Duravit Toilet Seat - Unable to remove

[Steph_A]

Trying to remove the seat on a Duravit toilet which looks exactly like the one in this youtube video:

Only when I raise the seat to vertical position as in the video, and attempt to lift it, it does not budge whatsoever from the hinges.
Has anyone encountered this by any chance?
I am hesitant to apply leverage for fear of damaging the seat, the toilet or both....
thanks in advance

 

[RandomGrinch]

Hi,

I haven't got a toilet seat like that, so feel free to ignore me

But from what I can see in the video, it doesn't look like you have many options!

It could be that the rubber 'o' rings have dried out and have stuck inside the hinge part.
It may be possible to spray a little WD40 up into the holes from underneath, and that could help loosen them.

Forcing some wedges between the seat and the bowl may give a more progressive lifting force, rather than attempting to rip the seat off!

The only other thing I can think of, is to gently warm the hinge, perhaps with a hairdryer (not a heat gun!). And then just wiggle and pull at the seat until it's free.

And when you do get the seat off, don't forget to clean up those pillars, and maybe replace the 'o' rings.

I hope that gives you some ideas, good luck

 

[Steph_A]

@RandomGrinch Apologies late reply - Only just read your post. Thanks a lot for the suggestion, will attempt and report!

 

[Steph_A]

worked! used a conjunction of WD40, hair dryer and leverage. Thanks again!

 

[RandomGrinch]

worked! used a conjunction of WD40, hair dryer and leverage. Thanks again!

Well done!