Foot Pedal Toilet Seat Lifter – Hands-Free Lifter for Standard Plastic Seats

A foot pedal that lifts the toilet seat so your hands never have to

A white plastic pedal stands on the floor beside the toilet bowl. Its arm reaches up to the side of the seat ring and hooks on. Step on the pedal and the arm raises the seat; let the pedal back up to lower it. There is no bending, no touching the seat, no wiring and no drilling: the base sticks to the floor and the arm straps to the seat.

What it actually is

• A floor-standing lever. One long slotted arm pivots on a small wedge-shaped base. A short ribbed pedal near the bottom of the arm is what you step on. Pressing it swings the top of the arm upward, and the top of the arm carries the seat ring with it.
• It moves the seat ring. The arm attaches to the seat, not the lid. Keep the lid up and the pedal raises and lowers the ring on its own.
• Stick-on base. A double-sided adhesive pad is fitted under the base. Wipe the floor, peel the film, press it down beside the bowl. No screws, no holes.
• Strap-on seat end. A small open cradle at the top of the arm hooks under the side of the seat ring beside the hinge, and a soft hook-and-loop strap wraps over the ring to hold it. Nothing is glued to the seat. Some units of this design ship with a stick-on bracket for the seat end instead; either way it mounts without tools.
• Adjustable arm. The slotted arm changes length so the base can sit on the floor while the cradle meets the seat, whichever standard toilet height you have.
• One lifter per order. It fits on either side of the bowl. One is all a toilet needs.

Which toilets it suits

• Ordinary hinged plastic seats. The maker lists the common round and elongated seats with U-, V- or O-shaped hinge plates. That covers most standard home toilets.
• Not bidet or smart seats. Their thick bodies, cables and hinge covers leave nowhere for the cradle to sit. The maker excludes them and so do we.
• Heavy seats are a poor match. The arm is plastic. A thick wooden seat or a firm soft-close hinge can be more than it will lift comfortably; one verified buyer of this design said exactly that. If your seat is heavy, this is not the lifter for it.
• It needs a patch of floor. The base is about the size of a bar of soap and must sit flat on a clean, smooth floor beside the bowl, close enough for the arm to reach the seat hinge. Strongly textured tile, wide grout lines or a bath mat in that spot will weaken the pad.

Fitting it

The specification, as the maker states it

Good to know

• It is a mechanical convenience. Your foot does the lifting, so your hands stay off the seat. We make no claims about germs, bacteria or health.
• The pad is single-use. Once the base is stuck and pulled up again, the pad will not re-stick well. Choose the spot carefully; if you move house or change the toilet, fit a fresh double-sided pad.
• Removal. Warm the pad gently with a hairdryer and lift the base slowly; wipe any residue with a little rubbing alcohol on a cloth. The strap simply unhooks from the seat.
• Cleaning. Wipe with a damp cloth. Do not soak the base or run a mop hard against it.
• Not a mobility aid. It lifts the seat, not the person. If you are looking for a powered lift or a raised seat with arms, this is a different product.

In the box

• One foot-pedal toilet seat lifter: arm, pedal and floor base
• One hook-and-loop strap for the seat end
• Double-sided adhesive pad fitted under the base