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We have a bidet. We thought we had this whole toilet paper hoarding thing solved. Then today while Google contractors were installing fiber in our neighborhood they cut the water line that somehow was not marked on the street.
I still use toilet paper even through i own one myself, just not as much... you gotta dry afterwards :)
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I like the concept but I admit to not really understanding how they work in practice. For the in-toilet ones, how do you aim them? Just scooting around? They don't dribble poop-water down your cheeks? The handheld ones just baffle me. How do you get them in place and spread your cheeks at the same time? I feel like I'm going to need a stack of wet-wipes and a disposable towel the first time I actually use a bidet.
They shoot in one direction, you aim your body at them/seat hover. Wait a few seconds to let the dripping stop then use regular Toilet Paper to dab dry. Don't use a re-usable towel like the other commentator suggested, gross.
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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?
Every time I hear someone say that they stopped using toilet paper after switching to a bidet, I have some serious questions. Because I've used bidets and washlets of all kinds, and I've never met one that actually cleaned fully without also rubbing/wiping. So, ok, using wet paper can get you much cleaner and is gentler than dry paper, but blasting wet feces droplets all over the place with a jet spray alone isn't so…
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…
I'm not talking about wetness. I'm talking about feces. As in sitting there getting blasted with a sprayer for well over a minute trying to hit all the angles and then seeing brown on the paper being used to dry up. Just spraying water does not work on its own. If you wipe normally first, then a bidet afterward will probably get you cleaner. But if you don't wipe first then there's no guarantee that it will do better on its own than wiping would have.
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blasting wet feces droplets all over the place This is the only thing I don't get about bidets. Unless I'm missing something it's like unavoidable to get droplets on your hand/spreayer for the manual types? I personally wouldn't really care, but I just wonder why not more people make a fuzz about this. Again, maybe I'm missing something.
Bidet attachments usually have a self-cleaning mode, ie you push a button and then it sprays water over the sprinkler. I bought mine off Amazon for like $40 and it does that. BTW I do clean mine now and then, and there is like, almost nothing to clean. Compared to e.g. my humidifier, that needs almost-daily cleaning.
Does it spray bleach or soap or just plain water? You wouldn't wash your hands with just water.
I don't understand people's fascination with bidets. I don't want to sprinkle my ass with water and have the resulting shit water splashing all over the place. The argument I've heard people make multiple times is that "if you have mud on your shoes, do you wash them with water or with paper", but that's the wrong analogy. If I had (human) shit on my shoes, I wouldn't do either, I'd throw them away.
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I think I'd prefer to use a bum gun over the whole toilet seat thing. You can really move the bum gun around more easily than you can your body and it is super easy to wipe it down to clean it.
Yeah, I think when all of the dust clears on this that I will be putting in the bum guns in our place. The idea has spread to my entire house and close family, who spend a lot of time living with us during the year, over the past few weeks.
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I think I'd prefer to use a bum gun over the whole toilet seat thing. You can really move the bum gun around more easily than you can your body and it is super easy to wipe it down to clean it.
The toilet seats have adjustable nozzles, and even can be set to spray in a pattern to get everywhere. You still need to be in the right position but it's not so difficult.
Actually though, the trick is just shoot a bit into a toilet first to test it... ;-)
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Bidet attachments usually have a self-cleaning mode, ie you push a button and then it sprays water over the sprinkler. I bought mine off Amazon for like $40 and it does that. BTW I do clean mine now and then, and there is like, almost nothing to clean. Compared to e.g. my humidifier, that needs almost-daily cleaning.
> ie you push a button and then it sprays water over the sprinkler. Does it spray bleach or soap or just plain water? You wouldn't wash your hands with just water.