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ChrisXenon
My toilet seat cracked through last week.
It's an unusual design - Cabria Ideal Standard - in that the hinged are higher than the rim of the bowl, meaning the seat curves down to meet it, and no ordinary replacement seat will fit it - it only touched the bowl at the hinges and the very top - the stabilizers are air born and the seat tilts forward. It would crack through very quickly, I imagine, and in any case, looks very odd. The cheapest replacement I can find online is £99, so I want to repair it.
The underside is dished, allowing the chance to use that space to repair it.
Epoxy glue broke on the first outing. My next thought was glass fibre enclosing re-enforcing steel strips stuck to the underside in the concavity, but the guy selling the fibre glass said it may not stick well to the plastic seat. He advised a plastic repair kit, but the only ones I can find are for car bumpers, where strength against flexing is not a concern.
So I'm stuck and wondered if anyone could offer any suggestions. I'd just eat the £99 bill if I wasn't very hard up.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Chris
It's an unusual design - Cabria Ideal Standard - in that the hinged are higher than the rim of the bowl, meaning the seat curves down to meet it, and no ordinary replacement seat will fit it - it only touched the bowl at the hinges and the very top - the stabilizers are air born and the seat tilts forward. It would crack through very quickly, I imagine, and in any case, looks very odd. The cheapest replacement I can find online is £99, so I want to repair it.
The underside is dished, allowing the chance to use that space to repair it.
Epoxy glue broke on the first outing. My next thought was glass fibre enclosing re-enforcing steel strips stuck to the underside in the concavity, but the guy selling the fibre glass said it may not stick well to the plastic seat. He advised a plastic repair kit, but the only ones I can find are for car bumpers, where strength against flexing is not a concern.
So I'm stuck and wondered if anyone could offer any suggestions. I'd just eat the £99 bill if I wasn't very hard up.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Chris