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I switched to bidet at home anyways. Keep a pack of baby wipes in my bag for when I unfortunately need to use public (or private) restrooms stocked with the inf
by xyst 2y ago
I switched to bidet at home anyways. Keep a pack of baby wipes in my bag for when I unfortunately need to use public (or private) restrooms stocked with the inferior toilet paper (all TP is useless in comparison to bidet or wet wipes).
Single ply, double ply. No difference to me. I still feel dirty/unclean after wiping my ass with dry af TP that has a strong tendency to tear
- georgel 2y agoI would get one, but my apartment lease forbids them on "water damage" reasons. I've only seen a clause like this in my most recent lease.
- xnyan 2y agoThe reason for this is that bidets have had a massive upswing in popularity, and unfortunately many are poor quality and/or fit, installed incorrectly, or both. My family mostly works in the trades and I did as well in college, would not call myself a pro but I'm the friend you call when you have a plumbing problem and want an opinion before calling in a real plumber. The number of poorly fitting bidet attachment seats that have been badly installed I've seen is quite high. If I owned the bathroom and someone wanted to add a bidet, I too would have my concerns. A ban is crazy, but I think it's totally valid to at least have a plumber inspect and sign off on the work.
- lancesells 2y agoNot sure what you mean by poorly fitting. I've only purchased one bidet attachment but i don't see how it could do any damage unless you don't turn the water off or empty the toilet tank on install. Are you saying the water line leaks on some bidets after install?
- javagram 2y agoNot a plumber but I’ve installed a few bidets in my homes and it’s easy to see how the flexible supply line could leak if tightened too much or not enough. Toilet braided steel supply lines themselves are supposedly supposed to be replaced every 5-10 years to reduce the risk of bursting. I put water alarms connected to my security system behind each bidet equipped toilet.
- nosrepa 2y agoI can definitely say that my cheap first bidet leaked after about a month on instal. Not from the water lines but rather from the case of the thing became slightly unwelded.
- stavros 2y agoMine has a pipe attachment that's flimsy plastic, and tends to eject itself after a while. It'll definitely lead to flooding, so I've installed a water sensor under it.
- latchkey 2y agoPoint out that literally every single house in SE Asia has one.
- wkat4242 2y agoHm yeah but they also use squat toilets in many cases. I can't deal with those.
- latchkey 2y agoSuper rare to see a squat toilet in Vietnam these days except in rural places. It is all bum guns, everywhere... and exceptionally sketchy plumbing (and 220v electrical for that matter). Somehow it works well enough.
- wkat4242 2y agoOh ok I was mainly in Thailand where they had a lot of them, even in the office I worked for a while (luckily they had a few mnrmal ones too). They did have bum guns for washing in many cases even with the squat toilets. Not sure about Vietnam. Never been there, but Thailand is SE Asia too :)
- xnyan 2y agoMaybe TMI, but...you don't pat dry with toilet paper after you use the bidet? I love my bidet, but I'm using approximately the same amount of TP in both cases.
- xyst 2y agoI keep a stack of small hand towels next to the bidet. Organized in clean and dirty towel stacks. Keep a few rolls of TP for guests. Mostly sits unused otherwise. Last time I bought rolls was last year.
- badwolf 2y agoI do the same. got ~100 ish plain white hand towels/wash cloths that get washed with bleach. Really just used to dry my tushy after using the bidet.
- stavros 2y agoI'm having a hard time believing this. I use three squares of TP after the bidet, to dry myself. In places without a bidet, I'll use a ton of paper to get everything.
- tnias23 2y agoHow can you dry off with only a couple squares? Does your bidet have a drying fan too??
- latchkey 2y agoIf you're at home, just leave a small towel where you put the TP roll. You're already clean, so now you're just drying yourself off.
- tass 2y agoPerhaps if you use soap you’d be clean enough for that, assuming you were the only one using the towel.
- vr46 2y agoBut… you can’t flush baby wipes, unless you want to be a monster that contributes to sewer pipe fatbergs or local blockages.
- wkat4242 2y agoThere are ones that are flushable. I use them at home. It specially says flushable.
- tnias23 2y agoEven the ones that say flushable aren’t. It’s just a marketing ploy.
- archsurface 2y agoSeems otherwise: https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-andrex--washlets--being--fine-to-flush--/ https://www.stwater.co.uk/news/news-releases/we-applaud-new-...
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- archsurface 2y agoYou're arguing with a water company?
- wkat4242 2y agoHah those are exactly the ones I'm using. And the only ones wide available here anyway (even in Spain though it seems to be a UK brand) Never have issues with them anyway.
- SoftTalker 2y agoOr if you're on a septic system. Even if you're on a public sewer, clogs in the line under your property, from your house to the main sewer line, are your responsibility. If you rent, and the landlord figures out that you clogged up the sewer by flushing wipes, you'll probably pay. Wipes are not flushable. Even if they say they are.
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