Do you use a bidet? If no, why not?

Here in italy you have to have a bidet by law, so yes, and please if you don’t have one get it, you won’t regret it

The water does all the work and then it’s just drying off usually. Might take you a week or two to get used to the pressure and learn how to shift around the spray. But it’s definitely a huge improvement for only $30 bucks. The warm water ones seem like a gimmick and totally not needed.

Wow! You must be the cleanest people on the face of the earth.

I have a cheap one as well. It is very nice to be able to clean up and simply dry off. Can’t believe it isn’t standard here. Without it is like wiping peanut butter out of a carpet with toilet paper. I’t take a bidet over that any day.

No, because I rent an apartment with a puny toilet bowl. There is simply no real estate for one. I acknowledge the inferiority of the dry wipe and shower daily.

I mean, we kinda are.
Try a bidet if you can, the difference is night and day

Don’t use one because I don’t have one. I shave, shower and change every day, so I don’t feel I shoulde have one. A typical Dutch toilet is about the size of a phone booth. There’s room for a throne to sit upon and a sink to wash your hands. And you need to be rather lean and flexible to operate both without getting bruised, if I exaggerate a bit.

Yes, and never going back. Feels great being clean, not to mention getting clean with a bidet is faster and less hassle than using TP.

Bidet seats are affordable, easy to install and use, and take up no extra space.

The basic non-electric model I have can use both cold and hot water, but I didn’t even bother connecting the hot water line. Surprisingly, the cold water isn’t an issue at all for me even in the middle of winter.

Yeahhhh, hosing down my ass with 33° water in winter doesn’t quite appeal to me.

So if I were to get one, it would need to be heated, and I only got 1 outlet in the bafroom (old house) which is in the light fixture above the mirror by the sink.

And I imagine people need to dry with TP anyway after using one, no? ’Cause who wants wet-ass when walking around afterwards?

Thanks for ruining PB for me forever.

Duh, you use a BLF Q8 Pro for quick dry… Now it’s a place where the sun Does shine……………

Ground water is the same temp year round so it’s never been an issue for me. Maybe NYC is different though? I heard you guys have old wooden water towers on top of every building.

TP is still needed but amount and time is highly reduced. Just 1 wipe to dry once you get the hang of it.

I thought so too, considering I hate cold water and always take super hot showers, so it was really surprising that the cold water is no problem. Actually the “cold” water in the pipes is initially room temperature until the really fresh water cycles in, but even that is not a big deal.

For heating, there are electric models which heat the water, or non-electric models that have a connection to a hot water line (from under the sink, etc).

Yes, some TP is used to dry off. I guess some could also use a dedicated towel. It’s quick, much cleaner, and uses way less than using only TP.

I feel like when “bidet” is used there are always confusion because there are 3 types of bidet(if you google there are more but I’ll simplify and go with the 3 main ones.
One is part of the toilet or what you would think of in a japanese toilet,

one is handheld like a hose,

and one is basically a separate toilet seat.

Rarely see the last one anymore and it’s a pain to use but always prefer using the handheld one because I’d rather aim with my hand that align my behind to the bidet.

I second the hand held device not all tushys are created equal

I don’t have a bidet and I’m not about to install an attachment for one when a little wet tissue paper can clean up after a movement that happens to be a little sloppy. If I feel the need to be more thorough, I squat in the bathtub and use the handheld shower head. Can’t beat the pulse power! :smiley: :+1:

I think we’re getting into a weird area here. I’m having to visualize some stuff I don’t really think about all that much.

Hemorrhoids can be aggravated from cold water depending on the person, especially if they flared up from sitting on a cold surface for too long.

Ummm, not all of NYC is Manhattan, so nope, no rooftop tanks. :open_mouth:

Groundwater here is supposed to be roughly 55°, per calculations whether/not geothermal can be worth it.

By me, nope, not even close to constant. I can tell the difference easily, especially letting the water run.

In summer, I can never get limeade, etc., cool enough to drink without wanting ice, as it’s definitely warmer, and this is even after, say, using the hose for an extended period. Guessing? 70s, especially after it’s been “summer” for a while.

In winter, the water’s so cold it hurts my hands if I keep them under cold running water. Definitely closer to the high 30s.

Hang on a sec…

Okay, took my meat thermometer, it turned on at 69.9° which is about right in the kitchen (maybe a bit high). Running it under cold water, I got it down to 41.0° and I’m guessing if I let it run even longer it would’ve dipped into the 40s, but maybe not into the 39s.

Yeah, that’s colder’n my fridge.

Yeah, ostensibly “50°–60°” in NYC: Mapping Geothermal Potential In NYC

Worth noting that the aftermarket/retrofit bidets you attach to your toilet aren’t normally up to housing regulations (in the UK at least) because you’re essentially plumbing your fresh water supply into your toilet bowl. They do often come with non-return valves but these still allow some backflow before activating and don’t offer a perfect seal. You essentially need a dedicated cistern fitted in order to make them safe.

Not the first post I expected to make…