Soft close does work but its not the best. Bought this toilet seat because it was the only pergamon soft close one i could find after weeks of searching. It does have a soft close mechanism but the mechanism is not great. Close the seat and lid from the fully opened position and the soft close mechanism works, withjust a little noise at the end as the lid closes. Let the seat and lid close from an aperture of 50 degrees and it just drops down with the full force of gravity like any old toilet seat. It is still much better than a traditional toilet seat with no soft close mechanism at all. The pergamon colour was a perfect match to the bathroom installed 10 years ago and the seat very comfortable. Fixings are plastic and stainless steel so that’s good.

Soft close does work but its not the best. Bought this toilet seat because it was the only pergamon soft close one i could find after weeks of searching. It does have a soft close mechanism but the mechanism is not great. Close the seat and lid from the fully opened position and the soft close mechanism works, withjust a little noise at the end as the lid closes. Let the seat and lid close from an aperture of 50 degrees and it just drops down with the full force of gravity like any old toilet seat. It is still much better than a traditional toilet seat with no soft close mechanism at all. The pergamon colour was a perfect match to the bathroom installed 10 years ago and the seat very comfortable. Fixings are plastic and stainless steel so that’s good.

Have ordered another for another toilet. Here are the specifications for the Sitzplatz Siena 40048 0 Toilet Seat Soft-Closing Comfort Pergamon:

• Soft-close comfort, lid and seat close automatically by gently tapping
• Fast-Fix/Quick mounting
• commercial fit
• Thermoset

Have ordered another for another toilet.

Reviews from purchasers :

• Soft Close does work but its not the best