had it installed and it's lasted 8 years and counting, which is good. Now one of the supports for the hinges has snapped and we need to get a new toilet seat as I don't think we can just glue the support back together with "superglue".
I know Wickes has replacements on their website starting at £10 but it's more the dimensions I'm considering as the toilet is 350 mm wide from the specifications but Wickes' own list starts at 356 mm wide and goes up to 472 mm (I've also looked at B&Q's list which has similar size options if you look in the product details, their product size filters look a little weird to me), so I was wondering if anyone had any advice for what would be suitable to replace it?
I'm quite happy to get the new seat from anywhere reliable, I'm just giving the Wickes and B&Q lists as examples of what I've seen so far from my own searches.
In 2017, we bought this Portland Close Coupled toilet from Wickes and had it installed and it's lasted 8 years and counting, which is good. Now one of the supports for the hinges has snapped and we need to get a new toilet seat as I don't think we can just glue the support back together with "superglue".
I know Wickes has replacements on their website starting at £10 but it's more the dimensions I'm considering as the toilet is 350 mm wide from the specifications but Wickes' own list starts at 356 mm wide and goes up to 472 mm (I've also looked at B&Q's list which has similar size options if you look in the product details, their product size filters look a little weird to me), so I was wondering if anyone had any advice for what would be suitable to replace it?
I'm quite happy to get the new seat from anywhere reliable, I'm just giving the Wickes and B&Q lists as examples of what I've seen so far from my own searches.
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don't ever buy a cheap toilet seat. they don't last.
what I suggest is to get a large piece of paper (newspaper will do nicely) and trace the shape of the seat on it and measure it as well. take that into Wickes/B&Q/wherever and see what looks the same.
if there's a couple similar but one is soft close go for that. banging a seat down at 2 am is annoying to others in the household.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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I don't think Wickes' dimensions for the toilet are correct. On their website it says the cistern is 390mm wide, and from the photo the toilet seat appears wider than the cistern! So give up on stated dimensions and measure the toilet seat you have, and then buy a replacement that is that size.The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0
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I just bought a new toilet seat from Argos, I didn't have a problem.0
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After a lot of very careful measuring, I bought one from Amazon which fits absolutely perfectly.0
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don't ever buy a cheap toilet seat. they don't last.
I agree. It is always the hinges/hinge brackets that break and then you have to chuck the whole seat away.
The OP did well for a Wickes one to last 8 years.0
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