Toilet Safety Rail, Heavy Duty Foldable Toilet Handrail, Aluminum Alloy Support Up to 480LBS Perfect for Elderly Senior Handicap Pregnant

HEINSY Toilet Safety Rail, Heavy Duty Foldable Toilet Handrail, Aluminum Alloy Support Up to 480LBS Perfect for Elderly Senior Handicap PregnantThis is a wonderful product for anyone who needs support. I like that it looks attractive and stylish. The base plate is quarter inch steel - SUPER STRONG and SUPER SUPPORTIVE! <edit Jan 6, 2024 - it is aluminum - refer bottom of this review>We tried different products before getting this. The problem with the other products with rails is she couldn't wipe herself easily because she couldn't spread her legs wide enough. With this, she can lift the arm(s) out of the way for wiping, but then when she needs to get up, then my mom can push herself up. The arms are left down so that she can get back onto the toilet by herself. I tried using her toilet and I can leave the arms down to wipe since there is nothing under the arms - I'm about another 40 or so pounds heavier than my mom. This is a very smart design!The support arms come with installation directions that were very clear. Our Kohler toilet had seat holes just wide enough so this would work for us. We got the arms tightened onto the base, took the seat off the toilet, positioned this onto the toilet, added the seat back, added the new bolts, and voila!Now, an elderly person likely isn't strong enough to be tightening this onto their own toilet, so plan to get help on install if you are disabled. I'm not sure she could even lift that baseplate on her own - quarter inch steel is HEAVY! Installation would never have been something my mom could have done on her own. Any handyman service or capable adult should be able to help install this. Now that these support arms are on, she is able to go to the bathroom without assistance and without needing extra shower cleanings. This is a wonderful product, giving her back some dignity and independence. I am so very glad I bought these toilet support arms. THANK YOU!!REVISED REVIEW - posted January 6, 2024Since the original photos and original review, we ALL have grown to love this seat so very much! It has been the absolute best accessibility purchase yet made for my mom. Her health did take a turn for the worst (she is better now), in the hospital ER twice, and we thought we'd lose her. Her ability to control bodily functions really fell apart, so I ordered and got in a very nice, heated bidet toilet seat to replace the normal toilet seat as well as a power assisted flush toilet. The attachments for these were 1/2" holes and bigger bolts, larger than the available space/slits that come with the bottom plate. Right up until we'd take it off and began drilling, I thought it was a steel plate. However, it IS aluminum, so it is even nicer than originally thought. Now, drilling thick aluminum with a normal hand drill does take a metal drill bit from the local home improvement store, but at least it wasn't an all day affair needing a drill press like steel might have needed. We had already loved it, but now with the enhanced sanitation we added with upgraded plumbing, and being able to flip up the arms so when wiping my mom can spread her legs wide for improved sanitation, this is like 101 on a scale of 1 to 5. WE LOVE THIS HANDRAIL!!

This safety item really helped me. It works very good, gives me support when I have to get off the toilet. Arms can be put up if not needed on toilet.Easy to put on. Looks good,

Could not install baseplate independently from the lid. The lid I have is now bolted down with the arm rests base plate to the potty. Had to grind the supplies bolt down washers oval to fit in my lid hinge plates. Simple enough. Would certainly be good to have lid selections that allow this to be installed as designed. Thought about drilling out the base plate to through-bolt with the supplies nylon lid bolts but recognized these bolts probably would be over strained potentially when using the arm rests for their purpose, getting up or sitting assist.First impression of the arm rests is positive. Easy to flip up, work well for their purpose and feel very secure.

I absolutely love this product. I have mobility issues and this product helped me so much. It is exceptionally sturdy and made it easier for me to use the toilet. I was also able to have a larger hole drilled out so I could keep my bidet. It is so sturdy. This was difficult hole that needed to be cut but worked perfectly. If you have a standard toilet, the product is ready to go as is. I can't praise it enough! (and I rarely say much in reviews).

I like the product very sturdy easy to install does not come with the toilet seat. Tried to find a toilet seat, but there was only a big cushy one and one with a child seat attached. I’m not interested in neither one of those and got tired of searching and searching, so I returned it. Very dissatisfied would not having a seat Or including in the description that needs a seat set order separately.