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wagudc
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Alright, we are in for toilet paper shortage round two. So I have decided it's time for our house to join the rest of the developed world and get a bidet attachment for our toilet. As an American I am pretty clueless about such things, so I need a little advise. I don't have an outlet near the toilet, so I think non-electric is the way to go. If we like it and feel the need we can hire an electrician later.

So are there any recommendations or other advice? I am thinking of going with Kohler because I trust the brand, but maybe there is a better company for such things.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQPB4N...olid=2I7PKQUTVT7OA&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Thanks!
 
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10+ years bidet owner here.
1)Do not buy the non electric bidet. Those suck terribly. Unless you live in a tropical state. Having cold water jet shooting up your behind is a shocking experience every time. Every freaking time!

2) electric bidet has a built in water heater. It warms the jet before hitting your rear.

3) the convenience of pressing a button to clean yourself vs twisting and holding a knob/control is pretty significant.

4) if you live with the better sex, there is a “front cleaning” feature on the electric bidet that is absolutely priceless.

No one should ever buy a non electric bidet, ever. The difference isn’t just the luxuries. It’s day and night.
 
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This is what I use.
A simple plug & play, easy installation, multi-purpose, portable bidet...

278A2C56-716C-4822-94FB-BD6EDE497AAD.jpeg


When you’re doing the gardening, you just drop your breeches, and bend over it.

You can wave to the neighbours at the same time...
 
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Charlemagne1333 Charlemagne1333
This is what I use.
A simple plug & play, easy installation, multi-purpose, portable bidet...

278A2C56-716C-4822-94FB-BD6EDE497AAD.jpeg


When you’re doing the gardening, you just drop your breeches, and bend over it.

You can wave to the neighbours at the same time...
Alternatively try doing an handstand in the shower 🤪
 
alam
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Charlemagne1333 Charlemagne1333
This is what I use.
A simple plug & play, easy installation, multi-purpose, portable bidet...

278A2C56-716C-4822-94FB-BD6EDE497AAD.jpeg


When you’re doing the gardening, you just drop your breeches, and bend over it.

You can wave to the neighbours at the same time...

is that another secret for a greener lawn? 😎
 
Professor
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Stayed at a hotel in Japan Town in Frisco once. The bathroom was oddly laid out. When you opened the door it swung inwards and blocked the view of a separate alcove that held the toilet. The sink was in the middle and the Japanese style bath was to the left. Between the sink and the deep emersion tub was a hand held shower nozzle over a simple hole in the floor as a drain. You were supposed to use the shower before and after soaking in the tub.

Later that day the elevator got stuck for about two hours with about 8 of us in it. We all became friendly and talked among us about how unusual this hotel was with its inside rock gardens and tiny balconies.
A young lady mentioned the bath room. She said she was in a hurry to use it when she first got there but when she went in and could see no toilet, only the hole in the floor she said to herself, that is just not going to cut it and called the front desk to ask for another room with a real toilet.
 
Walrus
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Wow, I thought I went out on a limb asking for advice about solar. This is an excellent thread.
 
alam
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Walrus Walrus
Wow, I thought I went out on a limb asking for advice about solar..

perhaps an aftermath or signs of C19 lockdowns? 😀
 
Dan S
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Walrus Walrus
Wow, I thought I went out on a limb asking for advice about solar. This is an excellent thread.

If you think this is good, on the backpacking forum that I frequent, there was a thread about people who use the bidet method in the backcountry.
 
Davidt
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When I was young my grandma had a bidet in her bathroom. I could never figure out whether it was a bath for small children or a basin for short people.

Thankfully Crocodile Dundee set me straight.
 
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When I was six or seven I went with my family to dinner at a rather more opulent abode that I was used to across town. The two families were seated around the dinner table when I excused myself to go to the bathroom. Once there I see, what seem to me, two toilets - a big one and a small one. I only had to go number one, so...

When I announced my wise choice when I got back down to the dinner table there was uproar. This story still gets dusted off every Christmas, "Do you remember than time Dedalus05...".
 
wagudc
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Charlemagne1333 Charlemagne1333
This is what I use.
A simple plug & play, easy installation, multi-purpose, portable bidet...

278A2C56-716C-4822-94FB-BD6EDE497AAD.jpeg


When you’re doing the gardening, you just drop your breeches, and bend over it.

You can wave to the neighbours at the same time...

This is plan B, if our TP shortage continues.
 
Dan S
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Tako Yaki Tako Yaki
Hi,

and dont buy from Amazon, buy from a local shop! They provide also the servive of installing it for You!

When water leaks in the house, amazon will not come and help You, but when everybody continue to order from amazon we will not have any local plumber shop left ...

The plumber pay his taxes local, amazon is the richest guy in the World, but not paying tax at all!

Just my 2 cents!

With all respect, these days, no stranger is coming into my house unless it's absolutely necessary.
 
wagudc
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NGO1 ngo516
10+ years bidet owner here.
1)Do not buy the non electric bidet. Those suck terribly. Unless you live in a tropical state. Having cold water jet shooting up your behind is a shocking experience every time. Every freaking time!

2) electric bidet has a built in water heater. It warms the jet before hitting your rear.

3) the convenience of pressing a button to clean yourself vs twisting and holding a knob/control is pretty significant.

4) if you live with the better sex, there is a “front cleaning” feature on the electric bidet that is absolutely priceless.

No one should ever buy a non electric bidet, ever. The difference isn’t just the luxuries. It’s day and night.

Thanks for the advice. The cost of getting electricity run will be quite significant. I will have to consult better half.
 
wagudc
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Tako Yaki Tako Yaki
Hi,

and dont buy from Amazon, buy from a local shop! They provide also the servive of installing it for You!

When water leaks in the house, amazon will not come and help You, but when everybody continue to order from amazon we will not have any local plumber shop left ...

The plumber pay his taxes local, amazon is the richest guy in the World, but not paying tax at all!

Just my 2 cents!

I am very comfortable with a DIY install on this, and I generally buy parts local. My plumbing supply shop doesn't have a website I can share with you all, but Amazon does.
 
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