Features:

  • Plastic easy clean & change hinges
  • Twist hinges to unlock
  • Easy removal of seat for thorough cleaning
  • Non-corrosive bolts & wing nuts
  • Recommended for residential use
Heavier and better than plastic seats.

Although the item description does not state what brands of toilets this seat fits, the packing box does. It proclaims that the Bemis elongated seat is designed to fit all major brands of elongated toilets. I fit my American-Standard toilet as well as the original seat. This seat is also heavier than the original seat. It also has such a smooth finish that you would think it was sheathed in plastic. It had no mounting instructions, but they are simple. Remove what is left of the old seat, hinges, bolts, and nuts. Attach the bolts to the hinges first, then set the assembly in place and secure with the nuts. The nuts will take care of centering the seat in place.

It's a toilet seat. It's fine. It made my life marginally better.

My old toilet seat was unsightly and worn out. This one was easy to install and was exactly as represented. The new toilet seat has not revolutionized my life or made me unduly excited to spend time in my bathroom, but it was a nice upgrade that I've appreciated since I replaced the old one. Do yourself a favor -- replace your toilet seat. If you're looking at this review, pull the trigger because, like me, it's past time for you to replace your lowly toilet seat. Just do it and get on with life. How much time do you really want to dedicate to getting the perfect toilet seat? You don't get this time back, and it will not be a purchase you will regret.

The Easy Removing System is Great

What is there to say about a toilet seat? Well, let me try to explain why this is a great one. My family currently lives in a house that we rent. For this reason, we didn't have too much say over the choice in seats. The owner wanted white wood for the elongated toilets and these were the ones. First off, I've never changed a toilet seat before. Now that I have, I can honestly say it's one of the grossest things I have ever done. We clean the toilet regularly but I had no idea what could build up under the seat caps. That only lends to how great these seats from Bemis are. Undoing and removing any toilet seat is not complicated, but if you are just going to clean, then it can be a bit of a hassle. These seats come with an easy twisting mechanism that allows you remove the seat for cleaning without undoing the nylon screws. Now that I've given the toilets a thorough cleaning when I changed out the seats, I am going to keep them as clean as I can for the next time I have to change the seat. With this easy removal system, that won't be hard. Other than that, it's white, wooden, sturdy, and fits the toilet perfectly. To be clear, the measurements can be misleading. The seat itself measures 17.5" long, 14" across at the widest point, and 11" across at the hinge-end. I imagine it'd fit most elongated toilets. It fits our Kohler ones perfectly. Pros: easy twist removal system great for quick cleaning wood is sturdy much cheaper than plastic seats Cons: none as of yet

Good heavy duty quality, low price, unlockable hinges for easy seat removal if you want to get a deeper toilet cleaning.

Such a cheap toilet seat, but not that cheap plastic crap that feels like it will crack from sitting on it when it is closed. This thing feels like solid wood with a nice coating over it. This model too is an upgrade from the old one. The screws that go into the toilet go in first. the you set the two hinges to unlockand you force them down over the screws mounted to the toilet. While flush with the toilet, you twist the hinges from unlock back to lock and they end up straight and even like in the picture. This makes for easy removal in case you decide to remove the entire seat for a better cleaning experience. I have it 5 stars in the realm of toilet seats since most people just use cheap seats. I have never seen designer toilet seats nor do I think I will ever see people spend $50 plus on a seat cover. Though most people use cheap flimsy 3 star cruddy seats with no special features.

5 stars because of the brilliant design/engineering, but had a scratch on the seat making it look dirty. See pics

UPDATE: I have now had this for 3 weeks and I discovered an additional feature. The two bumpers that are on the toilet seat cover portion are mad of rubber, not wood. Which is good! So no loud slamming and cracking of the wooden seat! VERY smart design, which totally changes how the seat is: 1. Installed 2. Removed 3. Cleaned WIth other products, you place the seat in place, then install the screws into the bolt, which is underneath. With this product, you do not first place the seat on the toilet. You first install the screw into the bolt. THEN, you place the seat on top of the lugs on the screws, so that you can always just completely take the seat off for future cleaning, without having to remove the screws, Very smart. And, the bolt stays in place when you're screwing the screw into the bolt, by having a wing on the bolt that keeps the bolt in place so you don't have to hold it with your other hand. I have a beef with the manufacturer for one reason: Take a look at pic #3, the hardware is so loosely packed in the box, that it moves around and in my case, the seat had a scratch. So it looks like there is something yucky on it, even though it's just a scratch! Good sturdy wood, nice design, nice weight to it. I recommend and if yours also has a scratch, just put a little bit of white paint on it... thanks for reading.

Comfortable and Sturdy

I bought an Elongated toilet that came with a thin plastic toilet seat, which didn't feel to comfortable, so I decided on a off-market seat. I use to working at Home Depot's Plumbing Department and notice how customer bought the Bemis brand because they said it was of good quality. I like this one as it feels very comfortable and raises the toilet height by almost an inch, from a toilet 16-1/2" to 17-1/2 ". The bottom of the seat that rest on the toilet is flat with only 2 resting pads, 4 would have been better. The Phillip screw/bolts lock into the toilet holes with a nut underneath, once tightness, drop the lock-in place hinge onto the top of the Phillip X screw and clock-wise turn the "wing bolt" on the hinge to the right (See Picture, looking down, the left bolt/wing is before locking-in and the right one is shown as being locked-on). It feel very sturdy and comfortable, I like it.

I'm glad it's round and wooden is a must (forget that ...

Really? What can you say about a toilet seat? It's round and wooden and fits. I'm glad it's round and wooden is a must (forget that plastic crap), so I guess the best thing I can say is that it detaches easily (when you want it to, not when you don't) and having a toilet seat delivered to your house is so much better than going to a big box store just for a toilet seat. Oh yeah, and it was cheaper. I guess there is something to be said about a toilet seat!

EAST FIT=5 minutes installation

When I went to put it on I found it was the same one on the toilet the previous owner had bought ! I was even able to save the left over components so if one breaks again I wont be needing to order a new one. It fit perfectly. So if anyone is in doubt that it will work for them, as long as you have the commode you indicated buying the seat for, you are OK ! It only took 5 minutes to replace the old one. The ease of screwing the bolt DOWN into the holding area, with the bolt remaining in place and not turning when the bolt was turned, and not having to hold the bolt with one hand on the bottom in an awkward stance trying to screw the bolt from the top to hold the seat on IS A WONDERFUL experience (if you can say that about anything to do with a toilet, that is !) ! And from the experience of the last seat it should last for some time.

Instructions On How To Install and Use This Quick Release Seat.

So this seat comes with NO INSTRUCTIONS. Here's how to install quickly and easily. It can make the difference of loving or hating this seat. Turn the hinge anchor covers to the unlock position (left). Push the long plastic bolts (phillips head first) into bottom side of hinge. They snap in. They don't screw in. Then turn the anchor covers to the lock position, locking in the plastic bolts and giving your seat some fangs. Place seat on toilet, pushing bolts through toilet's seat mounting holes. Take the little black plastic nuts, broad end first, and screw onto long plastic bolts from the bottom. Make as hand tight to toilet as possible. Broad end first makes the nut wing easier to grip from the bottom, as it goes on either way. Note: It can be hard to screw nuts on all the way for lack of finger space. Don't be afraid to trim the wing of the nut a little with a scissors if needed. This is necessary for my Kohler toilet. Then just screw it on as far and tight as you can. Now that the seat's on, you can use the quick-release feature to tighen it down harder. Turn both hinge anchor covers to the unlock position. Now pull the entire seat off the toilet. The seat comes off and the plastic bolts stay, exposing the phillips heads. Tighten them down hard with a phillips screwdriver while holding the black nuts below. Carefully place toilet seat back over bolts until seated securely. Turn covers to lock position and make sure all is tight. And there you go! It's on and it can be pulled on and off til your hearts' content without unscrewing. Note: The caps of the hinge anchor covers do NOT pry up and open. They look like they should, but don't. Down the road, it's easy to forget you can't flip those covers up to expose the phillips head for tightening. They can break off if you try. You have to pull the whole seat off to get to the bolts for tightening. Tip: Whenever you pull seat off to clean, have a screwdriver handy and tighten down harder if necessary. Confession: I used to hate this toilet seat and vowed never to buy one again. I installed my old one (same exact Bemis seat) years ago and completely forgot it even had a quick change feature. When it started to wiggle, I'd grudgingly get on the floor and tighten those annoying black plastic nuts from the bottom as I could, but couldn't get them much tighter. It would come loose again soon. I hadn't trimmed the wing edge at all so the wing hit the toilet and would get stuck. I swore my next seat would have a stay-tight feature, or metal hardware I could clamp down hard with a ratchet. I couldn't find a seat on Amazon the right size, color, and price. So I thought I'd get the same one, and order a tightening kit. I'm not convinced the seat needs a tightening kit-- or that the one sold on Amazon fits this exact seat. If you try it, please comment below. I really think tightening from the top lets you clamp it down hard enough that it shouldn't come loose very often. And it's easy to tighten when it does. I agree with many reviewers that this seat is the best value by far. Are these 1980's prices? And it's real quality, solid wood, old school. My old one never broke, and the new one is identical in every way. My old one was purchased somewhere around 2005, so it held up well. It did recently get a large chip in the finish, but something may have been dropped on it. Otherwise the finish held up well, not that anyone here pees on the seat. The seat color in the pictures is biscuit. Even though the Kohler toilet is almond. I guessed my toilet was biscuit, but you can see the biscuit is lighter. This Bemis seat does come in almond, looks like it would match, but not sure I want to bother. Kohler also has a seat in almond or biscuit. Pictures are lined up at the bottom, as the posting process would not allow them to be posted appropriately throughout the review.

Terrific value

If you need a nice quality toilet seat at a decent price this is the the one! I never knew there could be such a varied price range for a toilet seat but apparently some come with bells and whistles. If you need a basic good quality seat at a great price this is perfect. Btw - someone mentioned when installing the bolts the nut might need to be trimmed. May I suggest rather than doing that just hold the nut firmly with one hand while screwing in the bolt with a screwdriver with the other hand. Worked for me! 🙂

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