Toilet Replacement Parts - Toilet Tank Lid Handling - This Old Toilet - Phone: 650-483-1139 ~ 800-658-4521

Toilets and their tank lids are made of vitreous china. This vitreous, glazed surface is glass-like and therefore smooth and slippery, the same as glass. The china body is made of clay, much like pottery, and therefore heavy, the same as pottery.

 

Toilet tank lids weigh 10 pounds on average. The ratio of a lid's weight to its size is high. This is deceiving to one's natural instinct when seeing a lid and deciding how to pick it up.

 

In summary, toilet tank lids are heavy, slippery, and fragile. So, with these factoids in mind, here is how we recommend you handle toilet tank lids:

 

Handling a lid:

~ Handle with dry hands only.

~ Always use two hands.

~ Lift and carry from the under-side.

~ When removing or installing a lid, stand or sit directly in front of the toilet and hold the lid on the left and right sides.

~ Use care not to hit or bump the lid against the tank.

 

 

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