How to Replace a Toilet Seat



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Is your porcelain throne getting a bit shopworn? If you can change the toilet paper roll, you can replace your toilet seat.

Step 1: Measure
Measure the size of your toilet seat to make sure it’s standard. Note the distance between the two bolts holding the seat in place (located at the top of the toilet seat) as well as the seat’s length and width.

Step 2: Buy your new seat
Buy a toilet seat that will fit your measurements.

Step 3: Remove the old seat
Remove the old seat by unscrewing the two bolts holding it in place. Hold the nut underneath with a pair of pliers as you turn the bolt heads with a screwdriver. There may be plastic caps covering the bolts that you’ll need to pop open.

Tip
If you are having trouble removing corroded bolts from the seat, spray some penetrating oil around the nut and let it sit overnight.

Step 4: Clean the holes
Clean around the holes with baking soda to remove any dirt or rust.

Step 5: Attach the new seat
Attach your new toilet seat by positioning it over the two holes. Re-insert the bolts and tighten the nuts by hand, then hold the nuts in place with pliers and tighten the bolt heads with a screwdriver.

Tip
Be careful — over-tightening the bolts can crack the porcelain.

Step 6: Enjoy
Snap the bolt head covers back in place and take a seat!

Did You Know?
Taipei has a popular restaurant chain called “The Modern Toilet,” which lets customers eat out of miniature plastic toilet bowls while sitting on toilets.

33 thoughts on “How to Replace a Toilet Seat”

  1. Thank you sooooo much. Have been sitting on half a seat thinking this was sooo difficult to do! my bf didn't have time to I just did this in less than 5 mins!!

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  2. I need to do this now, my old seat is past it's use by date and I've got the new seat in the bathroom, behind the bloody door cause there's no room and every time someone goes in there it falls over and scares the hell out of them, anyway, I've looked at my toilet, I've looked at the new seat and lid and now I've watched a video and all 3 looked totally different, I am therefore much more confused than I was to start off with aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggg heeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllppppppppppp

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  3. oh my gosh you saved me the embarrassment of filling out a maintenance request. I unscrewed the seat just fine but couldn't get it back on until I searched your video, their bolts under there, aha! Thanks!

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  4. I wanted to help my Auntie replace a new toilet seat but she was not home yet so I just read the instructions on the back not as hard as I thought I cleaned the whole bathroom and the hallway

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  5. I replace toilet seats regularly but my toilet seat at home is literally come off but the bolts are rusted and hard to the get to I don't even know how the original owner put them on any advice on how to sort this because I honestly thinking of getting a plumber to remove the toilet just so I can get to it

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