Thursday 16 May 2013

An Easy Way To Handle Raised Toilet Seat Installation

By Jennie Sandoval


Raised toilet seats are crucial especially to the elderly. Buying depends largely on what is instructed by a healthcare provider. Toilet seats come in various forms and each of which is engineered with specific purpose. Buyers must, therefore, check with their physicians before heading to the nearest home depot.

Being able to identify the right seat gives an elderly convenience and comfort. It will never be so hard to find a store with the item specified by the doctor for there are tons in the city having such. Installing this, however, is a pretty tricky process but no one is required to hire a professional installer to do it. The purchase normally comes with easy-to-understand instructions and if carefully followed, the project will be finished up as expected. For those installing a bubble-type raised seat, here is how it is done easily.

Firstly, one has to lift the toilet cover as well as the seat. This needs to be done so as to get the seat and like positioned upright. It is impossible to work with it efficiently without doing this for the bowl needs to be opened later on.

The seat will be positioned at the tall end by the inner ring and rear of the bowl found at the opening. To have the bowl installed, elevated seat much be pushed down till it is ascertained having been put securely in place. But since this is never intended for a permanent use, one must check the physician every now and then for this may compromise user safety going beyond suggested date of use.

Raised toilet seats that have adjustable knobs will be harder to install. But then again, there is no need to pay for an installer for this to be done right. The same thing will be done during the process, though. The lid and seat must be lifted for the same reason.

Adjustments must only be made the moment the cover is already raised. Once done, adjustment knobs must be turned in a leftward direction in order to loosen the adjustment bracket. Doing this gets the seat to be easier to fit into the bowl.

This must be done continuously until it perfectly fits. After, the raised toilet will placed on the rim of the bowl while hooking the rear flanges found under the edge. It is important to make sure that the elevated unit sits flat right on the rim and the knob is at the front end.

Having this secured on the rim, this must be pushed hard using the hands for the new seat to be placed at the center. Adjustment knob must then be turned in the opposite direction, clockwise, for it to tighten. One should continue turning until he is able to feel resistance of the knob.

If the top of the raised toilet seats seems to hit the cover, these must be removed immediately for proper fit. Instructions for adjustments and installation are specifically identified by the American Red Cross to assure safety. But if having a hard time installing, it is better to call for an expert help.




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