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Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by rconti »

magduf wrote: post #110
Lammy wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The cheapest bidet attachments all have very flimsy plastic threading for their supply lines. My first one did develop a small leak after eight years, but by then it had more than proven the concept and I bought a nicer one.

It sounds a lot like we're talking about different things. The Italian guy before is talking about a real bidet, a serious plumbing fixture much like a toilet. You and others seem to be thinking of some cheap, plastic add-on. Personally, I was thinking of either the European-style bidet, or the Japanese-style washlet, neither of which is cheap.

and requires you to, like, add physical real estate to your bathroom.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by wideasleep1 »

rolltiide wrote: post #190
pacetherace wrote: post #137

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The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. But either is not a big deal because the skin in that hind area is quite resilient. To the surprise of many people, the game-changer in bathroom hygiene is properly washing hands after using the to…

> On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. yeah yeah we are all unhygienic savages, but isn't this what the two showers a day are for?

Only two? That IS savage.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by x3n0ph3n3 »

irrational wrote: post #149
Someone1234 wrote: post #85

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I've owned both, I agree. The other "big" feature of a plugged in biden is meant to be the blower/dryer, but at least in my one (TOTO branded) it is a waste of time. If the blower actually worked (e.g. Dyson Airblade), it would be a significant benefit, but as it stands I agree you get 80% with a simple spray toilet seat (other 20% is heated water, maybe the moving head a little, although you still have to shift your…

How well does it work if your backside could be mistaken for a Yeti?

I've had zero success with a dryer -- I end up just drying with toilet paper...

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by beached_whale »

smnrchrds wrote: post #171
tunesmith wrote: post #13

My wife made a joke about a bidet a few years ago, so also as a joke I bought us one for her birthday. The $60 attachment kind where you just plumb in a splitter from the source that fills the toilet tank. It was a hit, so we bought one for family friends for a birthday - high hilarity as we heard the reports from their kids - and then more for our extended family at Christmas. Shocked reactions around the Christmas…

> Regular cold water is nowhere near as bad as you'd assume. Perhaps not in California. But here in Calgary, Alberta, I assure you it is much worse than you'd assume.

try being on lake superior. 2C all year

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by peatmoss »

rconti wrote: post #186
peatmoss wrote: post #173

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Seattle checking in. Just used a questionably accurate meat thermometer to check the water coming out of our tap. It looks to be about 6C / 42F. Brisk!

How about the initial water after leaving the taps closed for, say, 20 minutes? :)

Great point. Bum washings would mostly be pretty warm due to unique features of our bathroom and condo heating... mostly. And I guess for the cold times, variety is the spice of life!

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by dmix »

xwdv wrote: post #127
Someone1234 wrote: post #107

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The TP doesn't come out just wet always, a towel would be nasty soon.

Keep several small towels and wash and reuse.

I thought the goal was to be more hygienic. I can see this maybe working if you live by yourself but anything beyond that is: no thanks.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by J_cst »

azinman2 wrote: post #164
pacetherace wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. But either is not a big deal because the skin in that hind area is quite resilient. To the surprise of many people, the game-changer in bathroom hygiene is properly washing hands after using the to…

Best way to use a bidet is with soap, your hands, and a towel.

I've had a bidet in my bathrooms since I was born (actually I believe we have bidets since at least my father was born in 1951) and:

1. I can not imagine my life without it 2. In my very humble opinion the only effective use of bidet, as parent states, is seated towards the tap using hands, soap, and mildly warm water. After that, washing hands at the bathroom sink

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by remmargorp64 »

Someone1234 wrote: post #107
ubercow13 wrote: post #101

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You can always use a towel!

The TP doesn't come out just wet always, a towel would be nasty soon.

I keep a stack of about twenty small, thin wash cloths (each one is about 8 inches by 8 inches) in a container on the shelf next to the toilet, and after using the bidet, I just use a single cloth to pat everything dry.

I then drop the cloth into a small bathroom trash can with a lid that is marked, "dirty wash cloths only". This small trash can sits down on the floor next to the toilet, and once a week I just wash the cloths along with the other towels. The cloths aren't even really dirty, since your butt is clean by the time you use them. I don't like the idea of re-using them without washing them though.

And just like that, my toilet paper usage has dropped to nearly zero.

Re: Has the bidet's time in North America finally arrived?

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Post by BalinKing »

ineedasername wrote: post #185

Here's a quick mental experiment: You accidentally put your hand in poop. Do you a) wash it off? or b) take a piece of paper and rub it off? If you answer "a", then you've just admitted the bidet is superior.

Honestly? I'd probably get most off whatever dirty substance is on my hands with a paper towel, etc. and then wash with soap and water. (And a bidet doesn't include the soap part, so the comparison doesn't work anyway.)
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