Toilet Seat Wobble
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dtmpower

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3,972 posts

276 months

Saturday 16th April 2011
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My wife insisted on me fitting replacement toilet seats when we moved in.

Now several years on these generic seats have worked lose and whenever you sit on them you nearly end up sat in the bowl with the seat to one side.

I attempted to fit them with new screws and studlock but they still work lose. I even siliconed the mount to the bowl along with the screw fixing.

Is it me or is a wobbly toilet seat very annoying ?

Is there such thing as a good universal toilet seat and if so please let me know, or should I just wait until we refurbish the whole bathroom ?

VR6time

1,770 posts

241 months

Saturday 16th April 2011
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eat less move more.

.:ian:.

3,172 posts

234 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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Get a Roper Rhodes seat.

Jonboy_t

5,038 posts

214 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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I had exactly the same problem! Bought the cheapest one I could find to stop the wife going on about getting a new one and within weeks, the studs and nylon 'bolts' worked loose and we inadvertantly invented loo surfing!

The only way I could fix it was to go and get a better quality one unfortunately. (I tried everything you have tried too!)

GKP

15,099 posts

272 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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Many thanks for pictures of your toilet. hurl

RemainAllHoof

80,154 posts

313 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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VR6time said:
eat less move more.
biglaugh

Laurel Green

31,231 posts

263 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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Very important is the throne-seat. Invest wisely and purchase the best available.

herbialfa

1,489 posts

233 months

Sunday 17th April 2011
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Go for plastic hinges!!!!

Its the moisture in the bathroom that makes the hinges fail.

snorky

2,322 posts

282 months

Wednesday 20th April 2011
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what, plastic rusts now does it?

RemainAllHoof

80,154 posts

313 months

Wednesday 20th April 2011
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snorky said:
what, plastic rusts now does it?
You misunderstand him!

monthefish

20,467 posts

262 months

Thursday 21st April 2011
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Use metal fixings (so that you can apply a decent torque (but not too much)) coupled with rubber washers top & bottom, and also use this:


dtmpower

Original Poster:

3,972 posts

276 months

Thursday 21st April 2011
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monthefish said:
Use metal fixings (so that you can apply a decent torque (but not too much)) coupled with rubber washers top & bottom, and also use this:

As above, I have already tried Loctite studlocker.

monthefish

20,467 posts

262 months

Thursday 21st April 2011
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dtmpower said:
As above, I have already tried Loctite studlocker.
....with decent fixings and rubber washers?

If so, may I politely suggest you aren't doing it right as I have never known this solution to fail when installed correctly.