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Here's my answer: * no plugs near the toilet in American homes * too f'ing expensive Combined, these two turn getting a Japanese style toilet into a multi-th

by bane 12y ago

Here's my answer: * no plugs near the toilet in American homes * too f'ing expensive Combined, these two turn getting a Japanese style toilet into a multi-thousand dollar investment. To compare, even reasonably nice toilets cost <$200 at your local hardware store. There are U.S. homes with Bidets in them. My sister had one in the master bath of her 1940s era home. But they're again another $200-400 prices plus plumbing costs. If somebody made a Japanese style toilet, and it and install were <$500 Toto brand toilets would be everywhere.

txru 12y ago
http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Attachment/dp/B001KKRCFA/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen-bath&ie=UTF8&qid=1431890791&sr=1-1&keywords=bidet http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Att... These definitely aren't nearly as nice as the Japanese toilet (which is mostly noticed in that the temperature of the bidet water is at pipe temperature), but they do render both of your big points moot. I own one, and I highly recommend them.
chaostheory 12y ago
"no plugs near the toilet in American homes" Yes this is the reason we don't have one in our home... the licensed electrical work needed is both too much of a hassle and expensive. Electrical work, especially in the bathroom, is not something I'm willing to hack.
dmckeon 12y ago
I saw the bidet seat attachments being hawked in the aisle of a CostCo recently, so that may be a sign that people in the US are willing to consider the purchase. http://www.costco.com/toilets-washlets.html http://www.costco.com/toilets-washlets.html Re the "flushable" wipes - many US municipal waste plants would reportedly like that word removed from the labeling - while they will flush, they do not decompose readily. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/flushable-personal-wipes-clogging-sewer-systems-utilities-say/2013/09/06/9efac4e6-157a-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/flus...
- bane 12y ago
  Yeah, I saw those too. $250-$600?! Why is the one without the $10 of plastic seat cover just $40, while the ones with are 10x as much? There's a two-pack consisting of two entire toilets, with seats, that within the ballpark of just one of those bidet seats. I cannot fathom what kind of gold plated electronics are stashed away inside of these bidet seats. The $600 model has a cutaway view showing maybe $150 of stuff packed away inside. This is kind of what I'm talking about. The price for Japanese-style toilet stuff is kind of bonkers.

by bane 12y ago

txru 12y ago

http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Attachment/dp/B001KKRCFA/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen-bath&ie=UTF8&qid=1431890791&sr=1-1&keywords=bidet http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Att... These definitely aren't nearly as nice as the Japanese toilet (which is mostly noticed in that the temperature of the bidet water is at pipe temperature), but they do render both of your big points moot. I own one, and I highly recommend them.

chaostheory 12y ago

"no plugs near the toilet in American homes" Yes this is the reason we don't have one in our home... the licensed electrical work needed is both too much of a hassle and expensive. Electrical work, especially in the bathroom, is not something I'm willing to hack.

dmckeon 12y ago

I saw the bidet seat attachments being hawked in the aisle of a CostCo recently, so that may be a sign that people in the US are willing to consider the purchase. http://www.costco.com/toilets-washlets.html http://www.costco.com/toilets-washlets.html Re the "flushable" wipes - many US municipal waste plants would reportedly like that word removed from the labeling - while they will flush, they do not decompose readily. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/flushable-personal-wipes-clogging-sewer-systems-utilities-say/2013/09/06/9efac4e6-157a-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/flus...

bane 12y ago
Yeah, I saw those too. $250-$600?! Why is the one without the $10 of plastic seat cover just $40, while the ones with are 10x as much? There's a two-pack consisting of two entire toilets, with seats, that within the ballpark of just one of those bidet seats. I cannot fathom what kind of gold plated electronics are stashed away inside of these bidet seats. The $600 model has a cutaway view showing maybe $150 of stuff packed away inside. This is kind of what I'm talking about. The price for Japanese-style toilet stuff is kind of bonkers.