On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:49:59 +0100, Edwin Spector
wrote:

Gareth wrote:
I can't find any solution to this problem - the toilet cistern seems to
be a bit too far forward for the seat to stay up.

I've tried altering the position of the fixings (and even lost a double
hole washer down the toilet in the process - and can't find anywhere to
buy a replacement!)

Has anyone else had the same problem and managed to solve it without
raising the cistern?

As others have suggested, flipping the little mounting plates round can
buy you another half inch or so, but it sounds like you tried that.

I am imagining a cantilevered counterweight (or spring) attached to the
seat, so that it defaults to the UP position, like on aeroplanes. No
more getting smacked on the todger in mid-flow.

Another possibility is to use one of those brass latch things fitted
at the end of a pub bar to hold up, well, the end section for the
staff to pass through.

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Frank Erskine