Carex Hinged Round Raised Toilet Seat Riser, Adds 3.5 Inches of Height, 300 lbs Capacity, Elevating and Raising Seat for Elderly and Handicap, Universal, Slip-Resistant, White

This replaces a larger older plastic raised toilet seat and boy is this an improvement. The old raised toilet seat had a screw in the front that I would scrape my leg on when getting out of the shower, and it was too high for me, and a nightmare to clean. Also there was no lid. I wish I had replaced that horrible one earlier with this one - my toilet is no longer a huge ugly eyesore but looks more like a normal toilet since you can use a normal toilet seat and lid on top of it. It was as easy to install as a toilet seat and once you secure the bolts, making sure they are very tightened, it does not move around. The height is perfect so I don't hurt my knees. The hinge design makes it easy to clean the toilet. This is excellent.Update: Still pleased with this, but it is not as strong as I had hoped. The top of this now has a dent & crack in it caused by one of the plastic seat bumpers on the normal toilet seat placed above it. It still works well and the dent isn't visible except when I clean the toilet, but I am betting I will have to replace this in a year or two.

This product exceeded my expectations, it looks good and it's very sturdy. I was very frustrated with the product that we had we had it for over a year after a surgery. This is a great alternative to the cheap seats you attach to the toilet. It no longer looks trashy and it's so easy to clean. Flips up as designed.

I’m not sure how to secure it to the toilet so that it doesn’t slide around. It’s not a lot of movement, but it can become misaligned with the toilet bowl. Otherwise, I really like that it can be lifted up to expose the bowl. The added height makes it easier to transfer to the toilet from my wheelchair, and easier for elderly family to use the throne.

I would suggest that if you have bad knees this product is just what you need. No more pain as you try to sit on toilet. Both of my knees are damaged. Now I don’t feel any pain when I use the bathroom. You won’t regret it. My daughter laughs at me and says now I know what it means“To sit on the throne”

It is as if this item was never "field" tested. The item itself appears to be well made. Once you attach it to a toilet bowl, the problems manifest themselves. The nuts/bolts holding the riser to the bowl are steel. Steel nuts in water are never a good idea. The nuts and washers (supplied) are flat thus preventing centering of the bolt in the toilet bowl holes. I found some old plastic conical shaped nuts that did this centering job. Again, the steel bolts are a potential problem where they pass through the holes in the toilet bowl. Because of the height of the riser (length of the bolts), it is somewhat unsteady even when tightened. This slight movement could chip or crack the toilet bowl (I shimmed the holes with pieces of rubber hose to cut down the movement of the bolts and to prevent the steel on porcelain situation). Additionally, all toilet seats that are to be attached to the riser to complete the installation are not made with the same diameter as the supplied attaching bolts nor the same mode of attachment. Be sure to select a toilet seat that has the correct diameter hole to handle the supplied attaching bolt or be prepared to do some drilling and modification of the toilet seat as I did. Also, due to the slot on either side of the lower portion of the riser extending all the way across the bottom or lower part of the riser, there can be waste leakage across and around the rim of the toilet bowl. This could have been prevented for the most part if the slot had been designed as an indentation to assist in lifting the riser for cleaning. This slot also exacerbates the cleaning process as it adds more nooks and crannies. Unfortunately, the riser cannot be moved as far forward as it should be to make a better fit to the front of the toilet bowl. This problem has no solution I can imagine due to the thickness of the material used in construction of the riser. The fact that it only comes in a four-inch class was disheartening. A two-inch riser would provide an option as not all toilets are built to the same height. All-in-all, this riser does beat attaching a rope to the toilet user for aid with extraction.

I had 2 surgeries for a perforated ulcer, I literally almost died. I couldn't possibly sit down to go potty, while in the hospital, they had a raised seat, like this one. I immediately set about looking for one. And yeah, like most, Amazon's my go to search place. Found this toilet seat, can I just say, IT WAS A GAME CHANGER!! It sets at exactly the back of my knees, so I didn't have to hurt myself to sit OR STAND!! I'm 5'3" and weigh 115lbs, this seat seriously was absolutely PERFECT!!! If you need a raised seat, for whatever reason, THIS is the absolute PERFECT one. It went on super easy, is strong and doesn't shift or move ANY when I sit or stand. This is THE ONE!!

This seat was perfect for my 6 ft husband after his back surgery. It has made a world of difference for him to easily get on and off the seat. It was very easy to install as well. Took me less than 10 minutes to put on.

Finally, a seat riser that actually works as advertised! After struggling with other styles of seat risers that would not stay put and worrying about Mom falling, I happened to see this style while trying to find something that would actually work. This riser bolts down to the toilet the same way a regular seat would, and the bolts are long enough to place the regular seat on top of the riser. It's snug and safe for her to use, and it raises up, making it easy to clean under. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again if needed.