TOILET SEAT RISERS

TOILET SEAT RISERS

ALSO CALLED EXTENSIONS 

SEAT RISERS CAN BE ONE OF THE GREATEST ASSETS IN THE HOME FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY OR INJURIES. LIKE MANY OF US AS WE GET OLDER. GETTING ON AND OFF THE TOILET CAN BE A CHALLENGE: IT MAY BE UNSAFE IF THE SEAT IS TOO LOW OR WE DON’T HAVE THE ARM SUPPORTS TO GRIP.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU BUY THE FIRST  SEAT RISER YOU SEE ON THE SHELF. TAKE A FEW MINUTES IN THE BEGINNING  OF YOUR SEARCH TO AVOID A LOT OF FRUSTRATION LATER ON.

MEASURE THE INSIDE OF THE BOWL FROM BACK TO FRONT AND SIDE TO SIDE AS SOME OF THE NEWER STYLES CAN VARY OR BE SLOPED TO WHERE A RISER MAY NOT HAVE THE UPRIGHT EDGE TO LOCK ONTO.

MOST COMMON BOWLS ARE 9.5” X 11.25” OR 10.25 X 14”

THE HEIGHT OF THE RISER YOU WILL NEED IS OFTEN BASED ON HOW TALL THE PERSON IS. IF THE RISER KEEPS YOUR FEET OFF THE FLOOR, THEN A LOWER RISER IS SAFER AND MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE.

WILL THEY NEED ARM RESTS TO HELP SIT AND STAND-UP ? ARM RESTS ARE MOST COMMON ON THE 5” UNITS BUT SOME BRANDS OF 3” ALSO HAVE THE ARM RESTS OR HANDLES.

WHILE MOST RISERS WILL FIT BOTH STANDARD AND ELONGATED COMMODES (TOILETS) iT IS BEST TO TRY AND MATCH THE SHAPE OF RISER TO YOUR SPECIFIC TOILET.

YOU WILL FIND SOME 3 ½” HIGH RISERS ARE ALSO HINGED WHICH EASES CLEANING OF THE TOILET. THEY BOLT ON UNDER THE SEAT AND COVER THIS GIVES YOU THE FAMILIAR COMFORT OF YOUR EXISTING SEAT.

THE LONGER BOLTS ARE INCLUDED WITH THE RISER SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT LENGTH AFTER YOU GET HOME.

THERE ARE RISERS THAT DO NOT BOLT OR CLAMP ON THE TOILET BUT SIT ON THE TOP WHEN THE SEAT AND LID ARE IN THE UP POSITION. THEY HAVE A FLANGE OF ABOUT 1-1/2 INCHES THAT ACTS AS A GUIDE SO THE RISER WILL NOT SLIDE OF THE EDGE OF THE BOWL. THE SIT ON TOP RISERS ARE ALL 5” TALL

I FIND THAT WHEN USING ANY 5” RISER FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IT IS MORE COMFORTABLE TO REMOVE THE LID AND SEAT FROM THE TOILET SO I AM NOT LEANING BACK ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FORMER SEAT. PLUS, IN MY MIND IT JUST LOOKS NICER.

WHEN COMFORT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HEIGHT A CUSHION RISER MAY BE WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK AT. THEY COME IN 2” AND 4” HEIGHTS, ARE MADE OF EASY TO CLEAN VINYL ATTACHING TO THE CURRENT SEAT BY HOOK AND LOOP STRAPS.

VARIATIONS TO THE BASICS

THERE ARE SOME STYLES OF RISERS TO ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS NEEDS SUCH AS ONE HAS A CUT OUT OR GROOVE ON ONE SIDE TO ALLOW THE KNEE TO BE LOWER SOME WILL HAVE A CENTER GROOVE TO AID IN CLEANING WHILE REMAINING SITTING.

THERE ARE EXTENDED WIDTH RISERS WHICH BARIATRIC USERS FIND NICER TO SIT ON. THESE WILL LOCK ON IN THE SAME MANNER THAT THE 5” ONES WILL.

THE TURN KNOB IN THE FRONT MOVES A LEVER TO PRESS INTO THE FRONT OF THE BOWL PREVENTING THE RISER FROM SLIDING OR BEING LIFTED UP.

WE DO NOT CARRY ALL THE VARIATIONS BUT CAN ORDER THEM IN ON REGULAR SHIPMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS BLOG OF “SAFE SOLUTIONS” IT IS OUR WAY TO ANSWER SOME COMMON QUESTIONS WE GET ASKED IN THE STORE ON VARIOUS PRODUCTS. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE. 

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