Fitting toilet seat

[R D S]

I have just finished fitting a new toilet.

Nightmare job, the old pan connector was plastered into the wall and on chipping it out it seemed that rather than the standard size I expected to push the pan connector* in, the pipe was in fact smaller, the old pan connector had been fitted over it and glued.

*I bought 3 different types of pan connector, I thought I had all bases covered.

Anyway after much codging the toilet is firmly in place and seems watertight.

So we come to fit the seat and bugger me, I can't possibly get my hands to the underneath where the screw posts go through because of the way the toilet is moulded, you would need to go from round the back, have 2 wrists and extremely small hands.

Other than glue it has anyone another idea, are there special fittings available?

Cheers,

Rick

[Phil L]

I have got two wrists.

[R D S]

Guffaw, I meant on the same arm!

Still, if you want to try and fit my bog seat feel free.

[Phil L]

Have you tried using long handled grips of some kind?

[John Rumm]

Some seat fittings can be done up from the top only. They have a machine screw through a rubber rawl plug like construction. As you tighten the screw, the rubber is forced to bulge out. This locks it in place in the holes in the pan.

[Andy Hall]

Somewhere or other recently, I have seen a special tool for fitting toilet seats (can't remember where though).

The picture showed it as yellow plastic and jointed with a cam at the end to fit up under the china and reach the nuts under the seat (as it were).

[Guy King]

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Would one of these help?

[Broadback]

I have fitted three toilet seats recently, all a different fitting design, none of them required access underneath, they all tightened in place simply by screwing from the top, try it you may be surprised. I was with one in particular, it seemed to need access from the bottom (no pun intended)but simply screwed from above.

[Andy Hall]

[Guy King]

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So it was!

[Stuart]

So what covers up the screw heads .I have never had any toilet seat that fits any way other than from underneath.... the bolt heads sitting in a groove in the plastic part that sits either side of the seat and the nuts fit on undeneath the pan

Stuart ..

[R D S]

That could help cheers.

First I'll nip back to the bathroom shop and see if they have any fittings applied from the top.

[Broadback]

Each one had a different cover that push fitted over the screws, very simple and obvious in application.

[Steve Walker]

screwfix 62412 - £10