Toilet seat falling, at max 90 degrees

[CloudStrife]

Hello,

The toilet seat constantly falls after lifting the seat and resting it against lid (at ~90 ish deg), I have tried adjusting the plastic nuts/hinges etc on the toilet seat, I can not bring it any more forward, it always remains at 90 degrees. This was not a good job by the original owner of the house who built things himself, and the water part is not far back enough.

Anyway here's some pics + dimensions, any ideas on what I can do? I have read about the "soft close" toilet seats, would this fix my problem and allow the toilet seat to remain at 90 degrees without falling?


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(Sorry as I'm new poster I can't post pics/links)


Thanks

 

[rpm]

I really wanna say Gaffa tape? :smile5: but that would rude so instead I will say sometimes the hinge fittings have adjustment themselves, take the whole thing off and have a look at the hinges rather than just the nuts underneath.

 

[snowhead]

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Apart from it looks like a very cheap seat, I'd say it's the wrong seat for the W.C

 

[CloudStrife]

I really wanna say Gaffa tape? :smile5: but that would rude so instead I will say sometimes the hinge fittings have adjustment themselves, take the whole thing off and have a look at the hinges rather than just the nuts underneath.

I should have made it clearer in the original post. I did remove the entire toilet seat/lid, and tried to move the toilet seat as forward as it can go, but to no avail. What you see in the pic, is as forward as it can go (it's plastic hinge/nuts btw).

 

[Killy Bing]

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some seat brackets step forward then hinge back.

it appears yours hing back straight away.

would cause the issue

ps you want it to sit back more than 90 degrees or there is a good chance of you knocking your knee on the pan and getting the seat to your jewels pretty sharpish

 

[Best]

Firstly, - your cistern cannot have been moved any further back, as it is fixed to the pan at a set distance, so not the previous owner or installers fault!
The seat does look a cheap type & unadjustable. Get yourself a decent seat with fully adjustable hinges. Should cost as little as £20 - £30 for a decent one.

 

[TBServices]

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So do I. Waiting for it to be available on PS4.

 

[SimonG]

Its one of them seats designed by women. Its not supposed to stay up, stops them complaining when we leave it up

As said its a cheap seat with little adjustment.

 

[Hirstgas]

I had same problem at home eventually I blamed it on the toilet having the holes cast in the wrong place. Changed the toilet eventually sick of it closing when if was using it.

Used to call it a '***** fly trap' haha

 

[Killy Bing]

So do I. Waiting for it to be available on PS4.

You big child...