Toilet tank lids are the covers that shelter your tank. Imagine how incomplete and barren your toilet tank and bathroom would look without one.

Maintaining Your Toilet Lid

Your toilet lids need special care in handling to ensure its longevity.

• Use both hands to hold it and make sure your hands are dry.
• To remove or install the lid, sit in front of the toilet and hold the lid on both the sides.
• Do not rest it against a wall, put it on a counter, or the floor as it may fall.
• Do not set the lid on, or in contact with, a hard surface such as steel, marble, cast iron and tile, always pad it with a towel.
• Avoid keeping it in the bathtub.

 

Is Your Lid Broken?

A broken toilet lid is a common problem. Here are a few solutions:

• If buying a new toilet is not an option then your plumber could supply you with a new toilet tank lid.
   
• If a small fragment on your toilet lid is broken, then gluing may be a good idea but if a large mass has broken gluing may prove dangerous.
   
• You can use solid wood to make your own lid and give it a marine grade finish, which makes it long lasting. However, plywood is not suggested, as it tends to unglue.
   
• A "fit-all" type plastic tank lid is another choice though neither its appearance nor its fit is satisfactory.
   
• The best way is to buy it on-line.

If the price is the problem

• If you are unsure about spending too much on a replacement tank lid and have some time to spend, then the local salvage yard is your best bet.
   
• The local landfills might have something you like.
   
• There are certain companies who will find the perfect toilet lid for you in exchange of a fee. You just need to give them the right description.