So we are installing new toilets in two of our bathrooms. Based on the recommendations here, and after a bit of research, we are going with Toto branded ones. Of course, the wife is involved with any home/nest decision, especially if it affects her in any way. She has decided that a soft/slow-close lid on her chosen one-piece (expensive) toilet is not enough. She has run across these bidet toilet seats on the internet and has decided she/we must step into (or is it sit into?) 21st century luxury.
I have never used one in all of my 53 years on the planet. I understand much of the world does, however, and find it rather surprising they are not more widely used in the USA.
I will give her credit, she is not wanting the most high-end/expensive one. The one she is looking at and trying to gain my approval on is considered mid-range and goes for about $400. Of course, she will want two of them. One for our bathroom, and one for the guest bathroom. Plus, I will have to have an electrician come out and install an electrical outlet near the toilet at both locations. Another expense.
So enlighten me. Educate me. Are they a good thing? Are they worth it? Anything I should be aware of or look out for? (Insert humor here)
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October 16, 2017, 06:37 PM
Black92LX
Much cheaper
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October 16, 2017, 06:39 PM
konata88
I can't afford them. But I use them when I travel to Japan. Toto is the go-to brand.
I like the heated seat feature in the winter. The washer feature is nice but don't use it all the time.
Not sure what maintenance is like nor product life.
Worth is in the eyes of the beholder. Nice to have but certainly not a necessity.
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October 16, 2017, 06:41 PM
feersum dreadnaught
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Originally posted by Unishot: So we are installing new toilets in two of our bathrooms. Based on the recommendations here, and after a bit of research, we are going with Toto branded ones. Of course, the wife is involved with any home/nest decision, especially if it affects her in any way. She has decided that a soft/slow-close lid on her chosen one-piece (expensive) toilet is not enough. She has run across these bidet toilet seats on the internet and has decided she/we must step into (or is it sit into?) 21st century luxury.
I have never used one in all of my 53 years on the planet. I understand much of the world does, however, and find it rather surprising they are not more widely used in the USA.
I will give her credit, she is not wanting the most high-end/expensive one. The one she is looking at and trying to gain my approval on is considered mid-range and goes for about $400. Of course, she will want two of them. One for our bathroom, and one for the guest bathroom. Plus, I will have to have an electrician come out and install an electrical outlet near the toilet at both locations. Another expense.
So enlighten me. Educate me. Are they a good thing? Are they worth it? Anything I should be aware of or look out for? (Insert humor here)
My SWMBO also wanted one - we have the Coco brand. She swears by it, and our daughters like and use it as well.
There are times that the butt wash feature is useful - but no more details needed, that should speak for itself.
like many home decisions, provided you can afford it, the correct answer is "yes dear"
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October 16, 2017, 06:52 PM
TXJIM
I am just an ugly American on this issue in that I don't get it. I am happy to wash my ass in the shower. I think with the frequency that we bathe in the US, for the most part, there is really is no need for a thorough ass wash between showers.
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October 16, 2017, 06:54 PM
nasig
i'm not sitting on any toilet connected to electrical current
October 16, 2017, 06:57 PM
Skins2881
I usually take a shit before I shower, so I'm GTG on the water jet up the keester. I have installed outlets for these things before, some are pretty advanced. Heated, music, pressure washer, auto up/down on the lid.
Beware you may need to run a dedicated circuit to service the toilet, read the manufactures instructions before you buy one.
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October 16, 2017, 06:57 PM
wreckdiver
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Originally posted by TXJIM: I am just an ugly American on this issue in that I don't get it. I am happy to wash my ass in the shower. I think with the frequency that we bathe in the US, for the most part, there is really is no need for a thorough ass wash between showers.
My stance too. Have lived 60 years with no dirty butt issues since I was out of diapers.
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October 16, 2017, 06:58 PM
Warhorse
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Originally posted by nasig: i'm not sitting on any toilet connected to electrical current
I'm shocked!!
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October 16, 2017, 07:10 PM
SHOOTIN BLANKS
The way I heard it explained, if say, your finger pops through the TP and you get do-do on your finger, are you comfortable just wiping it with dry paper products before going on with your day? Or are you washing the appendage? Why should the bung hole be any different? My next toilet will have a spritzer.
Many of the hotels I stay in in Asia come equipped with them.
Once you get over the initial "Whoa!" of a water-pik on your backside, they work very well, and if you don't mind a trip into TMI territory, they are really good for keeping the cleanliness going if you poop more than once a day. Add to that a certain extra comfort when you are dealing with the previous days enchilada dinner with the diablo sauce.
The heated seats are really, really nice as well.
I'll get one installed in the house once other projects are accomplished.
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October 16, 2017, 07:45 PM
sunburn
The Toto seats usually last 6-8 years before replacement. A separate bidet works far better at cleaning but no blow dry feature. To retrofit a bidet is much much more expensive than a wash n wax seat. Get one you will learn to appreciate it. I've had a bidet 35 years, got a urinal in my man cave.
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October 16, 2017, 08:00 PM
TXJIM
quote:
Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS: The way I heard it explained, if say, your finger pops through the TP and you get do-do on your finger, are you comfortable just wiping it with dry paper products before going on with your day? Or are you washing the appendage? Why should the bung hole be any different? My next toilet will have a spritzer.
I don't know how your day typically plays out but I generally keep my "bung hole" covered up with an additional layer of clothes when not doing it's job. My hands meanwhile are touching my food, my phone, my well....everything else all day long. I don't generally have skid marks in my shorts at the end of the day so I am pretty happy with the current situation.
There may or may not be a pack of unscented "wet whipes" in the vicinity of my throne though
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October 16, 2017, 08:44 PM
rusbro
I'm curious how the whole bidet thing works.
Seems like to be effective you'd have to completely remove your pants, underwear, socks and shoes, use soap, a washrag, and towels. Then you have to deal with the rag afterwards... If you're just shooting water up there and not soaping with a rag, then you'll go through a bunch of TP to dry off, maybe have to do multiple flushes to get all that paper down the pipe. Using a towel instead of TP would be bad news if you didn't completely soap your backside. Who'd want to be next in line to use that towel? I'd not mind getting truly clean, but it seems like a bidet may actually spread "matter" unless you have an elaborate system and follow it faithfully.
October 16, 2017, 08:54 PM
a1abdj
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I'm curious how the whole bidet thing works.
You've got it all wrong. You use it to wash your hands after your fingers punch through the TP.
