Wickes Soft Close Thermoset Round Toilet Seat - £10 (free click & collect) @ Wickes

Be sure to check your toilet size, make a template of the toilet from paper/card if you are unsure, it's surprising how many people return toilet seats saying they don't fit, even the supposed universal seats.(I worked for bathstore and a large DIY "WH smiths, Do-it-all" chain many years ago)

Sellotape some a4 paper together,, put on top of toilet rim and cut around or fold over and cut after. Or use a wax crayon/ charcoal/pencil over paper and press against paper on top of toilet bowl to give template. Ensure you have where the fixings go on the template too. (edited)

I paid £14 2 weeks ago, a very sturdy seat, much better than I thought it would be.

badgerman226/05/2022 15:59

Are these pretty much a standard fit, or do you need to check size or …Are these pretty much a standard fit, or do you need to check size or whatever for replacing? Genuine question, not a cue for jokes about bog standard….Read lessRead more

I've just fitted one ...new one on me but there's a plastic insert that goes into you big hole...fin nar fin nar ..

...in the toilet ..acts a bit like a Rawl plug ...you then screw the bolts down ..tightish ...then push the toliet onto the fittings till it clicks ..then you can adjust the seat
...then push 2 'buttons' ....which I'm glad I actually read the instructions for a change as I was getting ready to prise it off with a screwdriver!

Seat then lifts off ...tighten fully..pop caps on ..then you can pop the seat back

Wasn't entirely sure it was going to be a good fit ..but fitted perfectly once you've moved it around..so I'd say its a pretty universal fit (edited)

Thank god its stain resistant

Are these pretty much a standard fit, or do you need to check size or whatever for replacing?

Genuine question, not a cue for jokes about bog standard….

I had one of these fitted in our en-suite a few years ago.It looks after a few years, and yes it has been cleaned with the same cleaning products we use on the other 2 toilets we've had for many years. They still look like new.This doesn't and has discoloured like the loft access hatch we had fitted at the same time. Spend a bit more, I wish I had.

nice idea to have a thermostat built in to a toilet seat.

Very handy, take on holidays with you and use wherever you go or stay e.g service station. Voted hot.

These really should be bog standard nowadays (edited)

badgerman226/05/2022 15:59

Are these pretty much a standard fit, or do you need to check size or whate …Are these pretty much a standard fit, or do you need to check size or whatever for replacing? Genuine question, not a cue for jokes about bog standard….Read lessRead more

Second what @freddyfender says

Just fitted one an hour ago and it was nice and easy.
Click down. Adjust
Release. Tighten
Click back down

I’m rubbish at diy but managed this one

deleted35769626/05/2022 17:28

Be sure to check your toilet size, make a template of the toilet from …Be sure to check your toilet size, make a template of the toilet from paper/card if you are unsure, it's surprising how many people return toilet seats saying they don't fit, even the supposed universal seats.(I worked for bathstore and a large DIY "WH smiths, Do-it-all" chain many years ago) Sellotape some a4 paper together,, put on top of toilet rim and cut around or fold over and cut after. Or use a wax crayon/ charcoal/pencil over paper and press against paper on top of toilet bowl to give template. Ensure you have where the fixings go on the template too.Read lessRead more

remember seeing all the opened returns on the shelf in B&Q

Also it says SANDWICH STYLE, interesting

LEMON26/05/2022 16:41

ScunnyThese are environmental friendly seats!Our new toilet ? from wickes …ScunnyThese are environmental friendly seats!Our new toilet ? from wickes is environmentally friendly and difficult to clean compared to old ones!Read lessRead more

I take it they're not dishwasher safe then?

thanks ..ordered ...9 quid for me with trade discount

dealcatcherer26/05/2022 21:11

None left in Edinburgh... Wanted to replace mine.

That's due to Edinburgh already being

Russell_Parker26/05/2022 22:53

Or just use the measurements provided to check it fits? ?

If only it was that so simple. Older toilets and modern toilets are not the same as the bowl can be different on the seat fixing points, and bowl shape, size wide depends upon bowl shape, they are not all the same.

Compare a 1970s armitage shanks toilet to a b and q toilet/ wickes etc (made in china) very different bowl and rim sizes despite the width, think oblong, think circle, dimensions are irrelevent if the seats not going to sit on the bowl correctly once you put your bum down on it. (edited)

Ordered thankyou

Scunny
These are environmental friendly seats!
Our new toilet 🚽 from wickes is environmentally friendly and difficult to clean compared to old ones!

None left in Edinburgh... Wanted to replace mine.

deleted35769626/05/2022 17:28

Be sure to check your toilet size, make a template of the toilet from …Be sure to check your toilet size, make a template of the toilet from paper/card if you are unsure, it's surprising how many people return toilet seats saying they don't fit, even the supposed universal seats.(I worked for bathstore and a large DIY "WH smiths, Do-it-all" chain many years ago) Sellotape some a4 paper together,, put on top of toilet rim and cut around or fold over and cut after. Or use a wax crayon/ charcoal/pencil over paper and press against paper on top of toilet bowl to give template. Ensure you have where the fixings go on the template too.Read lessRead more

Or just use the measurements provided to check it fits? 🤦

scunny26/05/2022 16:15

I had one of these fitted in our en-suite a few years ago.It looks …I had one of these fitted in our en-suite a few years ago.It looks after a few years, and yes it has been cleaned with the same cleaning products we use on the other 2 toilets we've had for many years. They still look like new.This doesn't and has discoloured like the loft access hatch we had fitted at the same time. Spend a bit more, I wish I had. Read lessRead more

I've got a soft close seat from somewhere that seems to have suffered from the cleaning chemicals and is discoloured.

I'd happily spend a little more to get a better product, but I'm not interested in spending more and still having the same problem. I suspect the problem seat is made from Polypropylene, but can't see any material code on it.
The only way to test would be to do a burn test, which is obviously destructive.

Thermo what?

Just installed two of them, simple and decent range to accommodate different bowls

Thanks, ordered

gethefunk27/05/2022 17:18

Thermo what?

As opposed to a thermoplastic…

Just for one of these for some reason the seal does not sit flush on one side of the rim. Seems I can only think a) the toilet is uneven on one side (previous seat was flush) or the seat is not clicking correctly into the bolt but looks ok to Me

Be careful, it's not just the size of the toilet bowl you need to consider. Bought two of these yesterday. For the money the quality is great and the new fixing method is a great improvement. Except that the nylon plug that's mean to go through the holes in the toilet is too wide (or the holes on my 30 year old toilet are too small). No way would they fit through the hole - put oil around the hole and used a hammer to gently tap the plug in, gets about 5mm and that's it.
Returned them to Wickes, no problem. But as I'd just about ruined my existing toilet seat's fixing, I had to buy a new one pronto. Paid £17 for a conventional fitted seat - quality was abysmal compared to the £10 ones, but I needed a seat and everywhere closes at 4 pm as it's Sunday.

Can be used in a toilet with blind holes ?