

But I found that a minute is more than enough for most people to wash themselves, so I wasn’t bothered by it. The Toto has a hot water tank, which means that it runs out of hot water after about a minute of using it. That means you can customize your water pressure, angle and water temperature and save the setting, rather than having to recalibrate it every time you use the bathroom, which is useful if more than one person is using the bidet function. The Toto also includes two user preset functions on the remote. It also has a deodorizer in the seat (essentially a small fan in the seat that activates to quickly disperse the smell), which only one other model I tested, the BioBidet, has. It also included a function that no other seat did-a “premist” function that sprays the toilet bowl with water to prevent poop from sticking to the sides. It took 12 seconds, but most of that was waiting for the nozzle to emerge from the base of the bidet seat and begin spraying. The Toto quickly and easily washed away the shaving cream that I put on a piece of saran wrap.

The dual-sided remote was easy to read and adjust. In general I found the Toto pleasant, intuitive and even fun to use: This model turned me from a bidet skeptic to a bidet enthusiast.

As a consumer, the best thing you can do is educate yourself about the production of bamboo products and only purchase from companies that adhere to responsible practices.You won't have to attach the tube on your Toto to your water supply, which means an easier install.

Several factors go into whether bamboo is a truly sustainable solution or not. But it’s better for the environment than paper made from freshly harvested trees. (You can, however, place used toilet paper in a composting toilet!) Is bamboo toilet paper sustainable?īamboo paper is not the end-all-be-all of sustainability. The average backyard compost pile does not get hot enough to reliably kill off these pathogens. Used toilet paper, especially that which has come into contact with fecal matter, can easily spread disease. You should not compost used toilet paper at home. After all, it’s just paper! This is true of both “traditional” toilet paper and bathroom tissue made of alternative materials like bamboo.
