How's the bidet thing working out for you?

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BaitShack
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I bought one a while back after seeing a thread on here that has since been removed.

I was skeptical at first, but I've gotta say, I think I have that little red charmin bear beat.

Anyone?
The Dirty Sock
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Haven't had an itchy bum in the 3 years I've had one. And think about this, most of the people you know don't use one...and their butt is filthy.
PlanoAg98
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The cheaper way.

BaitShack
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I had to poop out in the field (away from home) the other day and I felt like I needed to rush home.
Potcake
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Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.
The Dirty Sock
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PlanoAg98 said:

The cheaper way.




You can get a bidet attachment for 30 bucks. Hell of a lot cheaper than buying these.
BaitShack
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0RHSJO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


And the spacers

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NLYCKPC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

lotsofhp
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Potcake said:

Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.


When I called on a waste water plant, they said far and away their biggest problem is wet wipes. They quickly followed that comment up with "it doesn't matter if it says flushable!!!"
lancevance
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HUGE leak hazard. Can easily cost you thousands in a leak.
Old Army Ghost
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Meh, its the baby wipes causing the problem, nkt the flushable wipes
Old Army has gone to hell.
The Fife
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Potcake said:

Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.
Yeah, those things have been playing hell with wastewater lines around here. I have no idea whether my place has the original 1959 drain out to the street or not and don't know if either would be able to handle it and am not about to find out.

The bidet thing... the toilet I'd put it on has the tank in the wall and I'd need to pull the dryer on the other side of the bathroom to access the built in water line for a washlet and add an outlet somewhere. That's not happening for a while, ain't nobody got time for that!

edit: also JFC the ones from Toto are expensive!
MouthBQ98
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Wipe after the bidet. You may find out it isn't as thorough as you thought.
concac
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The Fife said:

Potcake said:

Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.
Yeah, those things have been playing hell with wastewater lines around here. I have no idea whether my place has the original 1959 drain out to the street or not and don't know if either would be able to handle it and am not about to find out.

The bidet thing... the toilet I'd put it on has the tank in the wall and I'd need to pull the dryer on the other side of the bathroom to access the built in water line for a washlet and add an outlet somewhere. That's not happening for a while, ain't nobody got time for that!

edit: also JFC the ones from Toto are expensive!
Bio Bidet is a good option and not as expensive.
CDub06
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No outlet or hot water in my toilet room, so mine is just cold water. And yo, on those cold mornings, it is some COLD water. Does the job and wakes you right up.

But on my dial, I can't turn the dial any more than maybe 7% of the way. I'm not sure who has the fortitude to turn it all the way to 11.
The Fife
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Might work, I'd for sure need something electric because it's a long run from the water heater.

Looks like the biggest challenge is that there is no shutoff valve sticking out from the wall. Everything including the tank and integrated shutoff is in the wall itself. I might be stuck using something with whatever threaded connection Toto set off to the lower left.

I could probably get at it from the bathroom side of the wall since I have fully dimensioned drawings of the toilet, and run a power cord to the outlet underneath the vanity that I put in for a tiny water heater. This is what I'm working with, it's kind of non standard

The Dirty Sock
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MouthBQ98 said:

Wipe after the bidet. You may find out it isn't as thorough as you thought.

Yep, got to do a test wipe but does the job 95% of the time for me. Aside from overall cleanliness, the decrease in the amount of wiping was huge since i was probably doing some damage down there from the constant service that I was doing.

Wanna really get grossed out? When you're doing the deed out in the field or using a toilet in home that doesn't have a bidet, wipe as best you can then go use a toilet right after with a bidet and you'll see the remnants of what wiping didn't pick up.

If you're hesitant about a bidet just do it already.
lotsofhp
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The Dirty Sock said:

MouthBQ98 said:

Wipe after the bidet. You may find out it isn't as thorough as you thought.

Yep, got to do a test wipe but does the job 95% of the time for me. Aside from overall cleanliness, the decrease in the amount of wiping was huge since i was probably doing some damage down there from the constant service that I was doing.

Wanna really get grossed out? When you're doing the deed out in the field or using a toilet in home that doesn't have a bidet, wipe as best you can then go use a toilet right after with a bidet and you'll see the remnants of what wiping didn't pick up.

If you're hesitant about a bidet just do it already.
Oh there is no doubt about it. Since we're getting gross, every man has probably had the experience where you use the rest room, clean as best you can, then go do some sweaty physical labor. You'll be back in the bathroom double checking your work and it'll look like you hadn't wiped at all.
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lotsofhp said:

Potcake said:

Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.


When I called on a waste water plant, they said far and away their biggest problem is wet wipes. They quickly followed that comment up with "it doesn't matter if it says flushable!!!"


https://www.saws.org/protecting-our-environment/grease/challenges-to-our-sewer-system/

713nervy
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We've had one for awhile and I hardly use it. I use just as much TP drying myself off after THAT thunderstorm as I do when I dry dog it. The paper disintegrates and I end up with what I can only imagine looks like the aftermath of a tornado in my downtown brown town.

Maybe I'm not doing it right but I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out how to spray water in/around your b-hole.
Dr.Rumack
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Toto

eot
jm94
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I go out of my way to use the master bathroom toilet because of my bidet.
PlanoAg98
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Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.

I have a sealed lid trash can that I put the flushable wipes in . I agree they are not flushable. Having a 40 year old cast iron main sewer line, it doesn't take much for one of these to get snagged. Once snagged, they won't break like normal toilet paper and will start building a damn with everything else flushed.
The Dirty Sock
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713nervy said:

We've had one for awhile and I hardly use it. I use just as much TP drying myself off after THAT thunderstorm as I do when I dry dog it. The paper disintegrates and I end up with what I can only imagine looks like the aftermath of a tornado in my downtown brown town.

Maybe I'm not doing it right but I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out how to spray water in/around your b-hole.

Pat dry only otherwise you get pube knots.
YellAgs
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The Dirty Sock said:

713nervy said:

We've had one for awhile and I hardly use it. I use just as much TP drying myself off after THAT thunderstorm as I do when I dry dog it. The paper disintegrates and I end up with what I can only imagine looks like the aftermath of a tornado in my downtown brown town.

Maybe I'm not doing it right but I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out how to spray water in/around your b-hole.

Pat dry only otherwise you get pube knots.
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ThunderCougarFalconBird
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lancevance said:

HUGE leak hazard. Can easily cost you thousands in a leak.
Champion of Fireball
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PlanoAg98 said:

The cheaper way.





Boo!!!!!

ABATTBQ11
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CDub06 said:

No outlet or hot water in my toilet room, so mine is just cold water. And yo, on those cold mornings, it is some COLD water. Does the job and wakes you right up.

But on my dial, I can't turn the dial any more than maybe 7% of the way. I'm not sure who has the fortitude to turn it all the way to 11.

That's called a enema
V8Aggie
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Just don't get curious and hit the front butt setting for women. My testicle has a permanent indentation now. Dimples are cute right?
TxAg20
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The Fife said:

Looks like the biggest challenge is that there is no shutoff valve sticking out from the wall. Everything including the tank and integrated shutoff is in the wall itself. I might be stuck using something with whatever threaded connection Toto set off to the lower left.

So ALL the failure prone parts of your toilet are INSIDE your wall?!

What could go wrong?
Orbital Debris
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Toto.
Worth Every Penny. Happy wife happy life.
Go through the features of the one you consider and scale the price up and down.

Toto features depending on price:
Heated seat (wife happy) - adjustable and can program energy saver
Adjustable pressure +
Adjustable wash water temp +
Adjustable wand length +
Remote (fatties like me don't have to reach for the buttons) +
Vent fan - don't care, but is effective at knocking down the stink.

The wife is the primary user, but as a guy I experience the issues listed above, and the bidet eliminates all these. One light wipe and you are done.

Highly recommended.

eric76
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BaitShack said:

I had to poop out in the field (away from home) the other day and I felt like I needed to rush home.
I'm supposed to submit some samples for colon cancer screening. The instructions for taking the samples seems a bit over the top so I'm thinking about going out to the farm, crapping out in the pasture, collecting the samples, and then just walk away from it.
eric76
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lotsofhp said:

Potcake said:

Flushable? Maybe. Should you? Hell no.


When I called on a waste water plant, they said far and away their biggest problem is wet wipes. They quickly followed that comment up with "it doesn't matter if it says flushable!!!"
Our local director of utilities is a good friend of mine. He said that they have big problems with people flushing things that are marketed as flushable. I think that what he hates most is some kind of "flushable" toilet cleaner brush.
$3 Sack of Groceries
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lancevance said:

HUGE leak hazard. Can easily cost you thousands in a leak.
HUGE? Not really. Not anymore than the hose that already runs from the tank to the wall. Assuming you've installed it correctly.
CedarAg
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Not great! I had to turn the pressure down, I could damn near taste it. ***hole was clean though, so that's a plus.
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