Broken Toilet Seat

Here s a quick and simple video guide to teach you how to replace a toilet seat.

Broken toilet seat. These are usually at the back of the toilet seat. Remove the two nuts on the hinge and lift your old toilet seat up and out. If you want to be extra sure take a tape measure to check the distance between the bolt holes in the toilet bowl. If the seat or bolts are damaged you may need to go to the hardware store to replace these parts.

A traditional wax ring toilet seal shown above. Lift the toilet seat lid. If they look fine pry up the cover that is over the screws and loosen the screws so you can center the toilet seat over the toilet. Even padded seats are just a padded material bound to a wooden seat by either an adhesive formula or stitching.

Wax ring toilet seals also referred to as closet ring toilet ring spud ring or oatey s johni ring are sold at plumbing suppliers building suppliers like lowes home depot and online. Most toilets are standard sized and any replacement seat should fit. Replacement toilet seals between the ceramic under side of your toilet and the toilet mounting flange and waste pipe can be any of the following. You will see 2 hinges at the base.

Watch for step by step instructions and handy tips about how to replace a broken seat or upgrade the design in. A common problem is that the nuts securing the toilet seat may be rusted or corroded. My local hardware store had no answers except go on line. It is really important when you have a toilet that the lid can close and open in your toilet seat and toilet seats are not broken the lid needs to be functioning perfectly.

The holes on the commode are not even. So the toilet seat hinges make the toilet seat crooked. Measure your current toilet bowl before buying a new seat. Is there a way to make a hinge or something similar.

Once you have the right size seat remove the old one. Where do i find a new hinge for the toilet seat. Step 1 remove the seat. If your toilet seat hinges are broken you do not need to change the whole toilet seat only the hinges.

With the right tools and spare parts you can easily replace your toilet seat hinges. Toilet seats are very durable designs and most of them are made of some type of wooden composite from particle board to solid wood. I did not realize this until one of the hinges broke off. To fix a loose toilet seat locate the screws that hold the seat on.