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Hand sprayer kits on Ali express for $20. How sandpapering ones anus became the norm I do not know. But I for one am never going back.
In Australia to have one you are supposed to have an RPZD fitted and annual inspections by a licensed plumber which isn't cheap. But you can go down to bunnings and get a hand spray with a t piece that comes off the stop cock for your toilet. But a plumber won't install it for you.
It's to do with not having shit go back into the water system. There's also some worry about the hand sprays falling in the bowl and causing bacterial growth. This may all be different in other states though. They exist here but they aren't common.
Believe it or not. Homophobia plays a substantial part in it.
Hell we got men who refuse to wipe at all for fear it makes them gay if anything touches their anus.
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I bought one couple of weeks ago, one of the best things I've ever spent money on, can never go back.
I really just don't like the idea of it, feels like a very uncomfortable situation for me. But I'm pretty uneducated on the topic.
- It'd have to be warm water
- Wouldn't it be messer, spraying it all over?
- Don't you still have to wipe, ya know cause your wet now.
- Too much work to implement when the TP has been successful (No problem to solve)
As an avid bidet user I feel compelled to answer your points
- it is always warm water (unless you are a masochist, no judgement)
- it points directly to where it needs to go so it stays confined within its domain
- you have to wipe both before and after (before to wipe away most of it, after to dry it)
- it is not a replacement of tp, it is complementary. You need both to achieve full cleaning
All in all I would not live without it anymore, after trying it and reaching enlightenment. 5/5 stars.
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I installed one at home. Cost is an issue especially when you need a gfci outlet installed behind the toilet. But if you're willing to do all that then:
- Water is heated by the unit
- The spray is direct to center. Doesn't deviate unless you don't sit correctly.
- You only have to wipe once if you want to be sure, but the bidet comes with an air dryer.
- Some benefits is if you have hemorrhoids it doesnt irritate them like toilet paper and it does feel way cleaner than tp.
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Do you wash your ass in the shower? Does that make it dirtier? How you think washing with water is going to be dirtier than smearing with paper is mind boggling. Do you just wipe your hands with paper towels when you're done wiping or do you wash them in a sink with water?
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They have warmers, both water and seat.
No, your butt and legs cover it.
No, that's what it awesome if you get a good one it cleans all the bits.
I switched with COVID cause y'all are out of pocket with the TP. Never looked back. I think have bought one pack of TP since.
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Perhaps people feel homophobic or something about having water squirted on their ass?
Idk. I love my bidet. Especially when you have those wonderful shits with the consistency of clay that sticks to everything.
A few squirts, and a quick wipe of TP, and all done!
I got one during the "TP Crisis" during 2020ish. Drastically cuts down on the amount of TP required, and does a much better job of cleaning.
TP companies gotta stay in business yo. It's all about them Dollars. Can you imagine if all the big box stores, convenience stores and hotels stopped using TP !? The whole industry would collapse.
Not that i'm advocating for corp TP companies, just a thought...
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once you go bidet you never go back.
I can't get a bidet because my friend is fat and breaks the toilet seats on the regular. He of course replaces them. I've tried bidets at other places and it was nice but i still had to use toilet paper to clean my now wet ass so I'm really confused when people say they don't need toilet paper anymore. I really hope they aren't just wiping their ass on a towel or some shit.
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We've had one in my parents house for the past 30 years and as far as I remember, no one ever used it. Usually it’s used to store dirty laundry before washing. Maybe I should give it a try…
Do they have the type that's it's own separate bowl requiring you to waddle over to it from the toilet? These always seemed so weird to me versus the type mounted right in the toilet.
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I think the question is more 'why do some cultures wash, and others wipe'. I believe the answer is mostly to do with religion, and it's laws on cleanliness.
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