Japanese toilets

victor2

moneysaver1978 said:

Where did you order yours from?

Washloo. Not the cheapest, but by no means the most expensive!

Both I and the installer spoke to them before purchase, and were impressed by their level of knowledge and understanding of the products.

DId come across a cheap Chinese made "Japanese toilet", which had all the features but when I contacted the supplier to ask a simple question like how much power it uses in standby, they had no idea but said they would ask the manufacturer. There was no manual available on their website, but they did send me one for another similar model and it was in best Chinglish. Including this phrase: "Press this button to root auto function while there is people sitting on the seat cover bowl." Decided not to go with that one,

Murmansk

This is a bit of a revelation to me - Washloo seem very good and it re-awakened my interest - thank you!!!!!

Bigphil1474

Don't forget the savings in toilet paper. Saw an article the other day that said only 30% of the world use toilet paper. We're hoping to move house soon, and a Japanese toilet is on the potential refurb. list , after seeing them in Japan when our daughter lived there for a few years.

outtatune

Gavin83 said:

FreeBear said:

Gavin83 said: Personally I use those flushable wet wipes for number twos.

Those "flushable" wipes do not break down like toilet paper does, and they can still clog up the drains. Water companies hate the things, whist plumbers (and the likes) see them as a steady little earner due to the blockages they cause.

Fair enough. I’ve been using them for years and never had a problem with the drains so I’ll continue to do so. Should they start causing an issue I will of course reconsider.

Off you go to The Drain Unblockers YouTube channel, and don't come back until you have seen the light!

moneysaver1978

victor2 said:

moneysaver1978 said:

Where did you order yours from?

Washloo. Not the cheapest, but by no means the most expensive!

Both I and the installer spoke to them before purchase, and were impressed by their level of knowledge and understanding of the products.

DId come across a cheap Chinese made "Japanese toilet", which had all the features but when I contacted the supplier to ask a simple question like how much power it uses in standby, they had no idea but said they would ask the manufacturer. There was no manual available on their website, but they did send me one for another similar model and it was in best Chinglish. Including this phrase: "Press this button to root auto function while there is people sitting on the seat cover bowl." Decided not to go with that one,

Heard good things of them. This bring MSE, I did wonder if you got something from Amazon (there's one for around £700)!

victor2

moneysaver1978 said:

victor2 said:

moneysaver1978 said:

Where did you order yours from?

Washloo. Not the cheapest, but by no means the most expensive!

Both I and the installer spoke to them before purchase, and were impressed by their level of knowledge and understanding of the products.

DId come across a cheap Chinese made "Japanese toilet", which had all the features but when I contacted the supplier to ask a simple question like how much power it uses in standby, they had no idea but said they would ask the manufacturer. There was no manual available on their website, but they did send me one for another similar model and it was in best Chinglish. Including this phrase: "Press this button to root auto function while there is people sitting on the seat cover bowl." Decided not to go with that one,

Heard good things of them. This bring MSE, I did wonder if you got something from Amazon (there's one for around £700)!

I did a lot of research, not least with Money Saving in mind. To get all the features we wanted, £600 was the "bargain basement" price. German made ones are apparently rated as the best, but are priced accordingly. I was concerned about the warranty on an appliance that uses both water and electricity, and has a remote control. So, went a little over budget, but was impressed with the supplier's knowledge and 2 year warranty. It came with a UK plug and RCD on it, but it does also state that if you cut them off to connect directly, it doesn't void the warranty, which is something the installer was concerned about.

It does weigh in at 53Kg and came on its own pallet, so wouldn't want to have to return it!

vacheron

All this talk of heated seats made me think back and I honestly cannot think of a time I last used a toilet seat and found it "cold", however I can remember being a child of the 80s and seats then used to be freezing, sometimes requiring a couple of short "test sittings" first just to take the edge off! 

This got the engineer in me to wondering if modern toilet seats aren't perhaps made out of better thermally insulated plastics or differently aligned molecular compositions which prevent (or at least significanty reduce) the coldness experienced due to the thermal conduction of the material. 

Our seats at home have all been replaced in the last 5 years and I don't remember any recent "cold seat" episodes.

I also believe that a similar thing has evolved with teaspoons. In my 80's childhood if you stirred your tea or coffee with a metal teaspoon for too long the handle would get too hot to touch, however if you stir your tea with a modern metal teaspoon the handle does not heat up at all, even if left in a mug of freshly boiled water for literally minutes.

As I was planning on my second cup of coffee I just tried it out again just now to make sure I wasn't imagining things! 

victor2

vacheron said:

All this talk of heated seats made me think back and I honestly cannot think of a time I last used a toilet seat and found it "cold", however I can remember being a child of the 80s and seats then used to be freezing, sometimes requiring a couple of short "test sittings" first just to take the edge off! 
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The first time our DD used the smart toilet she said the seat feels like somebody else has been sitting on it immediately before you! That took the pleasure of the wife's face briefly, but she soon got over it. As the years pass us by, we find that nighttime trips to the bathroom are more commonplace, so a warm seat in a room where the heating is off for the night is particularly comforting for those who have to sit down.

vacheron

victor2 said:

vacheron said:

All this talk of heated seats made me think back and I honestly cannot think of a time I last used a toilet seat and found it "cold", however I can remember being a child of the 80s and seats then used to be freezing, sometimes requiring a couple of short "test sittings" first just to take the edge off! 
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The first time our DD used the smart toilet she said the seat feels like somebody else has been sitting on it immediately before you! That took the pleasure of the wife's face briefly, but she soon got over it. As the years pass us by, we find that nighttime trips to the bathroom are more commonplace, so a warm seat in a room where the heating is off for the night is particularly comforting for those who have to sit down.

A lot like peoples reaction when they first sit in a car with heated seats who have often commented that it feels like they may have had a "liquid trouser accident" 

Postik

FreeBear said:

Gavin83 said: Personally I use those flushable wet wipes for number twos.

Those "flushable" wipes do not break down like toilet paper does, and they can still clog up the drains. Water companies hate the things, whist plumbers (and the likes) see them as a steady little earner due to the blockages they cause.

I stopped using them for this reason.  I now just keep a wet flannel on the sink within reach from the toilet, and re-use that each time.