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It's a nice seat. My husband and I were forced to replace our bidet attachment and I figured it had been the previous plastic seat (which still looked nice and functioned fine) was the cause of our misfortune with our broken bidet. We think it slid or shifted and caused a crack in the bidet, which attaches to the toilet under the seat. I wanted something sturdy, that looked nice, that wasn't too expensive. This seat is all that. It's good and heavy, but it did not come with instructions. Which you wouldn't think that'd be an issue, because to quote me last night: "Baby, it's JUST a freaking toilet seat!" right? I guess I'd never seen one that the bolts snap into. The bolts are plastic and you do not need to have the seat on the toilet when you screw them down. Which my husband figured out before I did because the seat itself was kind of in the way. So we mounted the bidet, used the bolts to secure it and snapped the seat down onto the bolts. Not quite easy peasy, everyone hates changing a toilet seat, but I think it was as easy as it could be. All the box lacked was a diagram showing the user the bolts go down first, THEN the seat. So it's a good sturdy feeling seat. I haven't felt it shift at all and I feel like it protects the bidet unit better than our old one.You might think I'm dumb having not noticed how the bolts worked, but when my husband finished with the bidet, it was leaking everywhere... I fixed it. Might not recognize a snapping toilet seat when I see it, but I know now to Teflon tape and properly cross-thread a pipe.Although I have installed these seats before my brother put this one on for me. He was crazy about the install. He said it went on so fast. The fastest seat he has ever put on. He went on and on about how easy and sturdy the seat is. I have used it for a week now and the seat is very sturdy. Much sturdier than the seat that came with my toilet. It feels very solid and the seat top is very solid. I am obsessive about keeping my seat down and sit on the seat daily. I am impressed at how it stays put and doesn't slip like my last seat. I have a bidet attachment and didn't need extra pads.This is a great item for the price, I made the mistake of buying a $90 seat from a well known company on here that was flimsy plastic & the latches broke within 2 years and scratched badly. This wood seat is well made, fits well, non slippery and is sturdy!!The only issue I’ve had is some toilet bowl cleaner drops got on lid and left permanent white spots, took the color right off. So use CAUTION with strong cleaners. Luckily I bought light gray for a black toilet as they didn’t have black lids, as I imagine the damage showing up on black would be a disaster!Otherwise this is a great bargain seat!Well made, heavy and sturdy, easy to install and fit perfect. The only thing you have to be very careful about is what you use to clean it because some products will damage the finish! Be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions, my fault I did not! I learned that lesson the hard way, I used a disinfecting wipe and it discolored the seat in spots where it was left to dry. I imagine it took the top sealer coat off and if I continued to clean with the same product the paint will be next :-(The mounting system is great. Read other reviews for instructions. Follow those & pay attention to doing the things all the way. Just like a door: if you don’t latch it, it will swing.I’ve found it certainly doesn’t stain easily. It is capable of getting dirty, and should be cleaned regularly; it will easily go back to white. I don’t think I should have to further explain that toilet seats should be cleaned.It is also sturdy. The heaviest person in my house weighs about 220 lbs, and we’ve had zero durability concerns. I’m not sure about heavier people because I’m not keen on the idea of asking the big neighbor down the street to take my toilet seat for a test run. That just seems too weird for the neighborly relationship.Last, it comes in a box that is absolutely perfect for reuse in gag gifting! It looks like something classy while wrapped, then turns hard south when the paper comes off.DO NOT pay attention to the bad reviews! Those are folks that know nothing about installing a toilet seat! This is quality made and it’s so easy to install my 3 year old niece could do it! I LOVE the lock/unlock feature of this, it’s going to make cleaning up after these boys that can’t aim a breeze! The round seat fit my round bowl perfectly, just install the pins, pop the caps on and use some strong hands to turn into the lock position, Viola, your done! Took me literally 4 minutes to install. I will be buying another for second bathroom! Great purchase for me!I debated on buying this seat because it was under $20.00. I did the reviews on this one and a $40.00 one and they were honestly the same so I went with the cheaper one. So glad I did! Very easy install, the seat sits very tight and securely. The part I love most is that it comes off to clean very easily. Buy this seat if you need one!I’ve always liked the solid enameled lids that are substantial instead of the thin plastic Cheesy seat feeling and these are excellent for removing for cleaning the only thing is after about three or four years the finish starts to wear and a lot of cleaners more powerful cleaners tend to change the color in the quicken the degradation process of the finish but overall the price is rightThe delivery (from USA) went smoothly. It was bought to replace an existing Bemis seat, the hinge of which had cracked, once the hinge was on the point of actual failure.The Amazon site points out the new, easily released hinges, but what it DOES NOT POINT OUT is that the distance between the two hinges has also changed !!The result was that both the new hinges had to be removed and then pilot holes drilled before they could be repositioned. There are now the 'old hoes' visible until I can find a suitable powder blue filler to fill them.SUGGEST the Amazon site should specify the distance between the hinge centres AND that Bemis should provide replacement seats that matched to old measurements as an option.Other than that it is a good loo seat, albeit on the expensive side.I live in the UK, this product is for a different market. The hole centres for fixing are 140mm, my toilet is 155mm. Buyers beware. Amazon shouldn't sell these in the UK without giving warning. Returning something is a nightmare, so looks like I've wasted £23.I got this a few days ago and love it. It is solid and sturdy. I thought that it would be hard to fit but did myself with not much effort. One thing is the wing nut on the screw that attaches the seat to the toilet is a little wide, I solved the problem by trimming the nut with nail clippers; this may well be different on other toilets as they could have a slightly different toilet bowl, still managed to get the seat on properly and all is well that ends wellThis product is comfortable to use, and well made. It is very easy to install with modern plastic fittings, that also enable a push on and prise off ability when it is required to remove and re-fix the seat for cleaning.Intended as replacement for our existing toilet seats.The colour is wrong and the pitch of the holes not correct.They do not fit.Have been returned via ups.
