Elongated Toilet Seat
Summary: The elongated toilet seat serves a useful, if little known, purpose. Most American households have a standard somewhat round toilet seat but the elongated toilet seat, as well as the U shaped toilet seat, will always be available if you wish to take advantage of their benefits.
The elongated toilet seat was originally intended to be more hygienic, for men. The elongated portion of the toilet seat is narrower than the front of a standard toilet and allows a man to stand over the toilet more easily.
The theory behind the design is that the elongation will help catch dribble from someone standing over the toilet where a regular toilet seat would simply get wet. In reality if a man is going to get the seat wet the elongated toilet seat is of little help unless he is aware of the designs usefulness and is positioned accordingly.
U shaped toilet seats take the design idea one step further by completely removing the portion of the seat that usually catches any dribble. If the seat isn’t there to begin with it can hardly get wet now can it. Again, excellent in theory but it requires awareness. After reading this article… you know!
The elongated toilet seat does have its drawbacks which you should be aware of. The biggest drawback is that it takes more usable space in a bathrooms floor plan. Smaller bathrooms place a premium on floorspace and often opt for a smaller toilet. The other major drawback is that you cannot simply replace the seat when switching from a standard sized toilet, the entire toilet needs to be replaced which makes a change more costly.
Elongated Toilet Seats via the Marketplace
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Bidet Toilet Seat Elongated Brondell Swash 450 New $398.99  |
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Bemis 1955ct Elongated Open Toilet Seat Wo Cover White $13.00 |
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Elongated Maple Softclose Toilet Seat Polish Chrome $156.00 |
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Bio Bidet Bl17 Elongated Toilet Seat Night Light New $398.97 |
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Church Plastic Elongated Toilet Seat Finish Linen $17.40 |
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1425×19 Elongated Commercial Toilet Seat Black - 047 $19.85 |
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Kohler Stonewood Elongated Closed-front Toilet Seat $12.95 |
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