"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Thomas wrote:
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"Thomas" wrote in message
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Hi

We've had a toilet with these new soft-close hinges for just over a
year now (ie out of warranty) and the soft-close is no longer very
soft - in fact it's quite a loud bang.

The toilet is a back to the wall and there is no access to the
underside of the hinges - no little wing nuts like the
old-fashioned type. After much head scratching I managed to spot
the tiny grub screws on the back of the pillars connecting the
hinge to the pan and eventiually managed to remove the hinges which
appear to be sealed units - small steel cylinders with a protruding
bar that is (I assume) friction damped inside. It would seem that
the friction damping is no longer as tight as it needs to be. Anyway, I
just wondered if anyone had any experience with fixing
these or do I just have to dump them and buy new ones? I wondered
about baking them in the oven - any thoughts?

Progress eh?

Thanks
Thomas

Lightly fried maybe?


Or even pan-fried?


I'm glad we got that sauteed.



Enough already!

My logic is that maybe there has been some ingress of 'moisture' (this is a
toilet fgs) which is causing a loss of friction in the hinge. On the other
hand, there may be components in there which wouldn't be too happy about
being heated up.

Thanks
Thomas