I can't believe I've never thought to do this.

[mark_wpduet]

Thanks for the link. They are not expensive, but after watching that quick video demo of remove/replace I realized that the nuts/bolts are still there.. the seat detaches from that but they stay fixed there and isn't that eventually going to have to be unscrewed and cleaned too... am I missing something? When I removed mine the nuts/bolts themselves were covered in what looked like a piss gel...it was sooo gross..had I had this removable seat, for example... removing the seat itself in my case wouldn't have been enough...I would have to take the bolts off too

 

[ea56]

Mark the plastic bolts and the attachment plate have no play in them once affixed to the back of the toilet, there’s no room for stray piss to become lodged underneath the attachment plate.

When I replaced both of our toilet seats a couple of months ago there was no odor of stale urine and no build up of piss around the attachment plate. I didn’t even bother to remove the old bolts and attachment plates, I just removed the old worn toilet seats and attached the new ones onto the clean fixture already in place, easy-peasy.

David thoroughly cleans both toilets once or sometimes even twice weekly. Because the bolts for these seats are plastic there is never any corrosion due to urine. Once discovering these toilet seats I wouldn’t have any other kind.

Eddie

 

[mark_wpduet]

Gotcha

another cool thing I learned that looks like common sense and has always bugged the hell out of me is toilet bowl brushes...the fact that after you're done, they're dripping wet and I feel like where they sit is a breeding ground in a someone closed up environment waiting for the next use....Well, in the video, you close the toilet bowl seat onto the brush holding it there above the water in the bowl to drip and air dry for a bit before putting it back into it's holder. Well, chalk that up to another thing I can't believe I didn't think to do.. It's so stupidly simple

 

[ea56]

We never use a toilet bowl brush. We use a scrubbing sponge dedicated to cleaning toilets only and get in there with our hands with either Ajax or Comet and use elbow grease to clean the bowl. After all, theres bleach in the cleansing powder and your gonna wash your hands anyway once the dirty job is completed. Then we leave the water with the Ajax or Comet in the bowl for a while to continue disinfecting the bowl.

I think toilet bowl brushes are nasty.

Eddie

 

[mark_wpduet]

If I were gonna do that I'd definitely buy a box of those disposable rubber gloves..they are pretty cheap and it takes me forever to go through a box of them.

 

[rp2813]

Wall Mount Toilets

I forgot to mention that when I designed the new configuration for a tired old DIY bathroom that we were gutting and converting into a master bath, I was finally able to have the toilet of my dreams -- a wall mounted type.  I don't know why these haven't  become standard fare for new construction or remodels.  Particularly with Dave's disasters, mopping up was so much easier with nothing but tile floor under the bowl.  It also makes a small bathroom feel larger without the big footprint of a floor-mount type.

 

I found the only model that had an exposed tank.  The last thing I wanted was the tank behind the wall where it couldn't be accessed for the inevitable flapper failure or fill valve replacement.

 

[circlew]

Ralph, my toilet doesn't have any tank, but rather uses a flush valve. It requires a larger water line, but since I was getting all new plumbing, it wasn't a problem. It has a very nice Sloan valve in polished chrome.

 

[rp2813]

Tom, a Sloan valve would have been a nice look, as I wanted an understated locker room feel.  A curbless shower with bench, wide door and grab bars was necessary for Dave, and that made mopping the whole room really easy.  Water pressure was sub-optimal at that house and the project went way over budget, plus I was looking for something quiet since I was turning it into a master bath.  I was just really happy to have managed a wall mount.  The contractors had never installed one, so it was an interesting job for them, too.

 

If anyone is considering a wall mounted toilet, you'll need to budget not only for the fixture itself, but also for the "carrier," which is the large cast iron sanitary fitting between the studs that the toilet bolts onto.

 

[mattl]

My basement bath has a wall hung toilet with a flush valve, it's great.  When we  added it I opted not to chop up the floor and had the sewer line brought in at floor level.  Over the years had 2 toilets with tanks down there Much happier with the flush valve setup.

 

[rinso]

I always remove the toilet seats while cleaning my toilets. I have an old Kenmore Elite, with an easily removable upper rack, hooked up in my garage that I use for utility cleaning. I wash the seats in there. It's also great for cleaning my cat's litter boxes. Good thing I don't use it for dishes, huh?

 

[mark_wpduet]

I wonder if that mansfield removable toilet seat link... I know there are different models of toilets...and since mine are from 2004 I wonder if it's universal or not...I mean it "looks" like it would fit" but you never know

 

[ea56]

Mark, these Mansfield toilet seats are made to fit ALL toilets, not just Mansfield toilets. And as far as I can tell the shape of toilet bowls hasn’t changed much in decades. The holes for the bolts that fasten the seats to the toilet bowl are universally spaced. They make two different styles of seats, one for round toilet bowls and one for elongated toilet bowls.

Eddie

 

[foraloysius]

Here’s a picture of my toilet. The tank is behind the wall but it’s accessible when the panel wirh the push button is taken off.