does anyone make a toilet seat with solid stainless fittings?

[Nate Nagel]

subject line says all...

replaced toilet seat last year. SWMBO does not like plastic hinges as they do tend to look grungy after only short use. So we found a simple white painted wood seat with antique-looking chrome plated hinges. Assumed they were brass. Were mistaken - they're pot metal, as I can see now that the chrome is peeling off.

I just want a toilet seat that will last more than a year. Any suggestions?

thanks,

nate

PS - whenever possible, try to avoid being the person that cleans the bathroom after both residents have been sick for a week. YHBW.

[buffalobill]

maybe 568800 or others at hdsupplysolutions

[Boden]

Groco may. They make a line of toilets for use on ocean going boats.

Boden

[Nate Nagel]

I guess I wasn't clear... SWMBO does not like any kind of plastic hinges, caps, whatever- she says it makes it impossible to clean properly, collects grunge, and the plastic yellows and looks nasty anyway. I tend to agree but don't really care that much. But anyway here is what I believe we have:

if there were something just like that but with actual quality, non-corroding hinges, that would probably make her day. Or at least a couple minutes, anyway.

thanks,

Nate

[Nate Nagel]

any comment on these "solid brass toilet hinges?"

thinking of ordering one. For $20, it'd be nice. Plus then I wouldn't have to buy a whole 'nother seat.

nate

[badgolferman]

Our wives must be sisters or something.

[badgolferman]

I'd like to know if they come in elongated versions.

[badgolferman]

Never mind, I see it's just the hinge and not the seat also.

[Nate Nagel]

I'll vote for "or something," unless you're married to someone named Kenny :P

nate

[badgolferman]

I should have just stayed out of this conversation...

[Boden]

Toto:

[KLS]

No, in my experience, which is why I have recycled the chrome/stainless hinges from the last two seats I replaced.

[Nate Nagel]

they do sell whole seats too. I just sucked it up and ordered, if nothing else to get a catalog as well. I hadn't seen their web site before and I think that looking through the catalog with SWMBO might yield some design ideas. (I know, website, blah blah blah but sometimes a paper catalog is still better.)

nate

[Phisherman]

The plastic is the way to go. Recently I bought a (plastic molded) Eljer toilet seat/lid for $50, seems expensive for what it is. The screws are nylon. The plastic hinges are easy to keep clean and don't rust. Walmart has seats for $12, although these are not quality.

[MiamiCuse]

You might want to look at Pressalit. All of my toilets have Pressalit seats and the hinges are stainless steel and solid brass. It also has quick release feature to lift the entire seat off. The only problem is that they tend to be pricier at over $100 a seat, so it can be more expensive than some toilets.

[dadiOH]

1. The chrome will erode just as it did from your pot metal hinges.

1. The brass (sans chrome) will get grungy and green.

2. Your original thought re stainless steel is the best.

[Ron in NY]

What's a SWMBO ???? Is it the same as a BIMBO ???? ======================================================== Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail.

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Sat 29 Nov 2008 09:38:57a, Ron in NY told us...

It?s the same in my book.

[J. Clarke]

Not unless you have a very comfortable doghouse.

"She Who Must Be Obeyed". Comes from an H. Rider Haggard novel (and several movies based thereon).