I have to reach the ceiling above the toilet but the space between the sink and the toilet is too narrow for my step ladder to fit. It would be for just a couple minutes.
I have to reach the ceiling above the toilet but the space between the sink and the toilet is too narrow for my step ladder to fit. It would be for just a couple minutes.
No. Tank has a rubber gasket connection to the bowl, and some bolts that maintain tension. Compromising that seal will flood your place, slowly.
Safe for you, probably, maybe. Terrible for the toilet.
Definitely not designed to hold human weight
But… You sit on it, with almost your whole weight? I’m sure a person like 30% heavier than me sitting is equal to me standing on the toilet.
I would say the dangerous part is that it’s not designed to be stood on, i.e. it’s slippery, uneven, not big enough, rather than the weight being the real problem.
They’re designed for the seat to be sat on. It’s not so much the weight, but where it is, like you said. Not even the properties of the surface you’d be standing on, but that it’s the part not over anything. It’ll cause some rotation-y force the toilet isn’t designed to handle.
If you have a ruler that’s half on a table and half hanging off, it doesn’t matter if you put an empty cup or a cup full of water on the side that’s on the table, it isn’t likely to fall. Likewise, if you put an empty or full cup on the end hanging off the table, the ruler will fall.
If you have to stand on a toilet, your best bet is across the bowl; they’re sturdy and hold bodyweight regularly. But just like the previous statement, there’s a gasket and bolts to the floor plumbing and they are NOT designed for ANY off-axis loading. Definitely best to figure out an alternative solution if possible.