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Which bidet would you recommend? Specifically, we are interested in the toilet seat types as we aren't doing a remodel right now. Also, what features are nice to have, must have, or uninteresting?
I looked into them, and ended up getting this cleansing foam thing that attaches to the toilet paper hanger instead.
Qleanse Toilet Paper Spray and Caddy
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I don't even know how to use one...
Toto brand from Japan?
I got the most basic one with no electronics as figured the simple ones last the longest. Plus having used the electronic ones overseas, I realize that I won’t use the air dryer etc, just basic bidet works for me. But then I don’t stay in a cold place and if I did I might have gone for a fancier one with heated seats for cold winters...
Those look spectacular! A bit more money than I want to spend right now, but I need to look through the options again and see if the basic models might be within reach. We are in a moderate temperature area, but our water is super cold more than half the year. Heated seat is probably optional so long as the water gets warmed.
ETA: okay, I must have been at the wrong page. Seeing some at prices I can imagine spending. That first page showed the lower end at $1500+ and the upper end at $10,000+.
That looks interesting! If my back recovers, that might be worth looking at closer. Right now, I am uncomfortable and have a message to my neurosurgeon as I feel like I hurt my back again. Doing some initial planning and purchases to hopefully be more comfortable if my back gets bad again. Needing things to be as hands off as possible since that was an area I had difficulty with last time.
The basic ones are only a few hundred on Amazon? Toto is a really good brand. And the Japanese know their bidets so you know you are in good hands with their stuff.
I've had this one for YEARS: https://www.costco.com/bio-bidet-uspa-6800-luxury-bidet-seat.product.100015779.html
I don't know anything about best brands of bidets but we do have four Toto toilets in our NYC apartment and we love them. 17 years and still working very well.
I saw those after I posted my comment. Much more affordable! I don't know where I was looking, but there was definite sticker shock. I have it on my list to compare options. Wouldn't it be nice to have a way to try each one? I know you can't -- and I don't know if I would want to if they had a testing room set up for you to -- but it is difficult trying to buy with no way to experience each first.
I’m sorry about your back.
Absolutely understand being forward thinking and wishing to prepare, though. Good idea on the bidet.
I could be crazy, but I thought I saw somewhere a review on hotels based on their bidets. Silly, but if you feel ok about hotels right now, that could be a way of trying out some features or models?
I don't know anything about best brands of bidets but we do have four Toto toilets in our NYC apartment and we love them. 17 years and still working very well.
I saw those after I posted my comment. Much more affordable! I don't know where I was looking, but there was definite sticker shock. I have it on my list to compare options. Wouldn't it be nice to have a way to try each one? I know you can't -- and I don't know if I would want to if they had a testing room set up for you to -- but it is difficult trying to buy with no way to experience each first.
That looks nice too! I think this is one of the brands I was considering last time they seemed interesting.
I don't know anything about bidet brands. We have a regular one in our master bath, not a seat attachment. When we bought the house, I really wanted to remove it and add a large storage cabinet. DH uses it. I guess I am too set in my ways lol.
But here is a funny story! We were in Missouri, of all places, at a gas station and all of the stalls had fancy bidets. My youngest daughter was probably 5. I was browsing the snack aisles waiting for her to come out. It was a summer weekend so very crowded. She ran out of the bathroom and yelled very excitedly "hey mom, did you push that button that washes your bottom? It's awesome!"
From the mouth of babes...
I've had this one for YEARS: https://www.costco.com/bio-bidet-uspa-6800-luxury-bidet-seat.product.100015779.html
We just installed this and it fantastic. It is water efficient and comfortable. DH wanted a Toto c4 ?? For years but this one is similarly outfitted. Only change is make is auto lid lift and close. But there may be a model with that feature. We bought direct from BioBidet
Is this similar to the BioBidet BB-1000 or BB-2000? I was just looking at comparison charts and they look the same to me. Trying to tell what the difference is.
This thread caught my eye, so I have to chime in with my $0.02! I'm not good with the one liners, so her goes:
Growing up in the Midwest USA, I never had any experience or knowledge about bidets or washing privates after using the toilet, save for one family member who used a wash cloth every time but it was all kept rather hush hush which only made it seem rather strange. I saw bidets on travels to Europe, but they were the basin bidet toilets and I did not know how to use them so I never tried, although was intrigued. Hub's job relocated us to Dubai for a year, and all toilets were had hand sprayers on the wall next to them. Water was always warm due to water tanks typically being on roofs. Needless to say, I very quickly got used to using them.
When we moved back to the states, I bought a hand spray unit that attached to the water line of the toilet, but it was cold and I never got used to that! We bought our next house as it was being built, so had outlets installed by the toilets so we could install bidets. While it was being built, we traveled to Tokyo and experienced Toto washlets and similar everyplace. I loved the automation of it all and the oscillating spray and most of all the warm seat and warm water. We ended up putting in 2 Toto C200 washlets, one in main hall bath and one in our bathroom. I bought my parents the BioBidet from Costco one year as a Christmas present.
Now we have sold that home, and are relocating across the country and will be building again soon. We are currently renting a condo while our son is finishing up the school year and boy oh boy do I miss my dear friend Toto. I have just recently been reassessing the situation because there are certain features I miss and some I could do without. I will try to be helpful but not too graphic.
Heated seat and soft close lid are a must, but like all washlets, require a GFCI outlet near the toilet. I like the stainless steel nozzle of mom's BioBidet and feel it is more hygienic. I found that our hard water did a number on our Toto unit. When cleaning, I often had to break loose mineral build up and the flap that covers where the nozzle comes out ended up looking stained and corroded. I am not sure if that is a replaceable part or not. Cleaning under back of the unit was a pain. I felt I could never really get it super clean without removing the unit. It was an easy DIY to put on but I didn't want to have to take it apart every week for cleaning, so I didn't. Then I got grossed out when I did. Blow dry feature was nice, but extremely impractical. Not enough force to use instead of paper. Plus, for those super smellers like me-not enjoyable to have hot air rushing up past your tush if you haven't washed with soap. As a woman, I found it important to be able to have the oscillating spray during my cycle, but often had to lean quite a bit forward on the seat to fully get clean. Occasionally, this would result in too much water splashing back toward the front rim of the bowl. I also wished the spray was stronger, to get certain jobs done quicker.
What I would love to do in the next home is just get a heated, soft close toilet seat and do a separate hand wand like what was in Dubai(anything from the older style kitchen spray wands to the sleek hand held side spray wands in a shower) but on a hot and cold line so I can set a comfortable temp. After still experiencing some TP supply issues with my beloved triple ply, I am leaning toward flannel personal cloths. TMI to some, but after all, if I am sprayed clean then all the cloth or paper is doing is drying off. I am still working on a toilet use soap system. That certain relative doesn't seem so strange now. Yes, I would still supply TP, but generally this is where I am headed. Ditching the disposables is the norm in our home anyway. Plus, our new home will be on septic, and I would rather deal with washing these items than use the thin single ply stuff.
I do love sleek, comprehensive solutions, but more and more these days, I am getting super practical and don't care as much as the look of things but rather the practicality. Having said that, I haven't sat on the all in one Toto's, so can't say if it would be able to sway me or not.
Have fun!
It looks like we got the BB1000 so not exactly the costco one. The 2000 is a much sleeker model from what I can tell and has 2 remotes. We have 1 which I have to say have never used. The 1000 also has feminine mode which is surprisingly "accurate". The dryer takes awhile
That is a great deal! Where did you find 60% off? I have 2 more toilets with boring seats.