My toilet seat cracked in-two last week: Am I too heavy?

[1sickpuppy]

On 4/4/2024 at 6:35 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

I know.....

 

How can a toilet seat crack in half?

This has never happened to me before.

Could be dangerous, even, if a brittle plastic shard from a cracked toilet seat cut my privates.

 

Is this just a case of cheap plastics OF Yore?; about 35 years ago?

 

Or, are the tiny toilet seats designed for Tiny Thais just poorly designed, now that we know that Thais are becoming heavier, by the year?

 

FYI:  I have seen PLENTY of Thais who are double my weight.  And so, I think that toilet seats should be designed to withstand at least 200 Kilos to accommodate the commodes of Heavy Thais.

 

Obviously, this is a perfect case of inferior plastics being used 35 years ago.

 

NOW:  Here is my problem....

 

The lousy garbage toilet seat is held in place by some metal screws, instead of what is now used...the plastic screws and bolts, which are easy to remove.

 

And, now, even though I have a new toilet-seat replacement, I cannot remove the old lousy garbage toilet seat.

 

I have unscrewed the right-side bolt, but the left-side bolt is completely locked, frozen, and corroded.

 

This is very unnerving.  

 

And, there are even Blogs discussing the stupidity of using metal screws to hold the toilet seat in place.

 

As you know, where there is water, then there is bound to be corrosion.

 

So....HOW do I remove these lousy garbage screws holding the garbage plastic toilet seat in place.

If I cannot remove them....

Then, I cannot replace the toilet seat, and sit upon it.

 

 

Here is what I mean:

 

 

 

 

I have no drill, at the moment.

If I HAD a drill, then I would drill down through the head of the screw,.....

OBVIOUSLY....

 

Tks for any advice.

 

I do not want to take a sledge to the toilet.

I am trying to not waste money, by destroying the toilet with....

 

ONE FELL SWOOP of the sledge.....

 

angle grinder fix almost anything ceramics can handle heat

 

 

[RocketDog]

On 4/4/2024 at 5:35 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

I know.....

 

How can a toilet seat crack in half?

This has never happened to me before.

Could be dangerous, even, if a brittle plastic shard from a cracked toilet seat cut my privates.

 

Is this just a case of cheap plastics OF Yore?; about 35 years ago?

 

Or, are the tiny toilet seats designed for Tiny Thais just poorly designed, now that we know that Thais are becoming heavier, by the year?

 

FYI:  I have seen PLENTY of Thais who are double my weight.  And so, I think that toilet seats should be designed to withstand at least 200 Kilos to accommodate the commodes of Heavy Thais.

 

Obviously, this is a perfect case of inferior plastics being used 35 years ago.

 

NOW:  Here is my problem....

 

The lousy garbage toilet seat is held in place by some metal screws, instead of what is now used...the plastic screws and bolts, which are easy to remove.

 

And, now, even though I have a new toilet-seat replacement, I cannot remove the old lousy garbage toilet seat.

 

I have unscrewed the right-side bolt, but the left-side bolt is completely locked, frozen, and corroded.

 

This is very unnerving.  

 

And, there are even Blogs discussing the stupidity of using metal screws to hold the toilet seat in place.

 

As you know, where there is water, then there is bound to be corrosion.

 

So....HOW do I remove these lousy garbage screws holding the garbage plastic toilet seat in place.

If I cannot remove them....

Then, I cannot replace the toilet seat, and sit upon it.

 

 

Here is what I mean:

 

 

 

 

I have no drill, at the moment.

If I HAD a drill, then I would drill down through the head of the screw,.....

OBVIOUSLY....

 

Tks for any advice.

 

I do not want to take a sledge to the toilet.

I am trying to not waste money, by destroying the toilet with....

 

ONE FELL SWOOP of the sledge.....

 

 

 

Hacksaw blade held horizontally.  Cut thru the bolts.

Maybe it cracked because your butt was made in America and the seat in China.

[Freddy42OZ]

On 4/4/2024 at 6:35 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

I know.....

 

How can a toilet seat crack in half?

This has never happened to me before.

Could be dangerous, even, if a brittle plastic shard from a cracked toilet seat cut my privates.

 

Is this just a case of cheap plastics OF Yore?; about 35 years ago?

 

Or, are the tiny toilet seats designed for Tiny Thais just poorly designed, now that we know that Thais are becoming heavier, by the year?

 

FYI:  I have seen PLENTY of Thais who are double my weight.  And so, I think that toilet seats should be designed to withstand at least 200 Kilos to accommodate the commodes of Heavy Thais.

 

Obviously, this is a perfect case of inferior plastics being used 35 years ago.

 

NOW:  Here is my problem....

 

The lousy garbage toilet seat is held in place by some metal screws, instead of what is now used...the plastic screws and bolts, which are easy to remove.

 

And, now, even though I have a new toilet-seat replacement, I cannot remove the old lousy garbage toilet seat.

 

I have unscrewed the right-side bolt, but the left-side bolt is completely locked, frozen, and corroded.

 

This is very unnerving.  

 

And, there are even Blogs discussing the stupidity of using metal screws to hold the toilet seat in place.

 

As you know, where there is water, then there is bound to be corrosion.

 

So....HOW do I remove these lousy garbage screws holding the garbage plastic toilet seat in place.

If I cannot remove them....

Then, I cannot replace the toilet seat, and sit upon it.

 

 

Here is what I mean:

 

 

 

 

I have no drill, at the moment.

If I HAD a drill, then I would drill down through the head of the screw,.....

OBVIOUSLY....

 

Tks for any advice.

 

I do not want to take a sledge to the toilet.

I am trying to not waste money, by destroying the toilet with....

 

ONE FELL SWOOP of the sledge.....

 

 

 

 

 

Have you felt under the toilet for the screw attachments that fit those (rusty) bolts?   They will be made of plastic and designed to be tightened or un-tightened with just fingers. 

And yes if the seat broke you are most likely too fat.