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Bidets

The bidet is simply a floor-mounted sink basin designed to facilitate a partial bath.  Its fundamental premise of better hygiene through water washing remains sound despite all the prudish silliness that has adhered to this humble but practical fixture since its inception in France between the 17th and 18th Centuries.  The name of the appliance derives from the  French, of course, and means pony.

Historical and linguistic references aside, a bidet can be quite an asset in the bathroom.  Some points in its favour follow.

If you have young children, a bidet can be a wonderful adjunct to toilet training, since it often sits lower than a standard toilet and its use emphasizes washing, which children also must learn to do.  Your bidet can speed the day when nappies are a thing of the past for your child.

Everyone copes with intestinal upset from time to time, along with the accompanying unpleasantness of frequent trips to the toilet.  The bidet can help the sufferer keep clean, and give a measure of relief.

In the summer people sweat.  One can wipe the sweat off with a towel in public, but only from parts of the body permitted for public display.  A quick trip to the bidet can really refresh and deodorize, not to mention cooling off.  A bidet can be like an oasis in the desert, an oasis you can soak in.

For family members with mobility problems, cleanliness is sometimes a struggle.  Those confined to wheelchairs may have particular difficulty keeping clean and, with the correct fittings and accessibility hardware, a bidet can help someone in a wheelchair to keep cleaner and healthier.

Lastly, it may be convenient to freshen up in the bidet to the extent that one need bathe less to stay clean.  Indeed, using the bidet rather than the bath may conserve water and, with municipal water bills becoming steadily higher, one might well save enough money to pay for the bidet over the course of several years.

Yes, bidets are not the most common bathroom fixture.  However, they are so useful and hygienic that we believe bidets should be at least as popular as toilets.  Having a bidet in your bathroom says that you value cleanliness, but also like your comforts.  The presence of a bidet in your home tells people that you set your own trends and value the good.  Whether they accept your outlook-and your bidet-or not, people will now know that you are an independent thinker and not afraid to act upon your conclusions, even when those conclusions lead to the bidet.

Actual installation of a bidet is not particularly different from that for a toilet; both drain into plumbing that flanges up to the floor, and both require hot and cold water supplies.  If you can change out a defective toilet, a bidet installation should not challenge your plumbing skills.

Please do browse our web site, especially our bidet illustrations.  Our knowledgeable and helpful staff is available on line or via telephone.  We can help you to select the best model of bidet for your specific installation. Once you have your new bidet unit installed and are using it, we doubt you will want to do without a bidet again.

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