TOTO SS204 01 SoftClose Contemporary Review

We bought a lot of toilet seats for our renovated apartment and this one has a technical defect that Toto doesn't want to acknowledge. Since there are only two supports under the seat, the lid boom moves forward when seated and when dismounting it hits the tank rear wall. This happens every time, regardless of your weight or height. When you buy this seat, push it down a little and see the lid spring forward slightly, then release and hear that pop. It's especially annoying when you're trying…

This seat was designed for the old Aquia II (and possibly other Toto toilets from earlier). Their shells are 14 inches in diameter and this seat is designed for that width. As I was about to order the Aquia IV - the current model of the same toilet - I just found out that the bowl width of this series is now 15.5 inches. They added another 1.5 inches to the width of the bowl and seat! not as elegant or nicely designed, they are very similar to the standard toilet seats but at a much higher…

Installed a Toto Mercer toilet about 11 years ago when renovating a bathroom. I love Mercer's curved sculptural style and the seat is the perfect complement - seamlessly following the lines of the shell. No other seat would look so perfect. When I finally decided that I needed to replace the old seat (yellowed, stained, chipped), I despaired of finding the exact seat that was on the Mercer since the Mercer itself was discontinued. But here it is, on Revane. The new seat is exactly the same as…