TotallyOz Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I love the bidets by the toilets in Thailand and have always wondered why this is not the norm in the USA. I love them. So, with my new place, I added one to the bathrooms. They are a hit. I love them and my guests do as well. http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Shower-Hand-Hel...7775&sr=8-3 Quote
Guest wowpow Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I recently had a new toilet fitted in my cloakroom and had a hose fitted. I use VRH, a Thai firm making high quality stainless steel bathroom products - some are pretty good designs and some look like frogs or dolphins. I asked the plumber to fit one similar to the one in my bathroom. I was rather surprised to find that though similar the new one was different an d had a much lower force and a curious way of not cutting off immediately when the lever is released but slowly closing down. Presumably the spray is to clean the bowl and the rinse to clean ones-self. I have yet to see a dual hose fitted toilet? The powerful one is called a spray and costs about 1450 baht including a fine stainless steel hose. The rinse is a mere 920 baht with s/s hose. http://www.vrh.co.th/product_series.aspx?c...amp;language=en The Spray The Rinse Alternatively you can get a perfectly adequate one in plastic with a plastic hose for 99 baht. I inherited one of these with my condo but the hose split while I was away. The bathroom has a drain but the plastic wastebin floated over it and got sucked down blocking the drain. The night security found water coming out of my front door and turned the water off. Happily the damage was minimal just a few paperback books damaged. Quote
Guest Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I think there is a great market for these quality gadgets overseas. Honestly I do! Quote
Guest laurence Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 I recently had a new toilet fitted in my cloakroom "' Wow Pow, I have not heard "cloakroom" since I was in grade school in the 50s. It was in the back of the class rooms where we hung our cloaks, or rather our coats, etc. Just how old are you? My school, The Buck Street School, was built in the 1850s although I attended about one hundred years later, The bidet did not exist however we did have to go to an outside "bath room" to take care of business. Oh so cold in winter with no heat! Quote
Guest wowpow Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 "Wow Pow, I have not heard "cloakroom" since I was in grade school in the 50s......Just how old are you?" laurence I suspect that I am much as old as you. My profile tells a lot your does not even say what sex you are. I suspect that you are American and that you do not use hotels, museums, theatres or Opera Houses or maybe you live in the tropics where cloakrooms are less used. Yes I know that 'cloaks' sounds antique but where else do you leave your outer garments? I used cloakroom in the British euphemistic meaning of a toilet. It may be odd but I remember well laughing at an American young woman who said " Look Mommy the horse has gone to the bathroom in the middle of the road ". I also wonder what the average American or Brit would say on seeing a hosepipe at the side of a toilet. The phrase 'portable bidet' does not spring to mind. "" Wiktionary Quote
Up2u Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 I love the bidets by the toilets in Thailand and have always wondered why this is not the norm in the USA. I love them. So, with my new place, I added one to the bathrooms. They are a hit. I love them and my guests do as well. http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Shower-Hand-Hel...7775&sr=8-3 Where I live in California I was told they are against the building code. You have probably noticed the most American bathrooms do not have bathroom floor drains. Should the bidet hose burst, leak, etc. the water damage could be extensive. Imagine if you were on a long holiday in Thailand and this happened while you were away! Quote
Gaybutton Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 Should the bidet hose burst, leak, etc. the water damage could be extensive. Imagine if you were on a long holiday in Thailand and this happened while you were away! That could happen whether you're home or not. Any pipe can eventually burst. If I were going away on a long holiday, then I'd also shut off the water supply to my home from the outside. Most houses have a valve outside that does just that. If you live in an apartment or condo, then if you don't know how to shut the water off while you are away, I'd ask the building management and maintenance people how to do it. It seems like a problem easy enough to prevent. Quote
Up2u Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 That could happen whether you're home or not. Any pipe can eventually burst. If I were going away on a long holiday, then I'd also shut off the water supply to my home from the outside. Most houses have a valve outside that does just that. If you live in an apartment or condo, then if you don't know how to shut the water off while you are away, I'd ask the building management and maintenance people how to do it. It seems like a problem easy enough to prevent. I too take precautions when on long vacations but a plastic sprayer hose is far more likely to fail than a cast iron pipe or fitting. Just one reason for the bathroom drains in Thailand and also a reason they are banned where I live. Quote
Gaybutton Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 I too take precautions when on long vacations but a plastic sprayer hose is far more likely to fail than a cast iron pipe or fitting. Does your kitchen sink have a sprayer hose? Mine does. That is also made out of flexible tubing. So, that's one law I don't get unless sprayers of any kind are banned indoors where you live. Quote
Bob Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 All flexible water lines (like for the sink sprayer and connections to your washer) are prone to failure and the damage that can be done by a failure can be huge. You can purchase special hoses designed to never burst to replace those and they supposedly are guaranteed against failure (but they are 3-4 times the cost of the regular hoses). But they work. But like GB, when I leave for any lengthy trip (like to LOS), I turn off the main water line as I'm not going to risk damage from any failure in the plumbing system. And, if you're in freezing weather, it might be wise to drain the water lines should the furnace fail as you'd really hate to tear into the walls to fix frozen/split copper or galvanized piping. Quote
Guest allieb Posted November 22, 2007 Posted November 22, 2007 [quote name='wowpow' I also wonder what the average American or Brit would say on seeing a hosepipe at the side of a toilet. The phrase 'portable bidet' does not spring to mind. Where I live inSaudi these things are standard in every bathroom and the name BUM GUN seems to have caught on with the expats Quote
