How to Replace a Toilet Seat

A dirty job, but someone's got to do it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pliers
• New toilet seat
• WD40
• Drill - if things get really tough

1. Before replacing the seat - make sure the toilet is clean - for obvious reasons.

2. Generally the seat is connected via 2 wingnut screws. Older porcelain toilets can have metal screws that may be corroded, which makes removing them terribly difficult. If you run into this you'll need the pliers, the wd40, and maybe a drill (it may easier to break the screw than unscrew it).

3. Remove the wingnuts and lift the seat.

4. Fit the new seat through the existing holes in the porcelain. Tighten the wingnuts, and have a seat.

Tips & Warnings

• cushioned seats, while comfortable, are difficult to keep clean.

[fortysixyou]

on 10/5/2007 One important detail that this article overlooks is that the wing nuts that attach the toilet seat to the toilet are located UNDERNEATH the toilet.

I just replaced my unstable squishy toilet seat with a hard-and-stable-as-a-rock new one. It's beautiful.

[Schwengel]

on 8/24/2007 you forgot step 5: try it out yourself before anyone else kills themself on it.

[newfixer]

on 6/21/2007 I inherited a very nice cushioned toilet seat, but after one year, it is a sanitation nightmare. My thought is; I don't really want to settle there for a long time. I'd rather spend most of my time in another room or outside and spend less time cleaning it.