Good, quality bidet seats that attach to your toilet usually cost around $500-1000 and are fairly simple to install. ... Veteran bidet users point out that the money you save on toilet paper means a bidet installation will fairly quickly pay for itself … and yes, they say, bidets are worth it!
Bidet cost savings
With a national average of 89 cents per role, that means bidet users can save up to $50 per year per person.
Resale Value
Neither washlets nor bidets add much value to your home.
Depending on how many people use your bathroom, a bidet can really cut down your toilet paper use. ... It may be soothing to rinse with water, but there's no proven health or hygiene benefit to using a bidet, says Craig Comiter, MD, a urologist with Stanford Health Care.
It is also great for the environment - the average bidet seat user reduces their toilet paper usage by about 75%, from 23.6 rolls per person to 5 or 6 rolls a year. For a family of four, that saves almost 80 rolls of toilet paper – which is a tenth of a tree, and a savings of at least $80 per year.
Statistics show that it requires between 12 and 37 gallons of water to produce a single roll of toilet paper, while a bidet only requires one eighth of a gallon of water to clean and flush. ... This does not include the water used to flush toilets in this single country alone.
According to Coco bidet maker Biolife Technologies, a bidet uses an eighth of a gallon of water per wash. So it will raise your water bill a bit, but not much (compare that with a single toilet flush, which uses 4 gallons). You may also want to factor in the labor and grief you'll save from fewer clogged pipes.
Do bidets splash water and poop everywhere? Bidets do not splash everywhere. Most modern bidet toilet seats provide a very accurate and repeatable stream of pressurized water right where you need it. In addition, many bidet toilet seats provide an adjustable water nozzle so you can optimize the location of the jet.
“A high-pressure water jet flow should be avoided as it causes reflex contractions of the anal sphincters and might damage the mucosa and anal sphincter in the long term.” Dr. Swartzberg put it in more plain terms: “This is a horrible idea.” Many bidets have a setting that is strong enough to penetrate the anus.
Are bidets sanitary? The answer is yes. For the most hygeinic experience, wash with a bidet, then use its drying feature or a small amount of toilet paper to pat the area dry. That way you're not smearing anything around, and your skin will be less irritated by the dry paper.
How are you supposed to dry after using a bidet? If your booty is too busy to hang around for a few minutes to air dry, you can pat dry with a tiny bit of toilet paper (you'll reduce your toilet paper usage, which will save $$$ and 🌎) or a reusable towel if you're an advanced pooper.
Straddle the bidet, sitting on the rim and align the anus with the column of spray water. Note that most bidets don't have seats, but are still meant to be sat upon; you just sit directly on the rim. Gradually open the spray valve until adequate pressure is achieved to flush the remaining feces from the anus.
The bottom line. Bidets really work. Just like a shower to wash away sweat after a workout or a thorough hand-washing after working on a project, all bidets use the power of water to clean off your skin simply and effectively.
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