Flushed with success

Recently we visited Richard and Natalie and while there admired their recently remodeled bathroom. They have done a marvelous job especially considering the tight space they had to work in.

One of the unusual features they have added was a hand-held bidet shower that attaches to the toilet water line and hangs by the side of the toilet tank for easy access. I admired it so much that Richard gave us one to take back to Sacramento. I'm not quite sure why they had an extra one except that they hope someday to add another bathroom to their place.

Although the package promises "easy installation" it was a little more complicated for us because of the integrated toilet supply valve and feed pipe that we had in our bathroom. And, of course, I picked up the wrong replacement the first time at Home Depot so I had to make another trip to get the right one.

But after that the installation went very smooth.


Once it was installed and everything was leak tested, there still remained the nagging question: How does one use a bidet? Although common in Europe, Japan, and much of South America, it is not common in the United States and isn't a part of our normal upbringing. Once again, the Internet to the rescue with WikiHow's How to Use a Bidet.