How to Fix A Loose Toilet Seat A loose toilet seat is uncomfortable to sit on. It will wobble, slide and shift under you, making you feel as if you are about to slide off the toilet. Most toilet seats are held on the toilet by two plastic bolts run through holes at the rear of the toilet bowl and are secured with plastic nuts. Over time, these bolts work loose, allowing the seat to slip from side to side. Tightening these bolts normally will stop the slipping. (Ray Robert Green/Demand Media) Pry up the seat-bolt head covers on the toilet seat’s hinges, located at the rear of the seat, using your fingers or the small screwdriver. This exposes the slotted heads of the seat bolts. On most toilet seats, there is a little notch on the seat-bolt head covers for a screwdriver to pry up the covers. Ray Robert Green/Demand Media Insert the large screwdriver in the slot of the plastic screw head and turn it clockwise to tighten the seat bolt. Most plastic seat bolts have a nut with a wing that keeps the nut from turning as the bolt is tightened.

Hold the nut of the toilet seat bolt using pliers if the bolt keeps turning without tightening. Maneuver the pliers up under the lip at the back of the bowl until you can feel the nut of the toilet seat bolt. Grip the nut with the pliers to stop it from turning while you turn the slotted bolt head with the screwdriver to tighten the toilet seat. Snap the seat-bolt head covers back in place once you've tightened the bolts securely. Bemis Bathroom Products: Toilet Seat Installation is Fast and Easy Plumbing Circle: Loosely Speaking, Your Toilet Can Be Tightened How to Tighten a Toilet Seat How to Quick Release a Kohler Rutledge Toilet Seat Tightening the Toto Toilet Seat Lid How to Get a Seat Bolt Out of a Koehler Toilet Toilet Seat Hinge Repair How to Install a Toilet Seat on a Kohler 1 Piece Toilet The easiest toilet repair task is replacing the lid and seat. There are so many styles of replacement seats available that you should have no trouble finding

one to match any bathroom color scheme or motif. Best Price Soft Close Toilet SeatMost modern toilets are manufacturedWaterproof Furniture Covers For Dogs in two standard sizes, and replacement seats are made to fit them.Exterior Door Surrounds Diy Once you have the right size seat, remove the old one. Remove the two nuts on the hinge and lift your old toilet seat up and out. A common problem is that the nuts securing the toilet seat may be rusted or corroded. The nuts on some toilet seats are recessed and practically inaccessible, making the job even A new toilet seat can be installed by inserting the two bolts, slipping on the washers, and tightening the nuts. Be careful not to over-tighten the nuts

or the seat might be hard to remove later.If you can get to the fasteners relatively easily, apply some penetrating oil to help loosen them. Give the oil plenty of timeUse a wrench, or, if you can’t reach the nuts with a regular wrench, a deep socket wrench. Be sure you don’t use too much force; the wrench slips off a stubborn nut, it could strike and crack the tank of the bowl or anything else it happens to hit. Float ball or rod is misaligned. Bend float rod carefully to move ball so it will not rub against side of tank. Float ball contains water. Empty or replace float ball. Float ball not rising high enough. Carefully bend float rod down, but only slightly. Tank ball not sealing properly at bottom of tank. Remove any corrosion from lip of valve seat. Adjust lift wire and guide. Ballcock valve does not shut off water. Replace washers in ballcock assembly or, if necessary, replace Remove blockage in drain.

Not enough water in tank. Raise water in tank by bending float rod up slightly. Tank ball falls back before enough water leaves tank. Move guide up so tank ball can rise higher. Leak where tank joins toilet bowl. Tighten nuts on spud pipe; replace spud washers, if necessary. Ports around bowl rim clogged. Ream out residue from ports. Ballcock valve not operating properly. Replace washers or install new ballcock assembly Waster supply is restricted. Check shutoff to make sure it's completely open. scale or corrosion at entry into tank on valve. Install foam liner, tank cover, drip catcher or temperature Leak at flange wax seal. Remove toilet and install new wax ring seal. Leak at bowl-tank connection. Tighten spud pipe nuts; replace worn spud washers, if necessary. Leak at water inlet connection. Tighten locknut and coupling nut; replace washers and gasket, Crack in bowl or tank. Replace bowl, tank, or entire fixture.

If all else fails, you’ll have to cut off the bolts with a hacksaw. protect the bowl’s finish, apply tape to the bowl at the spots the hacksaw blade is likely to rub against. Then insert the blade under the hinge, and sawBe extremely cautious in using the saw—a careless slip with a hacksaw can crack the fixture just as easily as a blow with a wrench. With the nuts removed or the bolts cut, you can remove the old seat withoutClean the area before installing the new seat. can be installed by inserting the bolts and tightening the nuts. not to over-tighten the nuts, as you may want to replace this seat someday asIf you live in a rented apartment and install a new seat that you paid for yourself, be sure to keep the old one. When you’re ready to leave, you can replace the new on with the original and take the new seat with you. If the toilet lid and seat are still in good condition, but the small rubber bumpers on the bottom are in bad shape, you can buy replacement bumpers at the