Pretty Added a Bidet

By DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
United States
January 4, 2026 8:10am CST
Pretty surprised me when she said she wanted to add a bidet to our toilet. I've never used one or seen one in any in the homes we've been in. I told her that was fine but I was a bit concerned about using cold water for it... Well, she installed it yesterday. It has a small tank that is hooked into the plumbing that heats the water before delivering it where it needs to go. (I still haven't used it and am a little leery about trying it. I believe she HAS used it already.) It also has an air dryer. Do any of you have a bidet? And do you like it?
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34 responses
Amber
@AmbiePam (113620)
• United States
4 Jan
No, but I hear they’re really popular in Europe.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (113620)
• United States
4 Jan
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494155)
• Italy
4 Jan
@AmbiePam Not everywhere in Europe, but in all the Mediterranean countries all homes and apartments have at least one. In the south of Switzerland (where I lived) three years ago a German builder built an apartment complex without bidets. It's empty!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
Apparently so, according to @LadyDuck.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494155)
• Italy
4 Jan
YES of course we have one, we have two, one in each bathroom. All houses and apartments have a bidet in Italy and France.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (494155)
• Italy
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil In the UK they do not use bidets, same in Germany, but in most parts of Europe you find them everywhere.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@LadyDuck That's very interesting. Thank you for telling me. I wonder why they aren't popular in the UK and Germany?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I knew they were used more there than here but had no idea how popular they were.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51425)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Jan
I don't have one. I used to think I'd like one. But now I'm not so sure.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51425)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil I suppose you'll have to give it a try to make a final decision.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
That's how I've always been, I thought I'd like it but wasn't sure. Now it's here and I don't know what to think.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@BarBaraPrz Yes, I will. It's here so might as well use it.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19709)
• Indonesia
4 Jan
The western world is different from our customs, we even used to only use a single leaf in the past.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I have used leaves when I was camping in the wilderness but really prefer not to do that again. (I only did that once when I was a teenager.)
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19709)
• Indonesia
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil at that time because there was no toilet and I couldn't hold it in.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@May2k8 Same.
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marguicha
@marguicha (229977)
• Chile
4 Jan
I had one but took it away. My knees got scraped with the wall.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I'm sorry that happened. I still haven't used ours yet. It's still the same distance from the wall that it was before adding the bidet, though. How did you scrape your knees?
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (130234)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jan
We don't have one but I did use one years back while in the hospital after having my kids. It felt great then
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I've never seen one in the hospitals here. Maybe they're just in the maternity wards?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@wolfgirl569 Patsi had Pretty at a midwife's office. I've never been in the maternity ward at a hospital.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (130234)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil Might be as I don't remember one anywhere else.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40615)
• Philippines
5 Jan
That something most modern houses does have and most hotels too are installing this. It is quite uncomfortable to use at first but its quite convenient having them. It just means a much more cleaner butt and it hits where you need water to clean your bottom.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40615)
• Philippines
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil It’s also not very common here especially in the provinces. We use water cup to wash in rural areas too. But nowadays when newer houses are built bidets are part of the toilet accessories. Enjoy that and get used to it. Congrats to pretty that she added that to your bowl.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@rsa101 I don't like it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
It's definitely NOT common in the US. And toilet paper and wet wipes clean the bottom just fine.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (83330)
• United States
4 Jan
Not installed, no; however….. I have a Walmart nasal irrigation bottle, which is wonderful…put it in the nostril and push a button on the bottom of the bottle and it pushes the water out. No tilting the head or any messing with a netipot. So I got a second one and clearly marked it “bidet.” Single serving size! No $2,000 plumber!! And you can put the water exactly where you need it!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
If I'd known, I would have suggested that to Pretty. I have no idea how much she paid for it but she installed it herself. I offered to help her and she said she could manage.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54304)
• United States
4 Jan
Our son has one and he loves it. I am leery of it. I had seen them in Europe, but just don’t like the idea of it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
Pretty says she really likes it.
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Loretta
@noni1959 (12547)
• United States
4 Jan
My son hooks them up to the toilets but I refuse to use them. Something about that shot of water startles me. I may give it a "shot" again once in the house.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@noni1959 I tried it today and will still be using toilet paper and wet wipes.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I haven't used it yet but Pretty says she's enjoying it.
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Loretta
@noni1959 (12547)
• United States
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil If my son hooks the warm water up, I'll give it a go once in the house.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (8313)
• United Kingdom
4 Jan
I have seen them but never used one. I didn’t know that you could get them with a drier too. Hey, well done to Pretty for installing it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I don't know how much she paid for it but yes, it has a puff dryer.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@Traceyjayne I don't know what she paid for it.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (8313)
• United Kingdom
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil that must be a really posh one…..
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Ali Canary
@AliCanary (3762)
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4 Jan
My husband's family had a fancy toilet at their home in Japan with rinse and warm air puff and all that, but I admit I was too shy to try it!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I've seen those fancy Japanese toilets and wish we could afford one here. I have a cousin who is Japanese. He married into our family and they have two twenty-something children now.
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Laura
@Laurakemunto (13791)
• Kenya
5 Jan
No but am happy you allowed Pretty to go ahead with it despite having doubts
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
It's not like I could stop her... She's an adult and I don't control her.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@Laurakemunto You're an adult. Why would you pay attention to anything your parents say? Pretty certainly doesn't care what I think about things.
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Laura
@Laurakemunto (13791)
• Kenya
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil it's not about control sometimes my parents can be blunt when I want to do something that they don't like they just say no but am glad you just let it flow
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Valentina
@valherma00 (1357)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan
my parents had it in their home but removed it later. as a child, i was pretty confused why that thing is in our bathroom
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I bet it could be confusing for a young person. Hopefully, I'll like it and we won't need to remove it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
@valherma00 It won't be up to me whether it gets removed or not. It would probably be more helpful to a woman, anyway.
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Valentina
@valherma00 (1357)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan
@DaddyEvil i hope you won't remove it as well. i think they needed some more space in the bathroom so that's why it had to go and i think my father didn't use it that often
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (186086)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Jan
Glad it has warm water and not the cold. What made her want to get one?
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (186086)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil .........Okay.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
I don't know. She didn't say and I didn't ask.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@celticeagle She says it will save us money on toilet paper and wet wipes. I tried it yesterday and used way more toilet paper than I've ever used before. The water went everywhere! I told her I'll continue to use toilet paper and wet wipes but she can save us money.
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (10126)
• Philippines
9 Jan
No. But most of the hotels, malls, resorts and condos have one. In the Philippines if you have one inyour home you must be very rich. Lol!
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (10126)
• Philippines
9 Jan
@DaddyEvil really does bathroom has a different style? But I watch american movies and they I thinkt its pretty the same as ours. Except if that friends of yours is living in a province.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
9 Jan
@luisadannointed My friends have an Asian-style squat toilet, not a seat toilet like is common in the US.
DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
9 Jan
My Filipino friends showed me a video of their bathroom. We don't have the same type of toilet that you use there. This one is just added to our regular sit-down toilet.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (88904)
• United States
5 Jan
My daughter has one in her bathroom and loves it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
Pretty really likes this one, too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@Marilynda1225 This one is just a plastic bar across the back of the toilet under the seat with a spigot sticking out of it. The only "problem" I can see is that if somebody... uhm... splatters, it will make it more difficult to clean. Pretty says she'll clean the toilet now but she's never been the one to clean it before. She's saying she added it so we won't use as much toilet paper and wet wipes. I've used it once and used MORE toilet paper because the water runs where I don't want it to run, causing more clean-up... I prefer the wet wipes.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (88904)
• United States
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil my daughter wants to put one in our downstairs bathroom but so far I keep hesitating.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (372797)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jan
I'm leery about these too. We were going to install one given our age etc but the unit won't fit on our toilet. I think Vince has researched it pretty thoroughly.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
I see... It fit perfectly well on our existing toilet. I'm sorry you can't get one that fits yours.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@JudyEv Since I didn't help set it up, I haven't looked to see how she plumbed in the water for it. I tried it today and will not be using it again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (372797)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil It seems there is no way to get the water away unless we drill a hole in the ceramic. We haven't given up completely on the idea although i think it might be there a while before I was brave enough to use it.
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Kusuma Dumpa
@Kusumakrishna (1237)
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4 Jan
I didn't have one.But heard among friends who stay in popular cities...I felt India is also upgrading to toilet bidets from jet sprays
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
4 Jan
May I ask what is the difference between a bidet and a jet spray? If this is too personal or embarrassing, please forgive me and tell me to mind my own business. Thank you.
DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@Kusumakrishna Oh, I see... Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate that.
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Kusuma Dumpa
@Kusumakrishna (1237)
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5 Jan
@DaddyEvil Jet sprays we called health faucets in India.which are handheld sprayers attached to the toilet or wall used for the same purpose after using toilet. Bidets are a separate fixture I think
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Suwardie
@Akutza90 (406)
• Semarang, Indonesia
5 Jan
For me, that's too much of a hassle. In my area, it's more convenient to use the old-fashioned squat toilet. Is anyone else like me?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
@Akutza90 True, they might.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (168849)
• United States
5 Jan
Oh, you use the Asian type toilet. Yeah, a bidet won't work with one of those. It only works with a Western seat toilet. If I tried to use one of those toilets, I wouldn't be able to stand back up by myself.
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Suwardie
@Akutza90 (406)
• Semarang, Indonesia
5 Jan
@DaddyEvil Yes, it's true that toilets in my country are made in Asia. But if they were modified to European style, they might work. Hahaha.
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