Toilet Seat Replacement

[Shutpa]

I have an Ideal Standard Alto wc and want to replace the existing faulty lid with a soft close one. Ordering from IS would cost £46 + £6 postage which is much more than I want to pay. Is there a good quality but less expensive seat available?

 

[Charnwood]

Plenty of cheap(er) soft-close seats on the market.
In some cases you gets what you pays for, in others you pay for a brand name.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I tend to leave the toilet seat closing to the missus!
You would probably be best of nipping in to a merchants, I bought one not so long ago for £20 from James Hargreaves, can't knock it! was top fitting and the seat is easily removed from hinges for ease of cleaning (another job for the missus!)

 

[buck51]

Why don't you hitch hike down there and collect it

 

[Shutpa]

You would probably be best of nipping in to a merchants...................... it! was top fitting

Having never bought a toilet seat before, I have 2 questions:
1. Are they all more or less the same size, and;
2. can a 'top fitting' seat be fitted to a pan which has the traditional screw fixings.

 

[Charnwood]

Yes.
Yes.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Having never bought a toilet seat before, I have 2 questions:
1. Are they all more or less the same size?

Generally yes

2. can a 'top fitting' seat be fitted to a pan which has the traditional screw fixings.

It can, if you choose to do that.

 

[Shutpa]

Thanks for the help guys, new seat on its way.