What is a toilet seat mount?

From time to time, you still have to change the toilet seat with the lid. The process is actually simple and easy to do on your own. Even if you have never done this, the work will not be difficult.

Today, our task is to explain in plain language how to properly remove the old seat, what needs to be unscrewed, and then “on the fingers” to show how to assemble and fasten a new one.

Seat fasteners

Choosing the right quality seat is only half the task. It is also necessary to fix it, which will require seat fasteners. Although at first glance this may seem a trifle, it is they who will make the operation of the seats reliable and durable.

The mounting kit includes:

• brass or plastic screw designed to fix the sleeve. The price of the latter will always be lower, but its reliability will also be lower;
• nut - most often plastic or nylon for easier tightening. Sometimes it is stainless steel;
• decorative cap (not always used).

Fixture for toilet seats are made of different materials. Such systems from stainless steel are considered the most popular, such material is intended for long-term use.

Installation is quick and easy, there are special openings on the toilet. Most often, you only need the strength of your hands, sometimes you can tighten the nut with a wrench.

Tip: plastic fasteners are quite fragile, so when tightening it, do not use keys, only hands.

How to choose a toilet lid

Before replacing the seat, you must select the correct shape of the cover.

1. Currently, their range is huge, so you should pay attention not to the fact that it was soft, very expensive or, for example, in the form of an aquarium, but that it was exactly the same size as the previous one.

Tip: Take a picture of the old cover, so as not to carry it to the store or not to forget, and show the seller-consultant.

1. The seat should be the same size as the rim of the toilet bowl. Otherwise, the latter may be wide, and you buy a narrow model, then the dirt will begin to accumulate. In addition, the seat itself will become unstable.

We remove the old seat and put a new one.

Consider the simplest option:

1. Look under the toilet where you should see 2 screws with nuts.
2. If they are plastic, unscrew them with your own hands, otherwise you may need wrenches.

Seat mounting with lifter

No need to worry in advance because of the incomprehensible name of this product. Installation method from loud words does not change. You also need to install the cover in 2 holes on the toilet, which is still considered the best option for mounting it.

After removing the old cover, put special rubber rings on the fasteners for a softer fit to the toilet, and fasten it with nuts at the bottom.

Unlike the previous version, lids for toilet with microlift sometimes require some adjustment. This usually refers to the tightness of the seat to the toilet.

This is necessary in order not to damage the expensive product during operation. To do this, make adjustments using adjustment cups that are screwed onto the mounting bolt. You should get a tight and uniform fit of the seat over the entire surface of the sanitary equipment.

Tip: adjust before tightening the cap fully retaining the cap.

Recommendations of specialists

1. For inexpensive seats, plastic screws are usually used. Do not overdo it while twisting. In addition, if the nuts are screwed tightly, the stability of the seat may deteriorate. If this happens, loosen one or two nuts.

1. If the seat is combined with a lid, do not rush to tighten it completely until the lid is inserted.. There are moments when it is not clear the first time, and the instruction doesn’t really explain anything. Otherwise, the cover will be installed unevenly or it will not be able to be fixed at all. So you have to unscrew everything again.
2. The principle of installation of the seat at all about the same, may differ only in nuances.

Conclusion

Using a toilet without a seat is not only uncomfortable, but also not hygienic. The cost of products is low, and their installation does not cause difficulties, so you should not invite a master plumber to do this work (see also the article Assembling a toilet bowl: steps and rules for carrying out the work).

The principles of installation for any seat remain the same, only fasteners are changed. The video in this article will provide an opportunity to find additional information on the above topic.