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Anyone use a bidet?
- Thread starter D M C
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- Oct 7, 2000
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I miss having the bidet hose like nearly every bathroom in Thailand has:
If your pressure is high enough, you can break stuff loose that you never knew was up there.
Now this I like.
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
You still have to dry off is the thing I don't get? I would love to stop using wipes they are killing the septic systems but straight paper just doesn't do it especially after l have Taco Bell and drop a baker's dozen of the devil's donuts.
If you've got some coin to spend, this one washes, dries and keeps your tushie warm all at once.
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this is the control panel for a good Japanese toilet
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
Wow that thing is really priced pretty reasonable the ones Kohler has are really expensive.
It plays, "Just drop the Deuce", a modified version of Deuce by KISS.
Since Gene has the samurai bun, they convinced them to do another version for Japanese toilets.
Since Gene has the samurai bun, they convinced them to do another version for Japanese toilets.
There are a couple of options here. There is the classic (Ampeg???
) bidet that needs to have hot and cold supplies connected to it. Most of these have temp and pressure controls and can be pretty much pre-set so that all you have to do is turn them on and viola , your buns are squeeky clean. Recently in the last few years , a few companies have started making a bidet seat. Some of these even have a warm air dryer built into them. They simply connect to the water supply to the toilet and have their own heating system built in so that you only need a cold water connection. All of the seat type ones I have installed have had some type of remote control that hangs on the wall next to the toilet paper dispenser.They DO require an electrical connection and it is almost mandatory that this be a ground fault type of connection. Even with this precaution , there is still a remote possibility of getting zapped by the thing although I have never heard of this happening.
As a plumber , I have installed many of each type of these things although I have never actually used one.
) bidet that needs to have hot and cold supplies connected to it. Most of these have temp and pressure controls and can be pretty much pre-set so that all you have to do is turn them on and viola , your buns are squeeky clean. Recently in the last few years , a few companies have started making a bidet seat. Some of these even have a warm air dryer built into them. They simply connect to the water supply to the toilet and have their own heating system built in so that you only need a cold water connection. All of the seat type ones I have installed have had some type of remote control that hangs on the wall next to the toilet paper dispenser.They DO require an electrical connection and it is almost mandatory that this be a ground fault type of connection. Even with this precaution , there is still a remote possibility of getting zapped by the thing although I have never heard of this happening. As a plumber , I have installed many of each type of these things although I have never actually used one.
This is my bidet:
I heard about a clump of those the size of a double decker bus was found clogging pipes in the UK. Could've been fake news though.
As KBD mentioned, there are hillbilly/DIY versions:
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
DiabolusInMusic
Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism
There are definite issues with adult wipes in the sewage system. I have heard the discussion around these parts too. Comically enough, this article mentions issues in NYC so maybe @Joe Nerve has already caused a backup or two.
Don't believe the label 'flushable': disposable wipes clog sewers around the world
Yeah....Our septic guy told us to stop using them as they were clogging stuff up....There are definite issues with adult wipes in the sewage system. I have heard the discussion around these parts too. Comically enough, this article mentions issues in NYC so maybe @Joe Nerve has already caused a backup or two.
Don't believe the label 'flushable': disposable wipes clog sewers around the world
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For a regular bidet , the Kohlers are pretty good and not too hard to install. They also make the seats which are also pretty good. Toto (a Japanese company) makes a very good seat type but quite pricey. I think they also make a regular type. Any standard bidet will probably require a plumber to install as there is "some assembly required" and for some of them there is a lot of assembly required.
Those are the recent ones I have installed and have the best recollection of. There are others whose brand names have eluded me for the moment but they all worked well although , as stated above ,some of them even gave me fits assembling.
As to the wipes mentioned in some other posts......if it won't dissolve , I don't recommend flushing it down the toilet. I know the manufactures say it's O.K. but 40 years in the trade tell me there can be problems. YMMV.
edit: there are horizontal type bidets that have only a faucet on the back of the fixture. I DO NOT recommend this type. You want the one that has a sprayer in the bowl of the unit. The seat type ones are probably more convenient as you don't have to move your butt off the toilet and onto the bidet. They are also much easier to install although they will require an electrical outlet nearby.
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- Oct 7, 2000
- 18,619
- 38,939
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Musicman basses
There are definite issues with adult wipes in the sewage system. I have heard the discussion around these parts too. Comically enough, this article mentions issues in NYC so maybe @Joe Nerve has already caused a backup or two.
Don't believe the label 'flushable': disposable wipes clog sewers around the world
Wasn't me. I left talkbass logged in and my idiot friend posted that.
this is the control panel for a good Japanese toilet
Even though it's a Bidet , what are those brown stains ?
One word....Starts with S?.......Even though it's a Bidet , what are those brown stains ?
