it’s the middle of the night and the house is silent. You finish your business and in your sleepiness know that you have to put the seat and lid down because you don’t want all that bacteria on your toothbrush, your towel, your clothes. So you turn around grab the lid and
#SLAM
you whisper “fuck”
your baby is crying and your wife is awake. You’re not going back to sleep
I hate soft close lids because they close too slow. The flush is over before it’s half down, which defeats the whole point of a lid. Sure, I could wait an extra 30 seconds, but at that point why not just do the soft close with my own hand?
I’m not sure about soft close toilet hinges, but, most soft close cabinet hinges have small adjusters that allow to you basically set the speed of the close.
#1 step is to get a slow closing lid and seat. That will solve all arguments
it’s the middle of the night and the house is silent. You finish your business and in your sleepiness know that you have to put the seat and lid down because you don’t want all that bacteria on your toothbrush, your towel, your clothes. So you turn around grab the lid and
#SLAM
you whisper “fuck”
your baby is crying and your wife is awake. You’re not going back to sleep
This is why most modern lids use a soft close system.
I hate soft close lids because they close too slow. The flush is over before it’s half down, which defeats the whole point of a lid. Sure, I could wait an extra 30 seconds, but at that point why not just do the soft close with my own hand?
I’m not sure about soft close toilet hinges, but, most soft close cabinet hinges have small adjusters that allow to you basically set the speed of the close.
Might be something to look into.