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The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by colonial »

gruez wrote: post #42
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

>If its not aimed correctly, where does the splash go? If you're lucky it stays in the toilet boil. However if your aim is off, you can completely miss your anus and either shoot to much under or over which will shoot the water outside of the toilet bowl. so slowly squeeze the trigger to confirm the aim is correct, rather than going full blast at the start?

When I interned abroad in Singapore at a small-time IT firm, the office was in an industrial building that had, uh, less than stellar communal facilities. I at least had the foresight to test the sprayer before use, but I swear it was binary on/off. There wasn't a pressure control knob or anything upstream either.

I eventually got used to blasting myself clean, but I still prefer TP.

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by viraptor »

martin-t wrote: post #104
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

Off-topic but can we please stop censoring words such as shitting? It disgusts me but at least I understand it on platforms like YouTube which penalize those who don't self-censor but it has no purpose here. I find it worrying how easily people accept this newspeak and spread it of their own free will.

It also became a weird cargo cult thing. Only one platform had issues with killing, but now videos everywhere are captioned with unaliving. We can say shit and ass!

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by dzhiurgis »

jfoster wrote: post #180
aatd86 wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

computer vision will solve this and direct the waterjet in yer bullseye. :D ai...ai everywhere.

You probably don't want a bullseye. Many of the ones in Japan will actually move the spray around a bit if you press the おしり button twice.

About to do that right now. Life without it is unimaginable.

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by dzhiurgis »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #105
aatd86 wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

computer vision will solve this and direct the waterjet in yer bullseye. :D ai...ai everywhere.

It’s not like Japanese toilets don’t have a lot of tech in them already. A sprayer that sprays only in the right place seems very feasible.

You just position your area of interest over where the stream is (if you don’t like massage feature)

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by dzhiurgis »

nunez wrote: post #154
ww520 wrote: post #85

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Really don’t need an electrician. Just plug in to an outlet on the wall or an extension power strip. Don’t need a plumber as well. It’s really easy to install.

Careful with this advice. There is a tiny risk of electric shock if you use an outdoor-rated extension cord, a bigger risk if you use an indoor-rated strip, and a pretty big risk if you use indoor without a GFCI outlet. The safest thing to do is always to get that outlet installed.

Is it a risk or just if device fails in particular way you might get a shock because of lack of secondary protection?

Btw one I bought recently already has a gfci.

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by darknavi »

nntwozz wrote: post #100

I live off-grid in the deep woods of Sweden with no neighbors; I heat my 125 year old timber house with firewood. For two decades I lived in a fancy flat with all the amenities in a large city. Now I do it in two 100L plastic barrels in my stables that also have an outhouse, each barrel corresponds to one of my needs. I neutralize number 1 with Corega tabs in the warmer months, I neutralize number 2 with a scoop of p…

Shitting in a hole in the ground in the middle of nature is serene but also doesn't scale to population density.

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by elevaet »

unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

These are almost universal in Indonesia too

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by olalonde »

pixelready wrote: post #83
dmckeon wrote: post #79

If anyone wants to explore the bidet space without replacing an entire toilet, I can recommend the Neo line of products from https://luxebidet.com/ They sell kits for under $70 USD that attach to existing toilets, using the space between the seat and bowl, and attach to the toilet's water supply with a tee fitting and one-way valve, either at the wall valve, or at the bottom of the tank. Installation should take less…

Agreed. I’ve got one at home too. Was cheap, easy to install and works pretty well. Admittedly things don’t get very cold where I am, so YMMV. I do dream of installing a legit Toto with the warmed seat and self cleaning, but didn’t want to deal with the hassle of buying the unit and then having to hire both a plumber and an electrician. The only real problem is my son has grown up spoiled with a bidet at home, and no…

I started using bidets in my 30s and I'm the same now. Not using a bidet feels barbaric.

Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by jjani »

socalgal2 wrote: post #123
bamboozled wrote: post #64

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Have you ever used one ? I actually think they are awesome. My dream in life is a washiki with a bidet function.

Why do you like them? Most Japanese do not. I find them gross. I had to use one recently in Osaka waiting for the Shinkansen at Shin Osaka Station. They require much better aim than a western bowl. They'd be horrible for diarrhea. Your poop just sits there in the open air and steams until you flush it, much more stinky than underwater.

I also don't prefer them, but a clear benefit is the squatting pose being a lot healthier than the standard sitting on a Western toilet. Somewhat fixable by a squatty potty, but those aren't in public restrooms.
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