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My wife made a joke about a bidet a few years ago, so also as a joke I bought us one for her birthday. The $60 attachment kind where you just plumb in a splitte
by tunesmith 7y ago
My wife made a joke about a bidet a few years ago, so also as a joke I bought us one for her birthday. The $60 attachment kind where you just plumb in a splitter from the source that fills the toilet tank.
It was a hit, so we bought one for family friends for a birthday - high hilarity as we heard the reports from their kids - and then more for our extended family at Christmas. Shocked reactions around the Christmas tree.
The response has been amazing, people saying things like "How did I do without this my entire life??" and "How was I such a savage before??" On vacation at AirBnBs we are looking forward to going home just so we can have a bidet again.
In most cases, you don't even need the extra features, like fan or warm water. Regular cold water is nowhere near as bad as you'd assume.
- zwily 7y agoI tell everybody that a $50 sprayer attachment will get you 80% of the benefit of a full-on bidet toilet.
- ph2082 7y agoSpray/Jet is best. Required some plumbing and fitting jet between toilet sheet. All you need to do is turn on the knob. No recurring cost of toilet paper.
- londons_explore 7y agoDon't you end up using a massive wadge of toilet paper to dry your now dripping wet backside so it doesn't dribble down to your pants/socks?
- ph2082 7y agoIt is not fountain. Just small stream of jet to wash the target area. No dribble down happens.
- Someone1234 7y agoI use TP with my bidet. Unless you want swamp butt, you have to. I use LESS, but there's certainly still a hard requirement.
- ph2082 7y agoYep TP is required, but less compared to not using.
- ubercow13 7y agoYou can always use a towel!
- Someone1234 7y agoThe TP doesn't come out just wet always, a towel would be nasty soon.
- xwdv 7y agoKeep several small towels and wash and reuse.
- dmix 7y agoI thought the goal was to be more hygienic. I can see this maybe working if you live by yourself but anything beyond that is: no thanks.
- nordsieck 7y ago> I thought the goal was to be more hygienic. I can see this maybe working if you live by yourself but anything beyond that is: no thanks. I'm not trying to dissuade you from holding that opinion, just pointing out that there are many, many people who regularly use cloth diapers for newborns. While many people choose not to use them, I don't think most people consider them a less sanitary option.
- Paul-ish 7y agoHow does one use a sprayer attachment? It seems like positioning would be awkward.
- Lammy 7y agoYou position yourself; the water stream stays where it is. You get used to it very quickly and know where to expect it to be based on where you’re sitting.
- Paul-ish 7y agoAh, I thought you were talking about the handheld gun versions.
- Symbiote 7y agoEven with that, it's only slightly more difficult than knowing where to aim the toilet paper.
- nogabebop23 7y agoonly in Texas, where they use a pressure-washer ;)
- Someone1234 7y agoI've owned both, I agree. The other "big" feature of a plugged in biden is meant to be the blower/dryer, but at least in my one (TOTO branded) it is a waste of time. If the blower actually worked (e.g. Dyson Airblade), it would be a significant benefit, but as it stands I agree you get 80% with a simple spray toilet seat (other 20% is heated water, maybe the moving head a little, although you still have to shift your body for good coverage).
- cameronfraser 7y agohow do u know when ur running clear if u know what i mean? I've never used one before
- dageshi 7y agotypically use a few sheets of tp to dry off afterwards, so you'll know if you're done or not
- cameronfraser 7y agothis almost defeats the purpose for me lol, i thought it was going to be paper free
- irrational 7y agoHow well does it work if your backside could be mistaken for a Yeti?
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- mseidl 7y agoI've been to Japan 3 times now and the toilets are amazing. You can have things like motorized up/down seat + cover. Water heater, seat heater, drying. And, something I never tried but there is also a music thing to cover up the sounds too.
- Mountain_Skies 7y agoJacuzzi left the washlet market about a decade ago and I was able to get one of their closeout models. It was one of my best buys of my life. Sadly it died about five years ago and I've been living in rental houses since around that time and haven't bothered to ask any of the landlords if they'd be willing to install a power outlet behind the toilet.
- wyclif 7y agoSome of the Google campuses have those Japanese toilets installed.
- Scoundreller 7y ago> In most cases, you don't even need the extra features, like fan or warm water. Regular cold water is nowhere near as bad as you'd assume. Depends how cold your cold water is. Can be a 10-15C difference between Northern US and Southern US in winter. Also becomes important if you're sizing a tankless water heater: https://www.tanklesshotwaterguide.ca/2012/06/ground-water-temperature-and-tankless-flow-rates-in-ontario/ https://www.tanklesshotwaterguide.ca/2012/06/ground-water-te... Finally, warmer water will dissolve whatever it hits better, instead of just suspending.
- js2 7y agoWe have water in NC as cold as you're likely to see anywhere indoors. Our municipality uses water towers to supply pressure so when it below freezing out, the water is definitely in the low 40s (F) if not below. It's refreshing but you get used to it. My wife hasn't complained either. She rolled her eyes at me when I first ordered the bidets but was an instant convert. (I just happened to install them in all our bathrooms last fall. Lucky timing. The model I installed was $35 on Amazon but it's now more than double that and not currently available.)
- smnrchrds 7y ago> Regular cold water is nowhere near as bad as you'd assume. Perhaps not in California. But here in Calgary, Alberta, I assure you it is much worse than you'd assume.
- peatmoss 7y agoSeattle checking in. Just used a questionably accurate meat thermometer to check the water coming out of our tap. It looks to be about 6C / 42F. Brisk!
- smnrchrds 7y agoUsing the same methodology here, I get 3.7°C or 38.7°F.
- joecool1029 7y agoEh, good for hemorrhoids I suppose.
- rconti 7y agoHow about the initial water after leaving the taps closed for, say, 20 minutes? :)
- peatmoss 7y agoGreat point. Bum washings would mostly be pretty warm due to unique features of our bathroom and condo heating... mostly. And I guess for the cold times, variety is the spice of life!
- visarga 7y agoI own a bidet which costed about $400 which has a water heater, warm air ventilator, seat warmer, human presence sensor and even a remote control you can put on your wall. It's just a plastic seat I mounted myself on the old toilet. Summer or winter it's always great to use it.
- swebs 7y agoIn Europe, I only see the ones that attach to the inputs from the bathroom sink. That way you can control the temperature.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 7y agoThat's what we (I'm italian, wife too) keep asking ourselves when we moved to Canada. There is a whole set of pains involved in not washing with water after the fact. We used the shower for a while, but it's a huge timesink. We kind of solved with squirt bottles currently.
- ornornor 7y agoSerious question: we are very soon running out of toilet paper. Because of the panic from the virus, our nearby stores have all been out of toilet papers for a couple of weeks now and we've been unable to restock so far, so it was a golden opportunity for me to bring back up the idea to try out a bidet (SO is reticent but it beats having no toilet paper to wipe with) My problem is that I don't know how to "hang" the handle when it's not in use. The bathroom is all tile from floor to ceiling and we're tenants so we can't drill to hang an attachment. I've also seen systems that hook over the tank's wall, but our toilet has the tank in the wall (it's a German style toilet for those who know what I mean: tank in the wall and toilet seat hanging from the wall rather than the floor) I'm also not convinced with the little arms that install under the seat which reaches out when water flows, because I'm very concerned about back splashing on it when using the toilet and being unable to thoroughly clean the arm. This would spray soiled water where we don't want it. I'm hoping someone in a similar situation figured something out: what system do you use?
- karulont 7y agoSuction cups or some special adhesive that does not leave residues? Disclaimer, never tried those myself.