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First choice: American Standard AquaWash Slow Close seat | $ 75 | Home Depot
If you haven’t had someone in your life loudly proclaiming that everyone should own a bidet, you probably haven’t read The Inventory long ago. Bidets are relatively easy to install and offer a massive improvement in your bathroom hygiene. However, if you’re not ready to dive into the complicated electric bidets, here are the best non-electric options.
All of the following recommendations are non-electric bidets. To which you might ask: what is the difference? For starters, there is the cost. Non-electric bidets are, on average, cheaper than their electric counterparts. You also don’t need a power outlet to plug in, which is lovely as you may not have many in your bathroom.
The downside is that non-electric bidets tend to be less functional and unable to provide hot water if you don’t have access to an existing hot water line. However, they can often supply more water pressure as they use your home’s existing piping infrastructure to provide pressure directly. With this in mind, here you will find our recommendations, which are tailored to every need.
Best toilet seat: American standard AquaWash Slow Close
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Perhaps attachments aren’t your thing, or you have a more unified approach to the DIY lifestyle. If that sounds like you, a new toilet seat with a built-in non-electric bidet might be your best bet. So look at that American Electric AquaWash Non-electric, slow closing bidet seat. Not only does it fit most standard elongated toilets, but it is also easy to install. This product comes with mounting hardware, a water supply and an adapter for not only great performance but also a nice fit.
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Best adjustable: Kohler K-5724-0
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Getting the right goal on a bidet can be a little tricky, which is why This Kohler manual bidet seat is very useful. It has a handle that allows you to position the bidet nozzle where you need it. You can also use it to adjust the water pressure. Unfortunately there are no options for hot water, but it can be worthwhile to compromise on adjustability depending on the situation.
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Best attachment: LUXE bidet Neo 320
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If you like the seat on your toilet, you might just want an attachment. These are easy to install and work with the seat you already have. The Luxe Bidet Neo 320 has a dial that controls both temperature and pressure, as well as the option to switch to a front-to-back spray. It’s one of the more feature-rich bidets that doesn’t break into the three-digit price tags.
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Best budget: LUXE bidet Neo 185 (Elite)
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For the most luxurious bidet at an affordable price, that offers LUXE Neo 185 bidet has a sleek design and high quality parts.
This product was made with high pressure valves and steel hoses instead of plastic. It also has a gentle, forward-facing second nozzle for feminine hygiene and a nozzle guard to ensure its protection for future use. This bidet contains all the parts and tools so that it can be easily attached and detached from any standard two-part toilet.
As a bonus, this bidet comes with an 18 month warranty, meaning the solutions to your product problems are just a phone call away.
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This story was originally published by Eric Ravenscraft on 2/16/2021 and was updated with new information from Juliana Clark on 3/19/2021.