Rank #8 in Best Toilet Seats: 9 Ranked, and Why the Load Figures Don't Add Up
Harbour Housewares Oval Soft Close Toilet Seat, Quick Release
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Harbour Housewares Soft Close Oval Toilet Seat is a white seat with a soft-close hinge and a quick-release button, and it sits at number eight in this guide at £15.99. That price makes it the cheapest seat in the article. It is rated 4.2 out of 5 from 632 ratings, and the star breakdown supplied with the listing runs from 64 five-star marks down to 8 one-star ones.
The mismatch on this fiche is the material. The first bullet sells "premium Duraplast", while the Material field on the same listing reads simply "Plastic" — the two do not agree. What the listing never does is quote a load figure: there is no kilogram number anywhere in the bullets or the specs, standing next to seats in this guide that advertise 200 kg, 175 kg and 150 kg. The only measurements given are 44L x 36.5W centimetres in the Item Dimensions field, with no pan-length range alongside them. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from any test we ran.
How those 632 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.2 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £15.99 |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2 out of 5 from 632 reviews |
| Material (as listed) | Plastic |
| Material claimed in bullets | Duraplast |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 44L x 36.5W centimetres |
| Star breakdown (as listed) | 64 five-star, 17 four-star, 7 three-star, 4 two-star, 8 one-star |
| Best Sellers Rank | 9th in Toilet Seats, 727th in DIY & Tools |
| Warranty | 2 year warranty |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Really good quality and value for such an affordable price. Easy to install with no issues since.”
Verified purchase“Easy to fit but took a few moments to work out how after that plain sailing”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Toilet Seats: 9 Ranked, and Why the Load Figures Don't Add Up.
Questions people ask
What is the Harbour Housewares seat made of?
The bullets call it "premium Duraplast", but the Material field on the same listing reads "Plastic". The two do not match, so the material claim is worth reading twice.
How much does it cost?
£15.99 as listed, which makes it the cheapest toilet seat in this guide.
Will it fit my pan?
The listing says it fits most standard toilet pans with a classic curved profile. Unlike some rivals it quotes no pan-length range; the only measurement given is 44L x 36.5W centimetres in the Item Dimensions field.
Does it have a weight limit?
The listing quotes no load figure for the Harbour Housewares seat — no kilograms appear in the bullets or in the specifications.
What do the soft-close and quick-release features do?
Both are described in the bullets: the soft-close mechanism lowers the seat and lid quietly instead of slamming, and the quick-release function lets the seat be lifted off in seconds for cleaning.
What warranty comes with it?
The listing gives a 2 year warranty, on model number HH-BRS234000.
Comments
Reader comments are not checked against the manufacturer's claims above.
No comments yet
Be the first to add something we missed — a price change, a spec that turned out wrong, or how one of these held up.
Leave a comment
No account needed. Own one of these? Tell other readers how it actually performed.