How to fix a loose toilet seat

How to fix a loose soft close toilet seat quickly.

[@94eadiee]

Literally months of the seat sliding around everywhere solved in 3 minutes - life savers thank you!

[@heathdrinks8968]

Haha my wife’s been moaning at me for weeks to sort our toilet seat but I couldnt workout how to tighten it till now. 😂

[@barryjones8008]

@@heathdrinks8968 Same here, and I fitted the damn thing in the first place.

[@laksithliyanage1009]

Seriously me too 🤣😂👍

[@BodhiandUtah]

Same here!

[@simplynyino3669]

Same here 😂😂😆

[@mizou53]

This 63 year old grandma just fixed a very loose for some time soft-close toilet seat. Thank you so much for posting this!!

[@miketucker246]

Mystery solved! Many thanks sir! 10 mins later, (looking for the screwdriver) had a crack at fixing this. 3 mins later, job done. Cheers!

[@thesita1176]

Thank you. I'm a 63 year old not a grandmother and you saved me extra stress. The release button was on the side of the seat; however I was able to tighten it in a few minutes. Excellent video.

[@mccorut]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I know how to tighten/replace an ordinary toilet seat, but tightening my American Standard soft close seat totally perplexed me. Even had two sons-in-law look at it, and no suggestions. It was so easy once you told me about the "button" and just lifting it off. Only thing was mine had hex screws instead of Phillips, so I had to go out and buy the right tools--no biggie! This 66 yr old grandma just fixed her own toilet seat! Thank you!!

[@ChalkItDown]

Only reading this now but delighted that the video was of use to you :)

[@wallrider73]

Brilliant! This is literally the first time a KZbin DIY clip has delivered so brilliantly - simple, clear guidance and the problem fixed in 5 minutes. I feel like MacGyver now. Liked and subbed.

[@Democracy_Manifest_SCM]

This video saved my sanity! Everyone was telling me that the whole toilet had to be removed, but I knew there had to be another way! Thanks mate!

[@ChalkItDown]

Easy when you know how, right? Chalk It Down :)

[@kingdoedoedoe4406]

Lollll who told you that 😂😂

[@Democracy_Manifest_SCM]

@@kingdoedoedoe4406 An arsehole plumber that wanted a case o beer to sort it…

[@garywilliams329]

Literally just had a new downstairs bathroom fitted and within a few days the toilet seat had come loose. Could not work out how to tighten it up and was convinced that the plumbers had attached the seat prior to fitting the toilet pan so believed the whole toilet would need to be removed to fix the problem. Thank you so much for showing the easy fix!

[@Roesinaa]

Toilet seat was getting looser and looser over the last few weekend, to a point that I thought we just had to buy another toilet seat because this one is broken. Thank you for this video, fixed within 2 minutes 🙏🏽

[@billblake6954]

If you can provide such good instructions . . . why can't the manufacturer? Thank you.

[@Andrew_Tate_Personal]

Bc it’s in Chinese.

[@catherineind1013]

This video has saved me today 🙌, I've had a wobbly toilet seat for months and had no idea the screws where there! Amazed and so finally happy to not be sliding around everywhere now! 🤪

[@zapoteco131]

Perfect, I'm a six year experienced plumber and I didn't hiw to fix this... thanks bro, this video help me to do it.

[@tanyakeg3401]

Thank you - I fixed my son's loose toilet seat so he won't have to use my bathroom anymore. Lifesaver!

[@gerskally6724]

Glad the video was of help to you. Chalk It Down :)

[@hobbyathome]

THANK YOU!!! I had no idea it was such an easy fix!! I've had a VERY loose seat for months! Now it's fixed.

[@1971mellygirl]

Thank you for helping me tackle an "easy fixed" problem that was beyond me , until your video

[@ChalkItDown]

Melissa Lewis Thanks for the feedback. Glad it was of help :)

[@SankofaMind]

Man, I was so confused by the rubber wet nuts & didn't realise these new toilets were top-fix. Without this it would have taken me ages. Never even wondered what the silver thing was on the seat LOL. I love KZbin.

[@SankofaMind]

*wel

[@paulstephenson6428]

Cheers! I was struggling for ages trying to work out how to tighten up the seat before I saw your video. Dead easy job! :-)

[@sumavishy08]

Thanks very much for posting this video. Thiis video helped fix my toilet seat, which was lose for almost 5 months. Now the lid slow close also works after fixing it.

[@michdel1225]

Thank you for this video!!! I was searching and searching for this specific fix! Not only is this a "soft close" but also an "easy clean" which has different tightening components than other seat covers. I did not know the cover caps come off! I always tightened from underneath...so much easier to take the caps off!! Thanks again!! 😊

[@bobbiden584]

Excellent little video. We have just had a new soft-close, close-coupled loo fitted and I could not for the life of me figure out how to tighten it up. We previously had one where you could tighten a wing nut from underneath, impossible on ours. Although not quite the same, once I saw that you had to remove the whole seat unit to get at the adjusters from above under a little chrome cap it was very easy to do. Thanks a lot.

[@Dom-n-Lei]

Mate you are a legend, both urinals fixed after dealing with this annoyance for 2 years! Cheers

[@thehandseesall]

Thanks, I had zero idea that it was just all hidden and revealed by pushing that centre button... I have two on mine and your instructions helped me out big time, so A BIG THANKS

[@johnbryant1321]

I want to reinforce Bill's comment below. I've put up with this for weeks. And for those of us who don't do these things very often some instruction is needed. Thanks so much for taking the time to share. With my inlaws coming it's one less slip and fall hazard to worry about...

[@bobbypushkrna6764]

Thank you for your fantastic tip! You literally saved me £90 for a plumber's call out to fix my sliding toilet seat and it worked a treat within 5 minutes of watching this vid.

[@thomasdolan1574]

Simple to the point explanation.! Thank you - after one year and 20 minutes (i.e. 20 minutes after viewing and implementing your video instructions) it no longer slides. Well done.

[@dianad.870]

I was begging my husband to fix the toilet seat, he tried and failed.. I watched this video and did it in 10 mins, thanks!!! :)))

[@Bearos3000]

Thanks for this. It's so easy when you know how - and absolutely impossible if you don't!

[@triskerslake3763]

Thank you for this - had new bathrooms put in last year with these new toilets and I had NO idea how to get the seat off to tighten it. Now I do and it was simple to put right. Thank you so much.

[@tux23]

Thank you for the video. Had seat sliding for months, thought it was broken. Fixed in 2 mim after watching this. Small good tips that make our life easier ! Cheers ;)

[@barryblackhall7688]

I have never given feedback before, for anything but this has been so helpful. I have struggled for weeks trying to work out how to tighten a toilet seat and didn't want to force anything in case I broke it. This video is exactly what I needed and very clear. I have done the job in 5 minutes. Many many thanks

[@ChalkItDown]

Thanks for taking the time to give feedback. And happy it helped :)

[@susan1443]

I have this toilet seat, but the soft close mechanism is loose and the lid slams now, help please? Thanks

[@barbarasteel8805]

Thank god for this video. There was no way my husband could get behind the toilet to tighten the loose seat and then I tried. Not a chance!!!! Then I decided to you tube it and came across your video. Problem solved in 5 minutes. Thank you

[@xrishax1]

You just saved my sanity! I didn’t think it would be this simple. Thank you so much! 👏🏻

[@dipzy21]

You are a God send, i have these exact toilets in my bathrooms and 1 had a loose seat. I watched your video and tightened the seat in no time. Thank you, thank you 👊🏾

[@tomas.montilla]

Many thanks for posting this. Absolute lifesaver. So many of the other vids skip the button press (which for many seats such as mine it’s not as self-evident)…which was making me go crazy 😅

[@hb11912]

Thank you so much for this video. I live in a rental property and have put up with a loose toilet seat for a couple of years now. I had been trying to get the Estate Agent to do it but I fixed it myself. The things you learn on You Tube 👍

[@alanhiggins299]

Thank you, for a clear concise and informative video on solving a problem that has had me perplexed for a long time.

[@gerardcopas1924]

Thank you! I had nightmares of having to engage someone to de-install the toilet just to get to the issue! Love KZbin.

[@fionathompson9796]

Thank you so much! This has saved my husband dismantling the whole built in unit holding the cistern.

[@janhomes50]

THANKS, I just realigned the way my remodelers had set my beautiful square toilet seat on....... I never would've figured out the new style attachments without your video. THX again ~

[@Idonious]

Awesome video! Just fixed my toilet seat thanks to this and fortunately it's a modern seat like the one here. Thank you!

[@anniec9046]

Holy moly, thank you SO MUCH for this!!! Saved me from another month of slip sliding around.

[@addydog2012]

That’s it! I’ve been fighting my awesome toilet seat for a long time… trying to fix from the underside… 3 min done! I love you! ❤️ keep up the good work! Love your voice too🤪

[@rachelm2540]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Been spending months sliding around on mine like I was at the rodeo!

[@COSEILE]

Our toilet seat was like a rodeo for ages. I spent hours (several times) trying to tighten the covered screw under the seat. Finally a solution that works, thanks for your help.

[@tennesseejacks]

Thank you. Just fixed mine. Easy peasy when you find out how.

[@gingeringo]

Thanks mate! very kind of you to take the time to document this! all sorted thanks to your video!!

[@MickeyRynn]

Thank you for this, I had no idea it was so easy to fix the problem!

[@garrygrace3448]

I am in Australia and our toilet seats are slightly different .. no push button in the middle of the seat. But your video gave me a clue to fix it. Thank you.

[@Key-yd7gb]

Thank you soo much!!! I've been wondering how to fix this problem for ages - I thought it was much more complicated than that!

[@Methuselem]

Wow- thanks! This had been driving me mad for months - never would've guessed this was what needed to be done.

[@thefamilycat86]

What a time saver! I've been flapping about with my toilet seat for 3 years and never thought to just search for a video solution 🤣

[@timpickering8109]

I was looking for the fixings underneath, then trying to work out how to get to the hidden fixings and starting to think it was some sort of toilet witchcraft! Thank you so much. Such a simple fix (if you know how these things work).

[@ChalkItDown]

Glad it helped :)

[@LemonPuf]

Brilliant!!! I didn't know the caps came off...I have been trying to tighten the seat just by using the screws underneath but still the seat was lose. Thank you. No more flying off lol!!!

[@yipenburg]

Thank you so much for spending the time to share this information. Solved an annoying problem!

[@paulsmith7768]

Brilliant thanks. Was really struggling with this until I watched your video. So simple, but only when you know how. Thanks again

[@SquinteyedSniper]

thanks a lot for the video, my caps had to be pride with the flat head screwdriver like you said. It took a long time to get them off. As a tip to others, it helped a lot to give knocks on the handle of the screwdriver (up and down) instead of trying to pry it up all around with only leverage force

[@SoulsofSilence]

Thank you so much. My plumber said we might need to remove the entire unit to fix this and I did this under 3 minutes. 🙏

[@marcuscoetzee5686]

This was very helpful. Thank you. Saved me from calling the plumber.

[@owainwright6055]

Thank you, a thousand times. I was doing my fruit trying to tighten up the plastic ‘screws’ at the back.

[@pameladunsmore8890]

Thank you so much for this easy to do video, i don't know what i would have done without you.

[@Rael571]

Brilliant, thank you, just what I needed. Nice and clear instructions, that I can (should be able to) follow myself!

[@uniqueminds9408]

Saved my self $500 followed all the steps by step thank you

[@michelleb8702]

Thank you for this vid, I was so annoyed with the seat wiggling here and there and would cost me abit just to get someone to fix it. I tried it and worked!!! Thanks sir!

[@Nina5144]

This is a great instruction video. I had no idea where to start . Thank you.

[@suedavidson3739]

Thank you for posting this. By following your video I managed to tighten our toilet seat that had been loose for 2 years!!

[@ChalkItDown]

Wow! 2 years is a long time to be sliding around the place. Glad it was of help to you, ChalkIt Down :)

[@Hoopdrm819]

Thought i had to get a wrench around the back underneath! Thanks so much for this post!

[@aaronveegee]

Holy cow! Thank god I found this video! Was wrestling with the screws from underneath to no avail and the whole time, all I had to do was press a button.

[@janhomes50]

I hear yah ...........

[@maddannafizz]

Thank you for your video.. single mother struggling to afford to pay people in to mend. I will try this tomorrow and pray it works as we slide around iron the seat. My twins think it's a great craic and have made it worse😅 xx❤❤❤❤❤

[@melkennedy4195]

who would have guessed. I have had a wobbly seat for sometime now and I keep packing washers under the bolt (that is under the toilet at the other end of these posts). I had no idea those bits could open up and you could adjust them. just like in the video, it is only one side that is loose, and it is so annoying. I am now going to get this sorted properly thanks to these instructions. THANK YOU!

[@victoriasutemire3221]

Helped a lot, thanks!

[@CiaranCusack]

Great video. Just made my Sunday much easier. Thank you 👍🏻

[@ashleymarie7452]

Thanks! I was pulling my hair out trying to tighten it just from the bottom. I'd like to get my hands on the engineer who designed this thing!

[@stonemeadowJ]

Thankyou so much!!! I was mystified. I was going nuts with the loose seat that didn't work like the old one. So grateful.

[@laksithliyanage1009]

WoW thank you so much after 5 months fixed that problem 🤣😂

[@guff3163]

I've been having this problem for a while. My toilet is different from yours but I discovered the principle is the same. You just have to find the "push-button" lock! In mine they're hidden in the design. Thanks for the fix. Now I know how it works I'll try to get a permanent solution to the problem.

[@ChalkItDown]

Glad it was of help of help you. Chalk It Down! :)

[@tmrwic]

Mine doesn't have such button. :( Or at least I can't find it. :(

[@eggwiggle]

Thank you! This jusy helped me fix it myself when I had no idea what to do!

[@puddintang8034]

I too want to give you many thanks for this video! I had no idea how to remove my American Standard toilet seat,thank you.

[@trudiebutcher4516]

Thank you so much for your instructions, I now can take a seat without wobbling, before seeing this I hadn't got a clue where to start.

[@wajihomar8263]

You sir, single handed made me appear as a handyman. Cheers.

[@NadaAlawadhi]

My world couldn’t get to the light as when I pressed the button to lift the seat off it was stuck on one side 😭 I really had so much hope after watching this video!

[@seanatkins9677]

Mate THANK YOU! From Australia thank you you are a legend. Made this really easy.

[@ChalkItDown]

Love the Aussies. Fair dinkum, mate. Chalk_It_Down :)

[@om3609]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Im a single-mum and was baffled about the loose toliet seat slamming down every single time!

[@gerskally6724]

Well done. Glad the video was of help to you. Chalk It Down :)

[@edytanto2640]

Thank you for the time you took making and uploading this video. It helps me fix 3 loose toilet seats in my house.

[@ChalkItDown]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad it helped. Chalk_It_Down :)

[@stevefuller5255]

Steve Fuller We had similar issue , on our seat there was no button on the front .... but two little release switches on the back. Such a helpful vid :-)

[@user-cc4vd2ud8q]

GOD BLESS YOU, my friend, u saved my life in minutes, I had no clue how to remove the lid and tighten it,cheers,mate.

[@yesicanhearyouclemfandango]

Thank you very much for this easy to understand video, now I've fixed our loose toilet seat!

[@theorypractise]

Amazing vid I bought the replacement rubber insert things on Amazon for £6 and followed this video as by chance it’s the same seat I’ve never been so happy. Should be an EU directive that all toilet seats should be fitted with them!! 😂

[@lindaj5492]

Very helpful, thank you. Really wish I’d found this before I removed the whole fitting! Now need to scrabble around below the back of the pan to replace the rubber washer and holding nut...

[@weirdomermaid]

After 6 months of annoying toilet seat issues, this video saved me!

[@drandrewtan]

Exactly what I needed! Also learned about the new style toilet seat. Thanks a lot!

[@ChalkItDown]

Andrew Tan Thanks for the feedback :)

[@aarondcosta2507]

This was incredibly useful. Thanks!

[@MegaMoomie]

Thank you! :) Was worried I'd have to call a plumber- brilliant simple video :)

[@TracyJane67]

Brilliant tutorial thank you got the job done

[@mdparker0731]

I knew how the mechanism was meant to work, but found on my seat (which has two buttons to depress to release the seat) that the buttons didn't really release anything and the seat needed a LOT of coaxing to come free. I had to pull, and pry with a screwdriver before I finally released each side. I found that the metallic connections had become corroded and either the button mechanism or the corrosion was preventing the seat from releasing smoothly. That said, your video gave me the confidence I was doing the right thing, which I needed given how much force I was having to use. This is not the first time I've had such difficulty with releasing a seat like this. Thanks for the video though!

[@kellysmith8557]

Oh my god, thank you! This has been driving me insane not knowing how to tighten it :)

[@jubin4joy]

Helped a lot on my toilet seat when it got loose. Thanks for this video

[@jimcar53]

Easy when you know what to do. Big help thanks for posting.

[@benwatts5219]

Thanks a lot. I had been sitting on a wobbly seat for months now.

[@demmelons5324]

Really helpful! You sir, are a life saver :)

[@Dami8n1984]

thank you very much I have the same type of toilet and didn't know how to fix it all solved now great.

[@damienfenton2117]

Great video very easy to follow. Thank you