Increasingly, the
standard equipment for a home bathroom is a bidet. It is worth having it? Is this a superfluous luxury that only
takes a place?
Bidet in the bathroom
Bidet was initially used
only by aristocrats and kings. In
the second half of the 18th century it became very
popular.Contemporary bidets are very decorative bowls, almost works of art. Very often, they were presented in a
gift to the rich ladies and the king's keepings. Today's bidets are practical devices. Appearance resemble toilet bowls, but
their function brings them closer to the sink. Bidets allow you to quickly take care
of intimate hygiene in a comfortable sitting position during the day, they are
also a convenience for the elderly and less able to move. In addition, the bidet can be used by
children as a low-hanging basin, and adults to wash their legs. Stylists recommend that you buy a
bidet complete with a toilet bowl, so as to maintain a uniform design line and
colors. A similar way of
assembling sanitary equipment is also important. The standing bidet looks best at the
standing toilet bowl, while hanging at the hanging bowl.
Where to install a
bidet?
The bidet should be
mounted in such a way that it can be used freely. It should be located approximately 30 cm from other sanitary facilities or from
the wall - there must be enough legroom on both sides. There should be a minimum of 60 cm of free space in front of the bidet . For
practical reasons, the bidet is usually installed next to the toilet and is
usually also the best solution from an aesthetic point of view, and if it is
not possible - in front of it. If we want to adjust the height of the
bidet, for example in a situation where the bidet is to be used by people of
different height or age, it is worth choosing a suspended bidet (whose height
can be adjusted by a few centimeters during assembly). As a standard, the upper edge of the
bidet should be approx. 40 cm above the floor.
Hand soap and a towel
should be within reach.
Variations of the bidet
In a small bathroom we
can install two devices in one - toilet seat and bidet with a mixer. In this way, we will be able to wash
each time after using the toilet. There
are both boards with a bidet with a very simple structure, as well as
electronic ones, which allow for an advanced control of the water temperature,
or performing a massage during washing. Another
solution is the installation of a bidett-type toilet by the toilet bowl - it
allows you to use both the toilet seat and the bidet. We use the handle while sitting on the
toilet.
Bidet faucets
We need to buy batteries
for the bidet. Most often these
are straight-line models that are mounted in a hole made in a bidet.Three-hole
batteries are also available, as well as adapted for wall mounting. From basin faucets, they differ in the
mobile end at the end of the spout, which allows the stream to be directed in
the desired direction. Ideally,
if the bidet mixer comes from the same design series as the basin mixer. A single-lever mixer is more
functional than one that has two separate holders for hot and cold water. We set the temperature and the water
stream faster.
It is also worth buying
a battery equipped with an eco button - a flexible point located in the valve
holder pre-limits the water temperature and the strength of the stream. It makes the user not uncomfortable
with too hot water, and at the same time saves it,
A convenient solution is
to buy batteries in a set with an automatic stopper.
materials
For the production of
bidets, the same ceramics used are used for the production of toilets or
washbasins. Ceramics can be
glazed or unglazed, white or colored.
