Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research
by monadgonad on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @04:37AM
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> There's a few companies selling Japanese bidet seats in the UK
Do you have one? Are you able to make any recommendations? I'm considering getting one, but how are they powered? The idea of a power socket in my bathroom is slightly horrifying.
Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research
by NeedMoreTea on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @06:10AM
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We decided not to in the end.
Power is easy. Only sockets allowed in bathrooms are low voltage shaver sockets with isolating transformer.
For storage heaters, these seats, and heated towel rails in your bathroom you connect to a fixed, fused, double pole switch, spur outlet. Something like this: https://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-13a-dp-switched-fused-connecti...
There's a few companies selling Japanese bidet seats in the UK and some that provide translated control panels. No reason they wouldn't succeed in the US too.
Only the highest priced ones are the complete toilet.