Among the bathroom fixtures that have evolved the most over the years, we should definitely mention the toilet seat. The toilet seat has become a key element of sanitary ware design, as borne out by the shift made from the old toilet seats made of solid wood or polyester to increasingly slim seats featuring advanced functions.
The aspects of the toilet seat that have undergone a veritable transformation are:
– Its appearance
– The hinges
– The material
From wood to thermosetting plastic
Toilet seats made of solid wood or polyester were greatly limited by the material used, not only in terms of design and thickness, but also in terms of functionality. Products made of these materials – nowadays only available in traditional style WCs – do not enwrap the ceramic edges of the bowl and cannot be proposed as soft close copriwater.
The early models have been replaced over time with toilet seats made of a thermosetting material, which can envelop the ceramic edge of the bowl. The toilet seats made from this plastic can be had both with and without the soft close feature. This type of seat is still sold and used widely, but in recent years product evolution has gone even further.
The toilet seat revolution: soft close, quick release, slim
Latest generation toilet seats cannot but be soft close. The soft close hinges that enable the lid to close gently, even when you do not guide it down, have been replacing the traditional ones. This product is highly appreciated both in the contract sector and in private households, especially when there are children in the home. A copriwater with soft close hinges often features a quick release mechanism that makes it readily removable in its entirety, making for easier and more thorough cleaning of the bowl and the seat itself.
Design and thickness options have also changed greatly compared to traditional edge-enveloping models. Now the seats are very slim, non-enveloping, and minimalist. Moreover, they can be white or coloured, matt or glossy.
Another new development is the electronic toilet seat, which generally offers many functions, as do the Gocare models by Flaminia, which feature, among others, bidet and heated seat functions.
Toilet seats and some common misconceptions
People often think that a soft close copriwater will necessarily be equipped with adjustable hinges, but, in actual fact, closing speed cannot be customised: you cannot adjust the closing speed of a soft close toilet seat to a value other than the one set by the manufacturer.
Another misconception is that you may determine whether a toilet seat is compatible with the bowl based on its measurements, or that there is a universal toilet seat, but in actual fact the correspondence of WC and seat measurements does not guarantee compatibility between the two.
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