Friday, October 20, 2017

HOW (NOT) TO REPLACE A TOILET SEAT

My toilet seat was old and gross, and I couldn't remember why it hadn't been replaced before. I even had bought the new "whisper close" seat. So I set out to take it off but it was rusted and not easy.

With a crowbar and hammer (yes, I really did use a hammer on a screw!), I managed to take off the old seat! Thanks to youtube, I was advised to pour H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) on the rust, and hammer until it loosened. I was worried that I might find the porcelain more fragile than the rust, but the plastic gave way before either.


Wire cutters and visegrips were required! The rusted washer gave way!


Sadly, porcelain did lose out, but at least it wasn't the toilet!

Ta da!



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