The INAX replacement seat bolts right onto the existing pedestal
It probably started with us because we here at WoWasis hated the squat toilets that are traditional in most of the world. They’re messy and barbaric. We discovered Thai toilet hoses in 2002, reported on them, and even plumbed one into our house bathroom in our own country. But we weren’t prepared to be thoroughly spoiled by the INAX Toilet Shower we encountered in Japan, retrofitted onto the existing pedestal toilets in hotels and B&Bs. And we are so totally enthused by them that we’ll probably retrofit one of them at our own home.
Here’s what you’ll love, just for starters (INAX has several models, all with minor variations).
1) There are at least two nozzles, one for “shower,” the other “bidet.” We use them both.
2) Nozzles are self-cleaning after each use.
3) Adjust the seat temperature if you’re in the cold season.
4) The lid doesn’t slam down, it floats down.
5) A smell-suction device keeps the bathroom smelling nice.
The controls are so easy, even Stevie Wonder could use them
It’s so easy to use. After you finish your business, just hit the “bidet” or “shower” button and you’ll get a straight or pulsating warm jet of water (you choose). Wriggle your butt slightly to center the jet in the right spot (we’re all anatomically different, after all). Use another button, if you like, we always loved to experiment with water.
You can even post these instructions within reading distance when friends pop over just to use your new toilet
Amazingly, this device is so accurate that water never jets out in front of you to spill on the floor. It’s pretty much foolproof, hygienically. It does require an electrical power source, and in most older bathrooms, there’s not one nearby, so the cost of an electrician will have to be added to the price of the seat, which could be between $700-$1000 USD, depending on the model and where you buy it.
Amortized over a year, that’s less than three bucks a day US, and the first time you use it, you’ll wonder how you spent a lifetime without it.
Beware, your electric toilet could be hacked! In a BBC news release of August 5, 2013 (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23575249), it was reported that the $5,000 USD Satis toilet could be hacked via its Android control by anyone within Blue Tooth range.
Quoted in the BBC article, Trustwave Spiderlabs’ security expert Graham Cluley stated: “An attacker could simply download the My Satis application and use it to cause the toilet to repeatedly flush, raising the water usage and therefore utility cost to its owner. Attackers could [also] cause the unit to unexpectedly open/close the lid, activate bidet or air-dry functions, causing discomfort or distress to [the] user. It’s easy to see how a practical joker might be able to trick his neighbours into thinking his toilet is possessed as it squirts water and blows warm air unexpectedly on their intended victim, but it’s hard to imagine how serious hardened cybercriminals would be interested in this security hole.”
Ad infectum rectum.
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