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At a glance
Drive Medical Raised Elongated Toilet Seat with Lock
Five inches of lift and a pair of arms to push up from. The half nobody can look up for you is the room beside your toilet.
Start here
Measure the clear space beside your toilet.
The arms are what makes this different from a plain riser, and they are also the part that needs room either side. Drive publish the span. Your bathroom is the half only you can measure.
- 1Stand square in front of the toiletFacing it, so left and right stay straight in your head
- 2Pick out the centre line of the bowlRun your eye from the middle of the tank to the middle of the front rim
- 3Measure out to the leftFrom that centre line to the first thing in the way, a wall, a vanity, a radiator, a towel rail
- 4Measure out to the right, then add the twoThat total is your clear span across the toilet, and it is the number that matters
- ✓21 in between the armsArm span on model 12013
- ✓The arms come off by handDrive publish them as tool free, removable and refittable as needed
If the span is tight, the arms are the adjustable part. Drive build them to lift off and go back on without tools, so a narrow bathroom does not rule the seat out. You set the arms aside, you keep the 5 in of lift, and you can put them back the day the room allows it.
iTake the measurement anyway. It costs a minute and it settles the question for good, including for a safety frame or a rail later on. Bathrooms rarely get wider, so the number you write down today keeps on working.
Off the floor
Add 5 in and most people land near 21 in.
You do not sit on the riser, you sit on the total. So here is the total, worked in the open from the figures the fixture makers publish and nothing else.
- +15 in, floor to the rimAmerican Standard's published figure for a traditional toilet
- +0.5 to 1 in for the ring already on itAmerican Standard put the ring you sit on now at half an inch to an inch
- +5 in for this oneRise for model 12013
- =Roughly 20.5 to 21 in, floor to the topWhere you end up on a standard fixture
Kohler put a comfort height fixture about 2 in above a standard one, so on that kind the same 5 in lands you nearer 22.5 to 23 in. For comparison, the 2010 ADA Standards, section 604.4, set an accessible seat between 17 in and 19 in from the floor, measured to the top. This takes you past that window, and on purpose. The window describes a fixture built to be accessible. A riser exists to lift one that was not.
What nobody publishes is a formula. Nothing anywhere turns the height of a person, or the height of their knees, into inches of riser, so we will not print one either. After a hip replacement the height is set for you by your occupational therapist, working from your surgeon's precautions, and the rule behind it is plain enough to repeat: keep your hips level with or above your knees, and do not bend the hip past a right angle.
iThe check that settles it takes ten seconds. Sit down and look at your feet. Resting flat on the floor means the height suits you. Heels hanging clear of it means the seat is too high for you, whatever a chart says, and a smaller rise is the answer.
After it is yours
Covered for as long as you own it.
Drive put a Limited Lifetime warranty on this seat, model 12013, and on their bath safety range generally. Here is the term as they publish it.
- ✓Limited Lifetime, in Drive's own wordsPrinted on the warranty row against model 12013
- ✓No end date to watchA lifetime term does not expire, so there is nothing to put in the calendar and no reminder to set
- ✓Made using recycled materialsDrive publish it on this model's feature list, which is a small thing but a true one
Drive publish the term and not the conditions behind it. We print the term exactly as it stands rather than paraphrase conditions nobody has written down.
iWorth keeping: your Care Made order confirmation. It carries the date and the model number, which is where any warranty claim begins. Hold on to that email and there is nothing else for you to do.
Drive Medical Elevated Toilet Seat with Arms
Frequently Asked Questions
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This specific model is designed to fit most elongated toilet bowls. Elongated bowls are typically oval-shaped and measure about 18.5 inches from the mounting holes to the front of the rim.
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Open the locking clamps by turning the knobs counter-clockwise. Position the seat securely on the rim of the toilet bowl. Turn the locking knobs clockwise until they are hand-tight.
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Yes. The "Standard Locking Mechanism" features a front-mounted knob that tightens a bracket against the bowl's interior. This prevents the seat from shifting or sliding when the user transfers from a wheelchair or stands up.
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Yes. The padded armrests are tool-free and removable. This is a crucial feature for users who need to perform "side transfers" from a wheelchair or for bathrooms with limited space on either side of the toile
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The non-porous plastic is easy to clean with any non-abrasive household detergent or disinfectant. It is designed with wide front and back openings to make personal hygiene easier for the user and cleaning simpler for the caregiver.