I installed 1 bidet about 3 months before the height of the toilet paper shortage in 2020. Got used to it and recommended to everyone. I got installed another right as stores sold completely out of toilet paper. I do not feel clean without it.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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Stayed at a hotel last night and was curious how much I would need to pay to get a room with a bidet. Once you use one you can't go back.
It's a lot faster to cleanup too. Everyone should try it
Alternatively, installing a faucet near the toilet and placing bucket and dipper (locally it's tabo) is great. Common in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabo_(hygiene))
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I wonder whether you meant "bidet shower" or "bidet" (meant as a stand-alone additional sanitary equipment for a toilet room).
Alright look, I swear I'm not just trying to be nasty. But poo always seemed to be......greasy.....to me. Shooting water at it seems equivalent to cleaning up oil with plain water - it just moves it around. Am I way off with this line of reasoning?
Yes you are, it really helps. They can spray quite hard. You will feel 1000% cleaner after.
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Got one for Christmas and it had been a revolutionary improvement for my pooping life. Now every time I travel or have to poo in public I spend the whole time pouting and thinking wistfully about my bidet at home.
Consider checking out the backpacking bidets like culo clean or holey hiker
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It truly is life changing. A roommate received one as a gift in college. We soon fitted the other bathroom with a bidet as well because it was too good.
This is the kind of quality content that will get people to move away from reddit.
laughs in Italian yes come to the right side of personal hygiene
Do you all have an electric outlet by your toilet to get heated water already? I'm interested in trying it out in my house, but don't want to run electric for it.
Been using this NSF certified made in the US bidet since the beginning of Covid lockdown: https://www.amazon.com/RinseWorks-Aquaus-Handheld-Sprayer-Toilet/dp/B076HYRKNC
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I honestly have no idea why bidets haven't taken off in the US. After travelling to other countries though, had to buy one for my home toilet. And now I hate having to poop elsewhere where there's no bidet.
I can't even get the main water valve to close.
I also tried it once with the focused setting on a shower head and it was just a mess. It goes everywhere, but doesn't get rid of it properly. And in the end you end up with a dirty wet ass that you still have to wipe. I also feel that the toilet bowl does not offer enough space if you have one with a shelf, add a big dump to that and you'd have to poke it with the bidet.
- practice makes perfect
- flush first
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I've thought of getting at least a portable Bidet for a while (I rent, so can't really install a proper bidet). How easy are they to install?
It's a 10 minute job for a non plumber and I tell you it's SO much better than wiping. A quick gentle wipe to dry, and it only takes one or two, and very little TP. Once you get used to it that is. I hate going anywhere else now, as I find it so comfortable.
it's an easy install and easy uninstall.
For a bidet attachment like tushy it's just shut off the water, flush to drain toilet, remove seat, attach bidet and use the hose splitter for the water, and put seat back on over the bidet attachment.
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