Toilet Seat That Will Stay Up

When you check the toilet seat and see loose screws broken hinge or wobbly hinges.

Toilet seat that will stay up.

It s just too old. But you still have. Family handyman to begin remove the toilet seat nuts and insert the rubber bushings. Loosen the nuts attaching the toilet seat and slide the seat forward as far as you can.

Then use the tightening tool from the kit to snug up the nut. If the angle between the upright toilet seat and the toilet bowl is 90 degrees or less then the seat will perpetually fall back down. When a new toilet seat is installed the angle of the toilet seat to the bowl needs to be beyond 90 degrees so the seat can rest against the toilet tank. When you sit down you feel the seat move back and forth.

Fortunately this problem is pretty easy to fix. Install the rubber bushing with the tapered side facing up toward the toilet seat. Sometimes you ll have a toilet seat for years and years and you won t upgrade them until they stop working. As i mentioned above this is probably the most common reason why toilet seats won t stay up.

Soft close toilet seat removes the unpleasant noise when pulling seat down.