seang86s t1_it2lfnb wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Why is your bidet hooked up to the hot water line? Toilet bowls are usually fed by the cold water line and retrofit bidets usually tap into that. If you have to dial down your hot water heater to not burn your ass, it may not be hot enough for other tasks like dishwashers and washing machines. Manual bidets are meant to be hooked up to your cold water not hot cuz of the burn risk.

Get yourself a bidet that has a built in tank and heating element. It will warm the cold water just enough to be comfortable plus that have a drying function to dry your rear after the wash cycle is done. Plus other features like a seat warmer, nightlight, self clean feature, misting, etc.

black_albedo OP t1_it2st2j wrote on October 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM

So there are non electric models that plumb into the hot water line and the toilet line separately. There is a little knob on the side that controls the hot to cold ratio. In case anyone is curious the model I have is the brondell swash ecoseat non electric. Despite the recent issue I would still wholeheartedly recommend this an an entry level bidet option.

seang86s t1_it4njsz wrote on October 20, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Since you're a bidet fan, get an electric one with all the bells and whistles for your whistle! It's a game changer for sure. Oscillating spray head, courtesy flush....

I'll give you guess what I'm doing right now.

black_albedo OP t1_it5ae0f wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:07 AM

Man, when I was buying mine I strongly considered dropping $500 on a primo, top of the line, electric bidet. I'm a cheap bastard and I couldn't bring myself to click the checkout button. Now that I know how life changing bidets really are, my next will be a fully featured unit. They say you spend a third of your life on your bed and a third in your shoes but if you eat as much Mexican as I do that's at least a tenth on the toilet. Mite as well invest!

analytical_mayhem t1_it2nm3j wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:25 PM

From what I read the bidet had a slider to adjust temp, they had just turned it all the way up as the old water heater apparently was not as effective at heating the water up as the new electric one they had installed. From the sound of it they didn't think to test the temperature of the bidet after installing the new water heater and as such left the setting on max resulting in a burned anus.