Comfortable toilet seat

During the repair in the bathroom or just replace the plumbing is often the question of purchasing and installing a comfortable and beautiful seat. The family toilet seat has long ceased to be a luxury, moreover, the modern market provides such a huge selection of this product that it can be difficult for an ordinary person to understand all this abundance. In this article, we tried to combine for you the main points of choice and give advice on installing with your own hands.

Highlights of choice

Now any specialized department or website, this is a real exhibition of toilet seats. Here you can find goods for every taste and wallet. The only problem is that not everyone clearly understands what product they need.

Common materials

• Plastic products traditionally lead the market.. For their manufacture, as a rule, used 3 common polymer. This may be polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene or polypropylene. The main advantage here is low price. The product itself is a hollow frame, reinforced with plastic stiffeners, on which the support points are mounted.

• Designs based on duroplast, can also be attributed to the plastic group, but of a higher quality. The material is quite durable and externally may resemble ceramics, it is not afraid of acidic effects and ultraviolet. Some models have a special antibacterial coating that prevents the development of harmful microorganisms.
• A soft double toilet seat is quite common, many prefer this option, because it is more pleasant to sit on a soft toilet seat.. As a rule, they consist of a rigid plastic base covered with moisture-resistant fabric. As a soft layer, foam rubber is most often used. They can come with or without a picture, the price is acceptable here, but the service life is not great, especially if there are pets accustomed to the toilet.
• As for the tree and the products that are made on its basis, we can safely say that it all started with this material.. A wooden toilet seat made of plywood or chipboard, is well known to the older generation, fortunately now they are almost never met. They were replaced by a toilet with a wooden seat made of noble sorts of wood, they cost a lot, but they also look solid.

Devices with microlift

Some people are very annoyed by the moment when the lid slams loudly on the rim of the toilet bowl, but in addition to the moral side, these blows gradually break the porcelain or faience coating of the product. In order to eliminate this misunderstanding, a toilet seat with a microlift is produced.

At its core, it is a folding toilet seat equipped with a small door closer, similar to the one used in the door. There are practically no drawbacks to this design. It is noiseless and does not harm the enamel coating. The service life of such devices is limited only by the quality of the finishing mechanism, but even if it breaks, the lid can be used normally.

The range of these products is quite wide, but more popular products of the average price category. In cheap closers the usual metal spring which naturally has the small resource is used.

Higher quality products are equipped with pneumatic closers that last much longer. Elite plumbing can already be equipped with motion sensors and hydraulic system of raising and lowering.

Tip: the device itself, which is responsible for the smooth lifting and lowering of structures, is not repaired in the overwhelming majority of cases, except for elite copies. Therefore, if it breaks, it is better to buy a new lid or look at the claps.

Original and non-standard options

Each of us heard about such a convenient sanitary ware as a bidet. The thing is undoubtedly good, but it is almost impossible to squeeze it into the dimensions of a standard apartment.

But do not despair, now available seat bidet on the toilet. Like two in one. The price, of course, will be above average, but you get a full range of services.

Tip: you can install a toilet bidet with your own hands, but for this you will need to equip an independent supply of water to the structure. Plus, an electrical connection point is necessary, because the heating of the liquid and the powering of the associated mechanisms are carried out by devices working from the network. Although in this case it is better to trust the professionals.

Hygienic toilet seats adapted for small children are now widespread. Products intended for children are conventionally divided into built-in and independent. Embedded instances are part of the overall design, they are an additional overlay based on a common basis.

An independent lid is a lining that can be inserted into almost any rim of the toilet bowl that is approximately the same size. As a rule, these models are multifunctional and adapted to most standard sizes. In advanced models, a special footrest is installed, so that it would be convenient for a small child to independently climb, climb and sit on the toilet.

The toilet seat for the disabled and the elderly is a separate niche in the general direction. If you do not take into account the individual, the author's work, then most of these units are equipped with handrails, in some cases and back, so that people with disabilities would be comfortable to use. Also an integral attribute here is a soft layer along the contour of the seat.

For people who do not present themselves without traveling, a folding toilet seat is available. In the folded version, it takes up minimal space. But if necessary, it can be quickly decomposed and secured on a public toilet using special clamps. This can also be attributed to a disposable plastic cover on the toilet seat, such an attribute is now equipped with any modern public restroom.

As for modern products in the elite sector, the creative thought of designers here has no boundaries. Bright colors and unusual patterns are only part of the list. Now you will not surprise anyone with automatic flushing and air refreshment.

For music lovers, the speaker system can be mounted directly in the seat. In such devices, there is non-contact antibacterial ultraviolet irradiation and automatic seat heating.

A few installation tips

If you do not take complex, expensive systems with a bidet, massage or other options, then the standard version of the product can be installed by any person. There is nothing special in this process.

First of all, you need to choose the right lid on your toilet. Fortunately, there are certain standards. In particular, domestic manufacturers are obliged to strictly adhere to GOST 15062-83. As for foreign manufacturers, there also exist similar regulatory documents, not much different from ours.

If you are going to buy this "basis for thought", first of all, you should arm yourself with a usual tape measure and measure the basic parameters of your friend's porcelain. It is better to start by measuring the distance between the centers of the two mounting holes. Each cover is made to fit its size, and it is this mistake that beginners most often make.

Now the majority of toilet bowls are made oval, so it is not superfluous to measure the distance between the extreme points in length and width. As a rule, this data is enough, but in order to be completely calm, you can take a dimension from the line between the mounting holes to the cut of the bowl. Some young masters prefer to photograph on the phone, but this is superfluous, because the sizes cannot be determined from the photo.

In older structures, sometimes the seat was fastened with steel studs or bolts. As a rule, they are already rusted. Use force and twist here can not be, you can accidentally break off the porcelain eyelet of the toilet. At first, spray VD-40 or ordinary kerosene, if it was not possible to unscrew it in the morning, then the metal should be carefully cut with a hacksaw or grinder.

As for the installation of the new product itself, the detailed instructions and the full algorithm of actions in the drawings are in the accompanying documents for any design. We, in turn, provide an additional video in this article, which shows the whole process in detail.

Important: Please note that the fasteners may be brass, nickel-plated or plastic. So under the metal must necessarily go special gaskets. And do not forget that the plastic is better to fasten with your hands, using the tool, you can break it.

Conclusion

As a result, I would like to note that it is not so important whether you chose a toilet seat from wood, plastic or a complex unit. If you are confident in your abilities and have at least a little experience, you can try to install with your own hands. If you are far from this, it is better to rely on professionals. Moreover, the price of such services is not so high.