Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Originally posted 10/14/17 UPDATED BELOW. After returning from a trip in Asia where three of my hotels had electric bidets, I decided it was time to catch up to the cleanliness standards of more advanced societies. I had experience with a variety of seats and options and decided that the only things I care about in a washlet are: 1. Warm water (It took me a day to figure out that one of the seats I used had the heater turned off!!!) 2. Adjustable sprayer position 3. Adjustable spray pressure 4. Warm seat The Slim ONE has it all, and a few things I don't need - like a turbo feature and the bowl light. More expensive models will do things like lift up the lid automatically and blow dry your butt, but really - so what? I decided I did not want a remote controlled unit since two of the wahslets I used on my trip had remote control issues. The Slim ONE was easy enough to install. Slip a couple of rubber cased nuts into the toilet's seat holes then bolt in a plastic guide and the seat locks into that. The washlet comes with a T split and a supply hose to connect the washlet - but if your current connector from the water valve to the toilet is not the 1/2" standard that comes out the the T split, a trip the the hardware store or plumbing supply might be in order. There is a difference between a 1/2 threaded connection and 1/2 inch flare. It's confusing. I did waste time at the local hardware store, they steered me into buying fittings that did not work. The plumbing supply got it right the first time, but I had a hard time explaining what I needed at both places. I paid an electrician to wire an outlet next to the toilets. I was surprised by how much current these things draw. It is enough to dim/flicker the lights on any 15A circuit as the water heater cycles on and off. The washlet has a tank for storing warm water so we don't have to deal with the insult of a shocking cold-start. I installed two of these seats and they have been up and running for more a couple weeks so far. They work fine. The water pressure can be adjusted to spray much harder than I want or set to a gentle, comfortable yet effective stream. The water heater has three settings and although I like the warmest, a lower one would be fine. The heated seat is smaller than a regular toilet seat - it is slightly more narrow and definitely not as "deep" but the smaller fit means that I'm more likely to be sitting in the same place each time I turn the sprayer on, so the aim is usually true. If it's not, a little wiggle hits the bull's eye. The washlet runs for about 60 seconds then turns itself off. I usually turn it off before that. The seat heater seems to have a couple of colder spots, but they are not very noticeable after a time or two. I would like to have backlit buttons for operating the seat in the dark since the bowl light does not suffice. But since I only use two buttons - on and off - I have been able to feel for them successfully (they are basically flush with a very slight bump that is not designed to be felt). I've considered sticking a piece of tape or something on the controls for tactile signal, but might not need it. The basic technology in these devices seems pretty standard over a variety of brands and models. I am curious to see how long they will last before malfunctioning. I will revisit this review if I have any problems, but for the time being I'm sitting pretty clean. UPDATE 3/2018 REMOVE 1 STAR - from 5 to 4. Both of my units have developed the same nasty habit: when they retract, they spray a gratuitous "goodbye drench" up into my privates. I called BioBidet customer service and they offered to take the units in for a warranty repair (up to a year from the date of purchase). This is a four to six week process. I think the problem is due to calcium buildup on the wand and surrounding parts. I did notice a calcium ring around the wand that is probably where water sits and evaporates when the wand is fully retracted. It seems to make the gratuitous spray a little weaker when I clean that off. If I'm right, any warranty fix will only be temporary, so I'd be very interested to hear if anyone else has noticed the same problem and had a long-term success with a repair. I've decided to wait and play the "pop off the pot" game trying to wipe up and get off before my balls get soaked. Sadly, merely grabbing the guys and pulling them up in anticipation does not keep them from harm's way. Perhaps the better solution is to not worry about the little sprinkle and for me and my cotton boxers to just suck it up. I recently stayed in a hotel with a Toto washlet and there is definitely a difference in the stream quality and precision. Toto has a noticeably better aim and feel. In my IMNSHO that's certainly not worth 2X the price. I did put pieces of tape on the "bidet" and "off" buttons. That makes them a cinch to operate in the dark. UPDATE 10/22/20 One of my units has stopped spraying. The wand extends, but it just hums to itself when it used to spray. It was the unit in my home that by far got the most use.. I'll call it a win that it lasted 3 years. I thought about removing a second star, but at this point, it won't make any difference and I was pleased that it's lasted this long anyway. UPDATE 11/1/2020 I replaced the broken unit with the same model and all the brackets and fittings are the same. It only took a minute or two to swap the units out. But now; what to do with the broken one! Also of note, the new unit does not gratuitously soak my scrotum, at least not yet. I'll update when the soaking begins.