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

Post by kwhitefoot » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 9:28 AM UTC

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.

Post by williamdclt » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 9:49 AM UTC

hmcdona1 wrote: post #252

ebg13 wrote: post #240

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> Let it run for 10 seconds, use hot water, use a rotating sprayer (or just wiggle around a bit) and there is absolutely nothing left. Personal experience does not agree with you. But I'm glad that it works well for someone.

Honestly, maybe you aren't getting enough fiber. I take a psyllium husk pill a few times a week. If I take one daily I could literally get away with zero wipes some days if I wanted...

Post by dzhiurgis » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 11:08 AM UTC

visarga wrote: post #253

rconti wrote: post #186

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

I own a bidet which costed about $400 which has a water heater, warm air ventilator, seat warmer, human presence sensor and even a remote control you can put on your wall. It's just a plastic seat I mounted myself on the old toilet. Summer or winter it's always great to use it.

Post by dzhiurgis » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 11:23 AM UTC

dillonmckay wrote: post #209

say_it_as_it_is wrote: post #69

It's time for the bidet and for water filtration systems. You can use four squares of toilet paper to wipe your butt and then bidet the rest. This is a huge savings on toilet paper. An under-sink 7 stage reverse osmosis water filtration system cleans water and enriches it with minerals. It is delicious. With these two systems at home, you've addressed two top hoarding items during a panic.

I have a 5 stage, what is a 7 stage? I also just purchased a whole-house UV water filter because I am concerned about viral contamination of the water supply. We usually have about 6 boilwater advisories a year. So, I also purchased a whole-house sediment filter. Of course, this is all useless, when there is no water supply.

Post by karulont » Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 11:49 AM UTC

ornornor wrote: post #259

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…

Serious question: we are very soon running out of toilet paper. Because of the panic from the virus, our nearby stores have all been out of toilet papers for a couple of weeks now and we've been unable to restock so far, so it was a golden opportunity for me to bring back up the idea to try out a bidet (SO is reticent but it beats having no toilet paper to wipe with) My problem is that I don't know how to "hang" the…