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Dan Musicant
Mar 16, 2012, 4:04:21 PM3/16/12
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The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
Dan
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
Dan
Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
N8N
Mar 16, 2012, 4:09:07 PM3/16/12
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hinged seats with good luck (after getting sick of the big box crap
that breaks after a couple years) and I believe they sell the hinges
separately.
nate
Dan Musicant
Mar 16, 2012, 4:57:17 PM3/16/12
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:09:07 -0700 (PDT), N8N <njn...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
What I see there is a brass affair, one big unit. What I have is two
separate hinges. I just did some poking around and found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Lasco-14-1039-Plastic-Toilet-Tightening/dp/B000FSQOXE/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1331931100&sr=1-3
Says it works with Bemis seats, so I suppose it will work, however it
appears to be different from what's on there. I may visit my local
recycling outfit before ordering.
Dan
Email: dmusicant at sonic dot net
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separate hinges. I just did some poking around and found this:
http://www.amazon.com/Lasco-14-1039-Plastic-Toilet-Tightening/dp/B000FSQOXE/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1331931100&sr=1-3
Says it works with Bemis seats, so I suppose it will work, however it
appears to be different from what's on there. I may visit my local
recycling outfit before ordering.
Dan
Email: dmusicant at sonic dot net
Keith
Mar 16, 2012, 4:53:46 PM3/16/12
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to have a matching set. Even Wal-mart has them. Figure about $1.50 each at
any place that sells toilets or just toilet parts.
Dan Espen
Mar 16, 2012, 5:03:33 PM3/16/12
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Dan Musicant <m...@privacy.net> writes:
> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
I just replaced 2 old and worn out toilet seats.
> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
Forget about repairing them.
They sell seats now with damped hinges. No more slamming
lids. It's worth going for the upgrade rather than repairing.
--
Dan Espen
Dan Musicant
Mar 16, 2012, 5:32:19 PM3/16/12
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:33 -0400, Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net>
wrote:
This seat looks basically new, only problem is that hinge.
wrote:
Dan Musicant
Mar 16, 2012, 5:33:46 PM3/16/12
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:53:46 -0500, "Keith" <kbla...@hotmail.com>
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That's probably what I'll do, get a pair, maybe the other's weakened at
this point. At $1.50 apiece, worth it to just replace the pair! Thanks
for the idea.
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this point. At $1.50 apiece, worth it to just replace the pair! Thanks
for the idea.
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Mar 16, 2012, 6:02:06 PM3/16/12
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Dan Espen
Mar 16, 2012, 7:32:09 PM3/16/12
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Dan Musicant <m...@privacy.net> writes:
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:33 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> :Dan Musicant <m...@privacy.net> writes:
> :
> :> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> :> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
> :> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
> :> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
> :
> :I just replaced 2 old and worn out toilet seats.
> :Forget about repairing them.
> :
> :They sell seats now with damped hinges. No more slamming
> :lids. It's worth going for the upgrade rather than repairing.
>
> This seat looks basically new, only problem is that hinge.
The other problem is that it slams shut.
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Dan Espen
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:33 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
> :Dan Musicant <m...@privacy.net> writes:
> :
> :> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> :> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
> :> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
> :> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
> :
> :I just replaced 2 old and worn out toilet seats.
> :Forget about repairing them.
> :
> :They sell seats now with damped hinges. No more slamming
> :lids. It's worth going for the upgrade rather than repairing.
>
> This seat looks basically new, only problem is that hinge.
--
Dan Espen
HeyBub
Mar 16, 2012, 8:08:18 PM3/16/12
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Dan Musicant wrote:
> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I
> possibly buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and
> installed that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10
> years ago.
>
> Dan
>
>
If all else fails, buy a complete seat and salvage the hinges.
> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I
> possibly buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and
> installed that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10
> years ago.
>
> Dan
>
>
Still, toilet seats have made great strides in the last decade - you might
consider a newer, more advanced, model.
Nate Nagel
Mar 16, 2012, 8:15:50 PM3/16/12
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plastic. In almost all cases the hinges just screw to the seat with
little stainless or brass wood screws. Worst case you might have to
fill some old holes with white caulk to hide where the old hinges were.
Or just buy a whole new seat and be done with it. I like the brass
hinge assy. for ease of cleaning, the plastic ones seem to collect mung
in the nooks and crannies.
nate
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tange...@toyotamail.com
Mar 16, 2012, 9:17:23 PM3/16/12
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:04:21 -0700, Dan Musicant <m...@privacy.net>
wrote:
>The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
>the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
>buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
>that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
>
>Dan
>
Yes. Most hardware stores have them. If you have heavy people, get a
metal one. Plastic ones are cheap junk.
wrote:
>The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
>the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
>buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
>that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
>
>Dan
>
metal one. Plastic ones are cheap junk.
Nate Nagel
Mar 16, 2012, 8:30:05 PM3/16/12
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height (well, maybe even on the light side, now that I look around) and
I still consider the average plastic toilet seat hinge to be junk.
Tegger
Mar 16, 2012, 9:10:55 PM3/16/12
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"HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in
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>
> Still, toilet seats have made great strides in the last decade - you
> might consider a newer, more advanced, model.
>
>
Yes. Some of them even come with an iPhone app. Imagine that.
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Tegger
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>
> Still, toilet seats have made great strides in the last decade - you
> might consider a newer, more advanced, model.
>
>
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Tegger
Dan Espen
Mar 16, 2012, 9:52:34 PM3/16/12
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Nate Nagel <njn...@roosters.net> writes:
> On 03/16/2012 04:57 PM, Dan Musicant wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:09:07 -0700 (PDT), N8N<njn...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> :On Mar 16, 4:04 pm, Dan Musicant<m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>> :> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
>> :> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
>> :> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
>> :> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
>> :
> On 03/16/2012 04:57 PM, Dan Musicant wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:09:07 -0700 (PDT), N8N<njn...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> :On Mar 16, 4:04 pm, Dan Musicant<m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>> :> The seat looks fine except that one of the two hinges that screw into
>> :> the seat and back has broken. It's some kind of plastic. Can I possibly
>> :> buy a hinge new? The seat is made by Bemis and I bought and installed
>> :> that myself, very likely bought from Home Depot maybe 10 years ago.
>> :
>> :Take a look at Signature Hardware. Have used their plated-brass
>> :hinged seats with good luck (after getting sick of the big box crap
>> :that breaks after a couple years) and I believe they sell the hinges
>> :separately.
>>
>> :hinged seats with good luck (after getting sick of the big box crap
>> :that breaks after a couple years) and I believe they sell the hinges
>> :separately.
>>
>> What I see there is a brass affair, one big unit. What I have is two
>> separate hinges. I just did some poking around and found this:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Lasco-14-1039-Plastic-Toilet-Tightening/dp/B000FSQOXE/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1331931100&sr=1-3
>>
>> Says it works with Bemis seats, so I suppose it will work, however it
>> appears to be different from what's on there. I may visit my local
>> recycling outfit before ordering.
>
> It ain't rocket surgery... I'm assuming your seat is wood or rigid
> plastic. In almost all cases the hinges just screw to the seat with
> little stainless or brass wood screws. Worst case you might have to
> fill some old holes with white caulk to hide where the old hinges
> were. Or just buy a whole new seat and be done with it. I like the
> brass hinge assy. for ease of cleaning, the plastic ones seem to
> collect mung in the nooks and crannies.
The "slow close" seats I just bought have a simple way to remove
>> separate hinges. I just did some poking around and found this:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Lasco-14-1039-Plastic-Toilet-Tightening/dp/B000FSQOXE/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1331931100&sr=1-3
>>
>> Says it works with Bemis seats, so I suppose it will work, however it
>> appears to be different from what's on there. I may visit my local
>> recycling outfit before ordering.
>
> It ain't rocket surgery... I'm assuming your seat is wood or rigid
> plastic. In almost all cases the hinges just screw to the seat with
> little stainless or brass wood screws. Worst case you might have to
> fill some old holes with white caulk to hide where the old hinges
> were. Or just buy a whole new seat and be done with it. I like the
> brass hinge assy. for ease of cleaning, the plastic ones seem to
> collect mung in the nooks and crannies.
the seat entirely from the toilet. Turn 2 hidden knobs and pop
the entire seat right off.
It's meant for cleaning. You can get at the entire area under the
seat.
--
Dan Espen
Doug
Mar 17, 2012, 8:54:45 AM3/17/12
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replacing the entire seat. I would think a good hardware store will
have some kind of bolt to secure that seat tho it may not match the
other side unless you do both at the same time.
Sjouke Burry
Mar 17, 2012, 2:06:38 PM3/17/12
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"Doug" <noemail...@msn.com> wrote in
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Replaced my seat today for 16.99 Euro
news:8929m7h9n8ks02esi...@4ax.com:
Doug
Mar 17, 2012, 4:06:14 PM3/17/12
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On 17 Mar 2012 18:06:38 GMT, Sjouke Burry <s@b> wrote:
>16.99 Euro
$27 ???? That seems a bit pricey but maybe you got a fancy toilet
seat ???
>16.99 Euro
$27 ???? That seems a bit pricey but maybe you got a fancy toilet
seat ???
Dan Musicant
Mar 18, 2012, 12:11:26 PM3/18/12
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:15:50 -0400, Nate Nagel <njn...@roosters.net>
wrote:
I went to my local Ace Hardware and they had only the single unit brass
and chromed units. I bought the brass, but have 2nd thoughts. The
fixtures in the bathroom are all chromed, so I think I'll bring it back
and exchange for the chromed one. I would have gotten it but I thought
it might get rusting eventually, as chromed steel often does, but I
figure I should give them the benefit of the doubt that it is better
made than that.
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and chromed units. I bought the brass, but have 2nd thoughts. The
fixtures in the bathroom are all chromed, so I think I'll bring it back
and exchange for the chromed one. I would have gotten it but I thought
it might get rusting eventually, as chromed steel often does, but I
figure I should give them the benefit of the doubt that it is better
made than that.
Roanin
Mar 18, 2012, 9:29:44 PM3/18/12
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warranted for life. I had one for over 15 years and the hinge broke, took it
back to Home Cheepo and they replaced it no questions asked.
R
Dan Musicant
Mar 19, 2012, 5:48:38 PM3/19/12
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:29:44 -0400, "Roanin" <roani...@live.com>
wrote:
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Huh... actually, I may have that receipt. I'll look. Thanks for the tip.
wrote:
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Dan Musicant
Mar 19, 2012, 6:01:05 PM3/19/12
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:"Dan Musicant" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Actually I do save home improvement and repair receipts. I just looked
through them and found one from Big K, which I think is K-Mart, a store
that closed around 3 miles from me. It just says "TOILET SEAT. 5.39 +
0.44 tax for $5.83. Dated April 22, 2000. However, I am 90% sure I don't
have the box. It would be hard to prove, I suppose, not sure how I'd do
it. Bring the K Mart receipt to Costco and the broken seat with hinge?
Actually I do save home improvement and repair receipts. I just looked
through them and found one from Big K, which I think is K-Mart, a store
that closed around 3 miles from me. It just says "TOILET SEAT. 5.39 +
0.44 tax for $5.83. Dated April 22, 2000. However, I am 90% sure I don't
have the box. It would be hard to prove, I suppose, not sure how I'd do
it. Bring the K Mart receipt to Costco and the broken seat with hinge?
bconw...@aol.com
Aug 7, 2017, 10:39:53 AM8/7/17
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I have had two of the highest quality Bemis toilet seats fail within ten years. (Complete break and in guest bathrooms with very light use). To be fair they were not slow closing types but have had no Kohler failures in over 29 years.
Bemis warranty is only ONE year. I sent them pictures of the failures but no joy! Will only buy Kohler from now on!
Bemis warranty is only ONE year. I sent them pictures of the failures but no joy! Will only buy Kohler from now on!
Wade Garrett
Aug 7, 2017, 11:44:52 AM8/7/17
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On 8/7/17 10:39 AM, bconw...@aol.com wrote:
> I have had two of the highest quality Bemis toilet seats fail within ten years. (Complete break and in guest bathrooms with very light use). To be fair they were not slow closing types but have had no Kohler failures in over 29 years.
>
> Bemis warranty is only ONE year. I sent them pictures of the failures but no joy! Will only buy Kohler from now on!
>
When it's replacement time, I just buy one click up from the cheapest
> I have had two of the highest quality Bemis toilet seats fail within ten years. (Complete break and in guest bathrooms with very light use). To be fair they were not slow closing types but have had no Kohler failures in over 29 years.
>
> Bemis warranty is only ONE year. I sent them pictures of the failures but no joy! Will only buy Kohler from now on!
>
model HD has in stock.
Even these last at least several years, take two or three minutes to
swap out using nothing but a big screwdriver, plus a nice new seat
refreshes the bathroom and makes my butt happy when I sit on it ;-)
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