I've been looking to replace toilet seat and I was just looking at what they had at HD, while I went to look for a few other plumbing related items.
However, I noticed a toilet seat model that looked pretty similar to what I had already ordered from Amazon - a Kohler round-front seat with a "Quiet Close" (aka slow close or no slam) mechanism. I'd been there before but didn't notice this. So they're all mounted to boards on the edge of the shelf and the actual product sold is on a shelf and behind each seat. Kind of like in this video:
But all I wanted to do was maybe get a feel for how heavy it was and how well the slow close mechanism was. I think the seat itself might have been sticking out for some reason. So I move it fairly gently and all of a sudden I hear a loud crack and a gray piece of that thing just popped out and was cracked. The attachment points were cracked. One attachment point just completely broke and the other was just barely hanging in there. I'm kind of panicking, like maybe they identify me and I'm banned from the store for damaging something. So I look for an employee to explain what happened and maybe see if I'm in trouble and they might expect me to pay for the demo. But the guy says no problem as this happens fairly often and most likely it was ready to fall apart for whatever reason and I'm not in any trouble. However, it didn't leave me a good feeling for the quality of that Kohler toilet seat.
The other thing is that I didn't quite understand what the differences are. I think I got a previous replacement called the Cachet. Kind of more of a lightweight plastic model with a beveled edge. But that one is maybe $37. Feels a little bit flimsy but it was replaced over 10 years ago as a gift to my parents and it's fine other than I think one of the nuts fell out and I can't find a proper replacement. This one I'm getting (from Amazon) I'm getting sight unseen but how much difference could there be. Maybe a bit heavier? The one I got has a flat top without the beveled edge. It's similar to the Kohler seat that my parents have, but that's not slow close. However, the plastic on this old seat is just weird after all this time. I look at it and it has these little micro cracks all over the surface on both the lid and the seat. And it's discolored - both yellowish with all these gray spots that look like they're mildew but won't come off. Not actually mildew but closer up they're little bits of something black in those little cracks. Yeah it's time to replace it.
However, I noticed a toilet seat model that looked pretty similar to what I had already ordered from Amazon - a Kohler round-front seat with a "Quiet Close" (aka slow close or no slam) mechanism. I'd been there before but didn't notice this. So they're all mounted to boards on the edge of the shelf and the actual product sold is on a shelf and behind each seat. Kind of like in this video:
But all I wanted to do was maybe get a feel for how heavy it was and how well the slow close mechanism was. I think the seat itself might have been sticking out for some reason. So I move it fairly gently and all of a sudden I hear a loud crack and a gray piece of that thing just popped out and was cracked. The attachment points were cracked. One attachment point just completely broke and the other was just barely hanging in there. I'm kind of panicking, like maybe they identify me and I'm banned from the store for damaging something. So I look for an employee to explain what happened and maybe see if I'm in trouble and they might expect me to pay for the demo. But the guy says no problem as this happens fairly often and most likely it was ready to fall apart for whatever reason and I'm not in any trouble. However, it didn't leave me a good feeling for the quality of that Kohler toilet seat.
The other thing is that I didn't quite understand what the differences are. I think I got a previous replacement called the Cachet. Kind of more of a lightweight plastic model with a beveled edge. But that one is maybe $37. Feels a little bit flimsy but it was replaced over 10 years ago as a gift to my parents and it's fine other than I think one of the nuts fell out and I can't find a proper replacement. This one I'm getting (from Amazon) I'm getting sight unseen but how much difference could there be. Maybe a bit heavier? The one I got has a flat top without the beveled edge. It's similar to the Kohler seat that my parents have, but that's not slow close. However, the plastic on this old seat is just weird after all this time. I look at it and it has these little micro cracks all over the surface on both the lid and the seat. And it's discolored - both yellowish with all these gray spots that look like they're mildew but won't come off. Not actually mildew but closer up they're little bits of something black in those little cracks. Yeah it's time to replace it.
