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Many EU toilets are small and in old buildings (no electricity near toilets). So ymmv.

by yummybear 5y ago

unglaublich 5y ago
Get a toilet seat bidet. It's mechanical. Doesn't need electricity, only water... which is already present!
- brimble 5y ago
  We have what's supposed to be a pretty good one of those. It's a gross, annoying extra thing to clean and hits entirely wrong for me, so I can't use it anyway. My wife says it's OK. But considering what I see get on it (obviously! how could that not be a problem?!) I wouldn't want it spraying on me anyway. It's got a shield thingy that protects it from the worst, but not what comes up from under it. Just nasty. A separate bidet is probably fine. Never used one, though.
  - londons_explore 5y ago
    > hits entirely wrong for me, It's probably installed wrong. The aim of them is typically adjusted by various sliders and stuff before doing up the bolts to hold it in place. Better ones have a "ladies front wash" and "back wash" nozzle, with different aims.
PretzelPirate 5y ago
I use a bidet that relies on water pressure from the apartment’s plumbing. No electricity needed. It does get cold during the winter, but it’s not bad at all and it’s so much better than using toilet paper for wiping. I still use some toilet paper for drying, but far less than I used in the pre-bidet era of my life.
yakubin 5y ago
You can have a handshower mounted next to the toilet seat. Also: what bidets require electricity? (Except the Japanese toilet and bidet in one thing.)
- cronix 5y ago
  > Also: what bidets require electricity? There are some with heated seats, and some that heat the water to a comfortable temp and also some with pumps to supply more pressure. There are dozens on Amazon.
  - yakubin 5y ago
    Ok, heating water makes mild sense, but heated seats would gross me out.
rootusrootus 5y ago
10 years ago I bought an unpowered toilet seat bidet just to try out the concept. Still haven't gotten around to upgrading to a powered version, because it turns out that cool water is nice. I even have a plugin next to the toilet that I had installed when the house was built, because I anticipated getting a Washlet. I still intend to get a fancy one with warm water, heated seat, and a glowing bowl (for aiming in the middle of the night ;-)). Some day.
Obi_Juan_Kenobi 5y ago
Electricity doesn't have a thing to do with this. Maybe you're imagining those fancy Japanese toilets that sing to you. A bidet is just a spigot with a valve. Open valve, blast ass, get clean, close. Unless you have bizarrely cold water, this is all you could ever want or need.

Many EU toilets are small and in old buildings (no electricity near toilets). So ymmv.

unglaublich 5y ago

Get a toilet seat bidet. It's mechanical. Doesn't need electricity, only water... which is already present!

brimble 5y ago
We have what's supposed to be a pretty good one of those. It's a gross, annoying extra thing to clean and hits entirely wrong for me, so I can't use it anyway. My wife says it's OK. But considering what I see get on it (obviously! how could that not be a problem?!) I wouldn't want it spraying on me anyway. It's got a shield thingy that protects it from the worst, but not what comes up from under it. Just nasty. A separate bidet is probably fine. Never used one, though.
- londons_explore 5y ago
  > hits entirely wrong for me, It's probably installed wrong. The aim of them is typically adjusted by various sliders and stuff before doing up the bolts to hold it in place. Better ones have a "ladies front wash" and "back wash" nozzle, with different aims.

PretzelPirate 5y ago

I use a bidet that relies on water pressure from the apartment’s plumbing. No electricity needed. It does get cold during the winter, but it’s not bad at all and it’s so much better than using toilet paper for wiping. I still use some toilet paper for drying, but far less than I used in the pre-bidet era of my life.

yakubin 5y ago

You can have a handshower mounted next to the toilet seat. Also: what bidets require electricity? (Except the Japanese toilet and bidet in one thing.)

cronix 5y ago
> Also: what bidets require electricity? There are some with heated seats, and some that heat the water to a comfortable temp and also some with pumps to supply more pressure. There are dozens on Amazon.
- yakubin 5y ago
  Ok, heating water makes mild sense, but heated seats would gross me out.

rootusrootus 5y ago

10 years ago I bought an unpowered toilet seat bidet just to try out the concept. Still haven't gotten around to upgrading to a powered version, because it turns out that cool water is nice. I even have a plugin next to the toilet that I had installed when the house was built, because I anticipated getting a Washlet. I still intend to get a fancy one with warm water, heated seat, and a glowing bowl (for aiming in the middle of the night ;-)). Some day.

Obi_Juan_Kenobi 5y ago

Electricity doesn't have a thing to do with this. Maybe you're imagining those fancy Japanese toilets that sing to you. A bidet is just a spigot with a valve. Open valve, blast ass, get clean, close. Unless you have bizarrely cold water, this is all you could ever want or need.