These high-tech, toilet and bidet combos are a more recent innovation. They are added onto an existing toilet with a simple DIY installation, replacing the toilet seat. You’ll use the bidet function while still sitting on the toilet – no waddling across the bathroom! A hygienic nozzle extends beneath you to spray, then retracts inside the seat when not in use.
Electronic bidet toilet seats even have integrated water heaters, so you can enjoy warm water washes. Plus, these modern marvels have all sorts of extras like heated seats, night lights, deodorizers, and warm air dryers.
In the 1960s, Arnold Cohen (also known as “Mr. Bidet”) assembled the first bidet toilet device, calling it the American Sitzbath. Being truly ahead of its time, his combination bidet/toilet seat was largely dismissed by the American public. In 1980s Japan, however, a manufacturer presented a derivation of Mr. Bidet’s bidet toilet seat… and now over 80% of bathrooms in Japan have one! Because bidet toilet seats are easy to DIY install and don’t require any major renovations, they’ve become some of the most popular bidets in American bathrooms, too.
