FITTING TOILET SEAT WITH NO ACCESS TO THE UNDERSID is a member of Screwfix Community Forum. What to do? I am currently out of ideas. My toilet is like you describe, exept mine backs up to a cupboard type unit that hides the water tank. Quick release for easy removal of the seat without tools, enabling thorough cleaning ... Melody toilet seat with Ideal Standard (Sandringham 21) A: Distance between the middle of the 2 holes in the pan B: Width of the pan Right to resurrect this again and put it back on the right track - the problem is not that the seat moves, the problem is that there is no access to the bottom of the seat fixing. The Bemis STA-TITE ® toilet seat does exactly what it says: stay tight. I have a Kohler Rialto toilet and I'm trying to replace the toilet seat. Showing posts with label how to replace toilet seat with no access underside. Step 5: Pour more vinegar and scrub until the stains are completely removed; Step 6: Clean with a damp cloth and apply disinfectant and freshener. February 23, 2009 Toilet seats! there are no nut fittings, just two plastic type hooks where the seat clips onto. If there is access to the underside, screw the included plastic nuts onto the bolts. I can't get underneath the back of the toilet to hold a nut(?) Share This Page. Some caps are attached to the toilet seat while others pop right off. for a screw to be threaded into from the top. The toilet is one of those posh modern ones, where it sits flush to the wall and is sealed around the bottom. The toilet is fiited into a cabinet,and to remove pan would have to break all the mastic.it looks like a fitted kitchen. Thanks Sarah. Can you access the fill valve under the toilet tank? so assume the screw part is within the pan. The landlord has built a wall behind the toilet making the area completely inaccessible. How do you tighten a toilet seat with access to the underside. Check to see if your toilet seat fittings are joined together with a couple of bolts. Have a beautiful bathroom and the extra support you need with this classic accessory. The setup is very strange: there is no access to the nuts for the screws that secure the seat to the toilet. Screwfix Community Forum. The seat has become loose, with normal toilets I know you just tighten it with the bolts underneath the seat. The back of your toilet seat is usually connected to the toilet with two long screws that run through the porcelain at the back of the bowl. Hi All, I'm totally stumped on how to remove my toilet seat or even what type of toilet seat this is. Detach the toilet seat from the toilet bowl. Confused is that your toilet seat does not have the usual lower bolts to tighten it? Free the dream. I have a built in toilet which has no access to the back (unless I rip off tiles). 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