Toilet seat: how to make going to the toilet as comfortable

Convenience when visiting the toilet depends not only on the type of toilet bowl there, but also on the seat that is installed on the bowl. In addition to the widespread classical designs, models with special functions are becoming increasingly popular: for children, with heating, toilet seats and so on.

Therefore, the story of how to choose the right model is unlikely to be useless for you.

Device design

Manufacturing material

Before you buy a particular model of toilet seat for a toilet, you need to know what technical parameters you need to pay attention to so that the purchase in the future will not disappoint you.

The main thing - to decide on the material.

Specialized stores most often present these types of seats:

1. Plastic. For their manufacture using polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene. The main advantage of such models is low price and good appearance. However, with regard to durability, everything is much worse. Even with careful use after a short period of time, cracks, nicks and burrs appear on the surface of the product, causing discomfort when using the toilet.

On the other hand, the surface of the plastic is easy to keep clean with ordinary household products.

1. Soft. They represent a wooden or plastic rigid frame, with foam rubber glued on it, protected by a special polyethylene film. Such toilet seats provide maximum comfort, but serve no more than six months. The short lifetime is justified only by low cost.

Note! Sometimes on sale you can find soft seats with a removable textile cover. This option is more acceptable, as it allows to keep the toilet seat clean. It is enough to remove the fabric, wash it and after drying put it back on.

1. Duroplastic. Toilet seats, made of a special polymer, their appearance and strength characteristics resembling ceramics. The weight and cost of such a device is much more than the usual plastic, but the service life meets the highest requirements. Duroplast models are coated with a special antibacterial composition that prevents the multiplication of various pathogens on the seat surface.
   

1. Wood. They are made of solid wood and are treated with special compounds that protect the toilet seat from adverse external influences and increased humidity. Of the shortcomings should be noted quite significant weight. If you carefully close the lid, you can split the toilet itself, even though it is made of durable ceramics.

Appearance

Having decided on a suitable material, you can proceed to the choice of design.

There are two options:

• to get a universal toilet seat of a habitual form that fits to a huge number of toilet bowls produced by domestic and foreign manufacturers;
• stop at a model seat, which, as a rule, is sold together with a plumbing fixture and corresponds to the latter in form, appearance, size, and so on.

In the latter case, the shape of the circle is most often oval (otherwise it is just inconvenient to use), but the appearance of the lid depends only on the designer’s imagination and your personal preferences.

Note! Regardless of the material and form, all toilet seats are equipped with special hinges, with the help of which it is easy to install them into place with their own hands. To do this, use the hardware that comes with the product.

Types of toilet seats

Toilet Seat

Such a model will be simply necessary for families where small children are growing up. It is necessary in order to teach the child to use adult sanitary devices instead of a pot.

The toilet seat on the toilet is characterized by the following features:

1. They have a much smaller opening, which allows the child to sit comfortably with the departure of natural needs.
2. They are distinguished by an attractive appearance (from the children's point of view), thanks to which kids can more easily and quickly get used to the new world around them.

When buying a child seat model, pay attention to these varieties:

1. The combined toilet seat. The toilet cover has not one, but several circles: larger and smaller. The first is used by adults, the second - by children.
2. Chairs with a ladder. These are special devices that are not hung on the toilet, but are attached to it on special legs. The seats are equipped with steps, using which your child can easily get to the seat.

The advantage of this solution is that when using the toilet seat, the child is in no way in contact with the surface of the plumbing fixture, on which there may be dangerous bacteria.

Seats with additional features

In addition to the simplest classical designs of toilet seats, you can purchase products that have many additional functions.

Let's stop only on the most popular:

1. Stool with microlift. This is a small device that is installed instead of the usual fittings and serves to gently lower the toilet lid into place. Thanks to this improvement, you and your loved ones will not shudder from the sharp and loud sound of the toilet seat that fell on the toilet bowl.
2. Seats with additional electronics. The following varieties fall into this category:

• heated circle - useful for people who do not like to sit on the cold toilet seat;
• with infrared sensor - photocell is used to control the discharge of water, as well as opening and closing the lid of the toilet seat;
• with a remote control - using it, you can control the various modes of operation of the toilet lid.

1. The chairs combined with a bidet. These models are equipped with additional taps that allow you to perform hygienic procedures without using a free-standing bidet. The advantage of this solution is maximum savings in free space. If your bathroom is not too spacious, the toilet seat will be a great choice. The newest models of these devices are equipped with an autonomous water heater, a shower diffuser, a hair dryer, a backlight and so on.

Note! All the above models require an electrical connection. Therefore, if you are planning to install high-tech toilet seats, take care of the connection of an electric cable to the toilet or install an outlet in the toilet.

Universal toilet seats

Manufacturers of sanitary equipment do not cease to fight for the consumer. Therefore, engineers are constantly developing new and new models of products with a huge number of additional functions.

So, there are toilet seats available, which, besides the features listed in the previous section, have the following options:

• self-release of water from the tank after visiting the toilet;
• many modes of washing the skin of a person sitting on the toilet seat;
• deodorization system;
• hydromassage devices;
• radio station.

One of the interesting features is the “anti-ice” mode, which will prevent the water in the tank from freezing in the event that the heating in the house is turned off.

Tips for choosing

As you can see, the number of different models of toilet seats for the toilet just amazing. But do not worry.

The instructions below will help you make the right choice:

1. The first thing you need to think about when choosing a seat mats is comfort and safety. It is best to buy a hard toilet seat with a special antibacterial coating.
2. In second place - strength and long life. However, do not sacrifice ergonomics. If you are uncomfortable on a strong and reliable seat, it is better to opt for a less durable, but more comfortable model.
3. The next parameter is appearance. It is especially important if your dressing room is framed in any particular style or certain colors prevail in the interior. If this is not the case, it’s better to focus on the white color, which is associated with cleanliness and hygiene.

1. As for the options, here everything is at your discretion. The only advice - before buying, make sure that the selected model fits the toilet installed in the toilet room in size and shape.

Conclusion

After acquiring the model you like, there is only one thing left - to put it in its place and try it out. For information on how to remove the toilet seat from the toilet and fix a new model on it, see the video in this article.