How to remove the seat with the toilet and install a new

Plumbing, as actually any other technique, sooner or later breaks. However, in most cases, it is not difficult to eliminate these breakdowns. In this article, we will look at how to disassemble and mount the cover with the seat.

General

Problems with the lid and the seat happen very often, therefore it is, perhaps, in second place after breakdowns of the drain tank. More recently, these devices were simply a circle with a lid, made most often from plastic.

In our time, these products can be a rather complicated design that includes functions such as:

• Microlift;
• Heating;
• Intestinal gases;
• Built-in bidet, etc.

In the photo - Seat with microlift

Caps can be broken for a variety of reasons:

• From time;
• As a result of a factory marriage;
• As a result of mechanical damage.

The most common are the following types of damage:

• The appearance of cracks on the surface;
• Frame breakdown.

Trying to repair the lid with your own hands is useless. It is much easier and faster to purchase a new one.

Choosing a new sidushka

Before removing the seat with the toilet, which for some reason is broken, you should buy a new one. Since the range of these products is huge, it is not easy to make a choice. Therefore, below we give the main features of the seats made from different materials:

Materials	Features
Plastic	This material belongs to: Polyvinyl chloride; Polyethylene; Polypropylene. Seats made of plastic, from the bottom side have rigidity and rubber inserts or plastic protrusions. The main advantage is low price, among the shortcomings, the fragility can be distinguished.
Duroplast	This material is essentially the same plastic, but with a more dense structure resembling ceramics. Duroplast products are resistant to ultraviolet and chemicals, as a rule, have an antibacterial coating that does not produce bacteria. The advantage is an attractive appearance and good strength, however, the cost of such seats is higher than plastic.
Polymer fabric with foam rubber (soft seat)	The design is a rigid plastic base, covered with a polymer cloth under which a soft foam rubber is located. Such a seat is more comfortable, however, quite quickly breaks.
Chipboard, MDF or tree	The seats of this type are usually very attractive look, however, their disadvantage is a big weight. When falling, the design can simply split the toilet.

Deciding with the material, you should decide which functions of the product are important to you. After that, you can choose specific models.

Tip!
Before you buy a seat with a lid, you need to take it in your hands and make sure that there are no defects.
For example, if the seat with a backlash or gap, then it is better to give up from its purchase.

Mounting work

Remove the old cover

So, the new seat is bought, before you install it, you need to remove the old one. This operation will not require much time.

The only thing may take some tools:

• End key;
• Pliers;
• Hacksaw.

Instructions for dismantling the lid looks like this:

• Regardless of the type of design, the seat is fixed with two nuts. Before you use tools, you can try to promote them with your hands.
• If the nuts do not "succumb to", you should use the end key.
• In some cases, the bolts can be turned. To prevent it, they should be clamped with pliers.
• If for some reason it is not possible to promote fasteners, the bolts must be cut off with hacksaw. However, before taking the cardinal measures, you can lubricate the thread with silicone or butter and try unscrew again.

Installing a new cover

Now consider how to install the seat on the toilet.

It should be noted that depending on the product model, the installation scheme may differ slightly, but in general, the sequence is such:

• First of all, you need to install fasteners in the design of the seat.
• Then the bolts need to get into the special holes in the toilet and put it on the nuts bolts.
• Next, it is necessary to adjust the position of the cover relative to the toilet and tighten the bolts. If the cover with the microlift is installed before tighten the bolts, make sure that the design is tightly adjacent to the plumbing. Otherwise, the position should be adjusted by special adjustment elements.

For products with microlift, adjustment is of great importance, since their durability depends on it.

• When installing complex, it may be necessary to connect the construction to the water supply and electricity.
• After the toilet seat for the toilet will be installed, the design should be raised and omitted to make sure its performance.

Tip!
For a small child to use the toilet to use, additionally, you can purchase a children's seat with a step.

Here, perhaps, all the information you need to know to remove yourself and install the seat.

Output

From the video in this article you can get some additional information on this topic.