This one’s an interesting one. I want to cut the amount of toilet paper I use, plus I’ve heard bidets are more hygienic and effective.
The main issue is that because I rent, I wouldn’t be able to install one, so it’d have to be a portable model. Anybody have any idea where I can look?
You can get unpowered ones that just run off water pressure and are bolted between the toilet and the toilet seat. They just hook up to the water supply for the toilet itself.
That’s essentially that I have and it’s awesome. Just make sure you have it installed by a certified plumber, even if it’s easy to install. Because if something goes wrong, you want to be able to blame someone.
We should be moving away from Home Despot, American after all.
Here’s a handy article, from MadeInCanada, on the best Canadian Made bidets!
If nothing else domestic, you could see if Toto or another company makes one rated for Canadian electricity. The ones sold here in Japan expect 100v, but they might have others for export.
Toto makes 120v/60hz models. I have one in the us. It’s the shit, highly recommend
Mind if I ask where you ordered one?
I got mine cheap from a local construction wholesaler I do some work with. They basically had a few extra that were ordered for a home build and let them go super cheap.
Toto is pricey and there are Chinese brands with the same feature sets now that didn’t exist when I got mine for significantly less. Toto does have excellent build quality - I’ve had mine for years, it’s worked flawlessly, easy to clean, etc, but you pay a premium for it
Hahaha. I had a Japanese person warn me about the Chonese made bidets, in that they crapped out faster. Warned me against them. Good to know, though!
After experiencing the wonders of the Toto toilet, I’m going to definitely import one. So is everyone else who I traveled with. :D
Domestic is great, but I’m willing to import Japanese.
You can get a basic brondell toilet seat bidet for around 100$ at Costco. You just attach it to the flush tank water intake. It’s a slightly over-pressured tiny jet, so it takes a little getting used to, but it works.
You can also get handheld ones that also attach to the same water source as the toilet (fairly straightforward) that are a bit more comfortable but have a small learning curve (you need to learn to aim, you’ll have a few wet accidents at first). I believe Home depot had some last time I checked.
Can vouche for the Brondell from Costco!
I don’t know of any made in Canada, and Japan seems to be where the best brands come from. But that said, most models, from the cheap single function ones, to models with headed water, heated drying, moving sprayer, self cleaning and heated seat are usually just a toilet seat unit.
You could easily install them in an apartment, you just connect its plumbing connector in between your existing toilet water line and the toilet tank’s hook up. A little plumbers tape on the threads can help prevent any leaks. Then you just remove the existing toilet seat and slap the bidet seat on. Time to move out? Switch the seats back, clean it and bag it and take it to your next home. Super easy, install videos on YouTube, only tool that you might need is a simple pair of channel lock pliers. That you can probably get for like $12
I would just start searching online for best bidet seats and see what models fit your price range and choose based on what countries you want to support the economy of.
Hope that helps, we love our bidet (Alpha UX Pearl) and love to see people discover them.
Can’t help with sourcing, but be aware that there are -good- bidets that come as a toilet seat replacement. You’d still need to mess with the water line and such, but it’s completely reversible if you move. That’s likely what you want, rather than a true portable option, since amongst other features the seat replacements will generally heat the water.
The problem with ones that heat the water is that they need a power outlet close to the toilet. Honestly, you get used to cold water pretty quickly.
