Toilet Seats

[Retardedrocker]

It's bizarre that we happy boaters can never get away from toilet questions, but here's another one.

 

I have a Sanimarin macerator: C48 or something like that. The outside of it is as old as the boat, which makes it eleven years old. It works fine, but the seat is a bit past it's best and I would like to replace it.

 

There are two problems with this. First, a replacement costs £100 and second, Leesan (or whoever distributes them in the UK) don't have any and haven't had any for ages.

 

Finally to the question: will a standard seat fit?

 

Cheers,

T.

[Tiggs]

All you can do is measure it up and go to a DIY place and see what they have.

 

Standard loo seats tend to have a variable fixing bolt arrangement so that they fit a variety of toilets, but the bolt holes need to be the right size. The manual for your loo appears to show quite small bolt holes.

 

http://www.sanimarin.com/system/product_documentation_attachments/619/attachments/original_297-sanimarin-range-usa.pdf

 

The seat size appears to be close to the standard though.

 

So maybe best to take off the seat and go to B&Q (or wherever) with it.

[rubblequeen]

Don't know but why not buy an el cheapo from B&Q and give it a shot, so to speak. Can always use as a picture frame if no good.

[ditchcrawler]

Don't know but why not buy an el cheapo from B&Q and give it a shot, so to speak. Can always use as a picture frame if no good.

Or take it back

[Larkboy]

Had the same issue with our Vetus toilet and a replacement genuine one would have been about the same price. I bought a soft close universal one off eBay for about £23 and it fitted fine.

[BlueStringPudding]

That's the type of loo I used to have. And yes, a standard seat will fit. Just measure the distance between the screws at the back to be sure. I replaced mine with a simple cheap loo seat from B&Q

[pearley]

I made a template of ours and took it to a plumbers merchant - none of the B & Q ones fitted.

Edited September 14, 2016 by pearley

[Retardedrocker]

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

You ease my aching wallet.

 

Cheers,

T.

[Iain_S]

AS Pearly has said, loo seats do come in different sizes (although they all look the same in the shop )

 

Measure front to back and at the widest point before shopping!

[BruceinSanity]

AS Pearly has said, loo seats do come in different sizes (although they all look the same in the shop:D )

 

Measure front to back and at the widest point before shopping!

This ^^^^

 

In my experience, the Sanimarin bowl is about an inch shorter than a standard domestic one.

[DandV]

The plastic hinges on our Dometic Vacuflush failed this year so at the first hardware shop enroute (Uppermill) bought their entire stock of chrome plated brass hinges, one pair, which did not fit until I twigged that the hinge posts could be configured, as supplied centered on the bowl holes, or 12mm forward or 12mm aft of the bowl holes. This allows both an overlength and underlength seat to be accommodated.

Don