Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.

On 26 Nov, 10:50, Merryterry wrote:
Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.

Are they proper metal wing nuts or those horrible nylon things that
strip their thread as soon as they're tightened to any extent?

Tip - get someone to sit on the seat while tightening the nuts
(apologies if this is stating the bleedin' obvious).

--
Halmyre

Merryterry wrote:
Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.

do you mean like this:

http://www.bustedflushonline.co.uk/c...rubber+washers

this is the whole fitting, but maybe you can find just the washers.

Hope this helps...

dedics

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:50:51 -0800 (PST), Merryterry
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.


Do the hinges have a bar that connects them together at the back of
the seat? In my experience that makes for a much more stable fixing.

I recently replaced out two loo seats with some top quality solid wood
types - but they each came with two separate hinges. The answer was a
bar hinge, bought on eBay for £6.99, very good quality and nicely
chromed.

Merryterry wrote:
Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

Could you modify a bored rubber stopper as used in a wine-making
bubble-lock?

(eg like this
http://www.whyteshomewineequipment.c...ohn-p-821.html
--
Reentrant

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:50:51 -0800 (PST), Merryterry
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.
How about squirting silicone sealant into the hole while the seat bolt
is in place and the seat lined up, maybe squirt some in before fitting
the seat - then top up the gaps. When set this will act much like a
cone shaped washer. Then just fit a washer and nut and tighten up to
compress the set silicone even more.

Toilet seat fixings are generally a pain in the bum

On 26/11/2009 10:50, in article
,
"Merryterry" wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase some cone shaped rubber washers
for fitting on the long thread that retains the hinge brackets of a WC
Seat?

I spent a fortune on an upmarket WC seat and no matter how many times
I tighten the wing nuts underneath they come loose and the seat keeps
moving out of alignment. The previous seat had conical rubber washers
underneath that self aligned in the holes in the pan. Wish I had kept
them.


You sound like you want these. I've replaced all my toilet seat fittings
with these and they work much better.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SECURE-THAT-TO...Y-QUICKLY_W0QQ
itemZ320443237859QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HG_Toilets_ RL?hash=item4a9be7c5e3#ht_
3271wt_982

You need to tighten the wing nuts after a week or so, and they do eventually
work loose after that, but they're much better than the standard ones.

If you want new rods as well they do another item with those included.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SECURE-THAT-TO...Y-QUICKLY_W0QQ
itemZ320443249693QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HG_Toilets_ RL?hash=item4a9be7f41d#ht_
3528wt_982

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:25:47 +0000, Bruce wrote:

This is capitalism at its best, or worst, depending on your point of
view... sell a couple of bits of rubber, that cost pennies, for £3.75
including postage. Nice business.

And two wing nuts and two washers, but they are zinc plated. The loo
is pretty hostile enviroment for steel. I'd much rather have brass
but even that corrodes near a loo. Stainless?

--
Cheers
Dave.