Careful for the cheap bidet add-ons you'll find on Amazon and what not. A friend had one fall apart in an upstairs bathroom while he was on a weekend getaway. Now half his house is flooded out.
How does it work logistically when it is a separate unit from the toilet? Are you supposed to shuffle over from the toilet to the bidet with your garments open?
I have yet to find a bidet that works like a power washer for the beef starfish.<p>Instead, they all seem to just get your bum wet, so you have to get in there and dig around. Might as well strip down and jump in the shower - the power spray on any decent nozzle is way better.<p>Or buy some wet-wipes (baby wipes) and just don't flush them.
Bidets are great but they don’t magically wash your bits. It’s best to think of them as a very small shower that just addresses that part of the body.<p>Make no mistake, soap and friction at required, just like in a larger shower - especially under the circumstances a bidet is designed to address.
I’ve always found this YouTube video on Bidets fairly instructive: <a href="https://youtu.be/zQx-ZbSQSBM?si=7YB6FYq6xdpH5wn3" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/zQx-ZbSQSBM?si=7YB6FYq6xdpH5wn3</a>
Can't live without one.<p>I do not have space, but a good plumber made me one with the seat and a hose (similar to shower) from the the common water distributor.
So timely. I’m shopping for a bidet and looking for one that’s an add-on to existing toilet rather than installing a free-standing one.<p>I also know that you can buy toilet/bidet combos so I’m also open to replacing my existing toilet with one of those.<p>What bidets do people have experience with and would recommend?
TOTO Washlét S550e retrofit works great. Heated seat, heated air dry, auto lid raise/close, and gets the job done. The only thing is the auto lid function periodically thinks ghosts need to go. ;)
A cheaper option is to buy a portable battery driven washlet/bidet. Super cheap, around 20$, can be washed and also used with hot water and brought around (office, travel).
If you have any issues talking family member into a bidet, I used this on my teenagers with much success:<p>"If you got poop on your arm, would you just wipe it off with paper?"