I'd go back in time when a good Kitchenaid dishwasher had a porcelain tub, cleaned dishes spotlessly in under an hour and left them fully dry and almost too hot to handle. It was nice to be able to override the wash cycles and use it as a plate warmer. How I miss my old Hobart built dishwasher from the '70s. I'd bring back hot water heaters that were hot enough to serve a large family with a 40 gallon tank instead of needing a 50 gallon for two people because of the new government mandated safe heat settings. I'd like to see more appliance manufacturers offer dials and buttons instead of needlessly putting touch pads on everything under the sun. (thank you Panasonic for doing this with some of your microwaves) As for small appliances forget the electric can opener. I'd rather have a small easy to store automatic onion peeler that would not only peel the onion but dice,mince or slice into any thickness at a touch of a button.

My sons were taught to lift the seat, hit the hole, clean up any splashes, close the lid, and wash their hands. They also knew not to leave toothpaste in the sink or splashes on the counter. Proper training seemed to make more sense than buying a gadget that enabled their poor habits.

Yes, I will likely have to do something similar to that (either in white for white seat, or putty for wood.) I suppose wood tones would make the filler less noticeable than if I stick with plain white. I was hoping to avoid any roughness and finish touchups right where the most cleaning will have to happen, as this is a high-wash area of the seat and will have to withstand Lysol wipes, etc. Hmmm.

I have left side paralysis due to multiple sclerosis. Just yesterday I was able to swap my standard elongated seat for a Brondell Swash 1400. You can do it, but yes, you’ll need power. The water just t’s from your existing water line, then there’s a smaller water line to the new seat. However, while tightening the fitting to the threaded valve stem underneath the tank I turned it too hard and it broke! It’s plastic of course! So on top of the new seat, I now had to get a new flush valve as well. Strangely enough, I was not able the replace the new valve by myself so I had to call someone. Sorely disappointed and my pride hurt—but all’s well. Go for it!