In the modern world, where one's own health plays the most important role, there is no need to doubt the need to purchase such an element of plumbing as a bidet. After all, it has long ceased to be a luxury item available only to wealthy units of society. However, when choosing a bidet in a standard bathroom in Soviet apartments, even more questions arise, the answers to which can be obtained from this article.
What is a bidet?
A bidet is a compact bath with a small fountain, which is necessary for regular hygiene procedures. In fact, a bidet replaces a bath in matters of intimate hygiene. In appearance, a bidet is very similar to a toilet. In view of this feature, a bidet is purchased together with a toilet in order to comply with the general style of plumbing and the entire bathroom. The design of the bidet is a bowl with a built-in drain for water supplied through a special faucet.
Bidet Tips
When choosing a bidet, you should be guided by the following tips to avoid many common mistakes:
- Small bathroom. If the bathroom does not exceed standard dimensions, then you should opt for compact sizes, whose dimensions do not exceed 40-50 centimeters in length and width.
- Built-in functionality. In order for the bidet to completely replace the bathroom in matters of intimate hygiene, you should pay attention to the built-in functions of various types of ablutions, massages and warm air supply.
- Compatibility of models. If the toilet is separated from the entire bathroom and does not exceed 2 meters in width, then the best choice would be to purchase a joint toilet-bidet model. Such a piece of plumbing will allow you to carry out the necessary procedures without getting up from the toilet.
- Built-in heater. For free-standing bidet models, a good addition is the built-in heater, which provides static maintenance of the required water temperature. This allows you to use the bidet immediately, as needed.
- Bidet type. Bidet can be divided into 2 types - mechanical and electronic. Mechanical bidets have a built-in faucet, faucet and shower head. They are controlled by a mixer. Electronic bidets, on the other hand, have a touch panel or a wireless control panel that allows you to comfortably carry out all hygiene procedures.
- Water consumption. Different bidet models have different water flow rates. For example, the consumption of some models does not exceed 2 liters, while the flow rate of others is in the range of 6 to 8 liters per minute.
- Electricity consumption.Modern electronic bidets consume a sufficient amount of energy required, as a rule, to heat water and maintain it at the desired temperature. Typically, the range of required electricity for different models varies between 750-850 watts.
- Built-in cleaning system. Since hard water will sooner or later leave lime marks behind, the self-cleaning function must be taken into account in the purchased bidet model, which allows each time after using the bidet to clean both the bowl and all elements of the mixer from lime.
- The presence of a hair dryer. Many electronic bidet models have an automatic skin drying function: after water procedures, the built-in hair dryer extends and delivers pleasant warm air.
These tips for choosing a bidet in your home bathroom will help you choose the best model of this type of plumbing. After all, health and comfort in everything are above all else!
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