Japanese toilets

cootuk

As there's a thread about reducing toilet paper use, has anyone installed an all-singing (literally) japanese style toilet which washes and dries?

kingfisherblue

My son is disabled and we have a toilet that washes and dries. It's called a Closomat and here is a link to a similar one (I think our model is discontinued). As well as the flush, which is a long slim bar on both sides - you can use either), there is a round pad that my son can squash between his hands or stand on with his foot. The flush is an ordinary flush, but the pad extends a stainless steel arm and washes you with warm water. When you release it, warm air dries the area until you stand up.

http://www.clos-o-mat.com/palma_shower_toilet.html

FunWithFlags

I haven't installed one but did have the pleasure of using them for four months while over there. We had them in our uni accommodation and I miss them! They had settings for bum washing (different strengths and temperatures!), an airspray button to push for a quiet release of flowery poo smell shielding niceness, a water sound to hide any noises (with volume settings) and the option of a gentle flush or forceful flush. The best part though had to be the heated toilet seat! Never a cold shock to the bum!

I was embarrassed using the water sound at first until someone explained to me that it was considered far more embarrassing and rude for someone to hear your own noises instead! It was kind of amusing to walk into the toilets at busy times and hear six or so toilets all making the water noise loudly (but then I'm easily amused!).

I would love to have one at home haha!

claire16c

I used the water noise in Japan and found it really embarassing and loud I wish I hadnt pressed it, I was only doing it for fun to see what it sounded like lol!

londonsurrey

kingfisherblue wrote: »

My son is disabled and we have a toilet that washes and dries. It's called a Closomat and here is a link to a similar one (I think our model is discontinued). As well as the flush, which is a long slim bar on both sides - you can use either), there is a round pad that my son can squash between his hands or stand on with his foot. The flush is an ordinary flush, but the pad extends a stainless steel arm and washes you with warm water. When you release it, warm air dries the area until you stand up.

http://www.clos-o-mat.com/palma_shower_toilet.html

This is a new subject for me!
Does it literally wash you without requiring hand contact, and is it a thorough clean, or a "just good enough"?

kingfisherblue

londonsurrey wrote: »

This is a new subject for me!
Does it literally wash you without requiring hand contact, and is it a thorough clean, or a "just good enough"?

Right, you might get too much information here, so apologies in advance

No hand contact is required. There is an arm that extends out from the back of the toilet bowl and it is from there that the warm water is sprayed. My son has very loose stools and wears pull ups, so he sometimes needs additional cleaning - I encourage him to wriggle around when sitting on the loo. For other family members, if you are positioned correctly, the water sprays the relevant area and cleans you thoroughly. You can have the water spraying as long as you want, you just need to keep the pad compressed between your hands. There is a certain amount of warm water int he reservoir, so when that runs out, the water is cooler, but it isn't unpleasantly cold.

For ladies at certain times of the month, positioning the body is slightly different - you sit further back on the seat. It does clean you very well though

For drying, you just sit as long as you like, until you feel dry. The air is warm.

This is the second closomat that we have had. The first had to be removed and replaced last year, after parts became unavailable. The new one is better, though, as when using the old one, you could hear the motor (it used to terrify my son at first). This one is very quiet, altohugh there is a little noise from the spray and fromt he air.

If it is for a disabled person, I believe that you can get it VAT free. Ours was put in by the council, even though we live in a private house, and they pay for the maintenance contract. Obviously if we moved or if my son no longer lived here, the council would be able to remove it. I don't know how much they cost, but I've been told they are about £2500 :eek:

aileth

I have to say when I was there the water flushing noise was so fake and LOUD! You can mess with the pressure of the spray too, on max pressure we managed to get it to hit the closet in the hall of our hotel room! Good fun

londonsurrey

Thank you, Kingfisherblue. That was very informative and interesting.

I must say, I am surprised that now that this technology is available, that they haven't got a variant of it, in say a tulip shaped porcelain sink, to do babies in. You'd think that in a nursery for very young children or simply parents who hate nappy duty, it would be in continuous use!