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

"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?

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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?

Thanks anyway!
Thomas

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.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Thomas wrote:


Lightly fried maybe?


Or even pan-fried?


Or even deep-pan crisp and even - as Good King Wenceslas likes his pizzas?
g
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Cheers,
Roger
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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

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Enough already!

Is it just me, or does anyone else find that eyetie-septic phrase
intensely annoying ?


--
geoff

"Roger Mills" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Thomas wrote:


Lightly fried maybe?


Or even pan-fried?


Or even deep-pan crisp and even - as Good King Wenceslas likes his pizzas?
g
--
Cheers,
Roger
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If it uses a thick long chain molecule grease (like Rocol Kilopoise) then
heat will cause it to expand and push out through the seal.