# Do you have a bidet or hand sprayer in your home? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 2, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392 "2025-07-02T12:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/61 "2025-07-04T15:33:42Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I always think, “Wouldn’t that leave you all _wet_ down there? Why would you want that?” Not especially so. A quick blot with the paper does the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/62 "2025-07-04T15:37:18Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Whenever people discuss bidets, I always think, “Wouldn’t that leave you all _wet_ down there? Why would you want that?” as mentioned, nothing saying you can’t use a little toilet paper to dry off. Doesn’t take much. But anyway, the better of the two bidets in this house has a warm air dryer. That’s the deluxe experience. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/63 "2025-07-04T16:44:45Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Neither. Never used a bidet - even when they were available in hotel rooms. Personally, never perceived a difficulty with TP. Some people can drop a deuce with nothing but net. As an IBS sufferer, I can’t do that. My bidet seat has been revolutionary. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/64 "2025-07-04T17:22:11Z")
The biggest concern I have about using those bidet wands is that when it is in position, the water is splashing all over everything, including the wand. With that said, it works amazingly well, and, well, nobody is eating off of it, so the possible splash back factor is not such a big deal. Besides, I’m sure there is something lacking in my technique at the moment. There are two valves involved, and angles and so on. Not something I can’t learn. I told my wife the other day “I have seen the light!” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/65 "2025-07-04T18:21:09Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > Some people can drop a deuce with nothing but net. I love this phrasing! ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/66 "2025-07-04T19:57:34Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Personally, never perceived a difficulty with TP. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that that is a pretty universal skill. I’m certainly competent in the use of Charmin. I can also use a sponge, but I still use a dishwasher for most dishes. > [@minor7flat5](#): > > The biggest concern I have about using those bidet wands is that when it is in position, the water is splashing all over everything, including the wand. The top of the line bidets have retracting and self-cleaning wands. To cover some of the other questions here, this is the feature set of the bidet seats that I currently use ([Toto S7A](https://bidetking.com/products/toto-s7a-washlet-sw4736at40-01-sw4734at40-01)): **Gentle Aerated, Warm Water, Dual Action Cleansing Spray** The main function of the WASHLET w/ soft and hard sprays. **Instant Water Heating System** For continuous warm water and energy saving. **Convenient Slim Wireless Remote Control** Wall mountable with illuminated touch pad. **Adjustable Water Temperature and Pressure** Select the temperature and pressure that’s right for you. **Oscillating or Pulsating Functions** For maximum comfort, take advantage of the oscillating or pulsating spray patterns. **Hands Free Dryer** Warm air drying with adjustable temperature (5 levels). **Rear Spray (Soft)** A soft, comfortable spray. **Rear Cleanse (Hard)** Warm water spray with adjustable water temperature and pressure. **Wide Front Spray (Soft)** A spray with a larger radius to cover more space. **Front Cleanse (Hard)** Warm water spray with adjustable water temperature and pressure. **Heated Seat** Comforting, warm seat. **Ewater+** Eco-friendly, electrolyzed water spray that keeps the bowl cleaner. **Self-cleaning Wand** Wand is cleaned before and after every use. **Automatic Air Deodorizer** Air is filtered to help remove odor. **Power Deodorizer** Adds an extra boost to the deodorizer fan. **Premist** Water spray that wets the bowl before use. **User Presets** Save settings for 2 users. **Night Light** Convenient night light features. **Auto Open/Close Lid** Sensor operated, automatic opening and closing lid. **Auto Flush Capable** When you install a compatible auto flush kit (sold separately). Additionally, almost all of those can be fine tuned, such as raising or lowering the spray pressure, the heat settings, and you can even move the default wand position forward and back for each user. While the wand is self-cleaning, it is recommended that the entire system be deep cleaned on occasion. This seat has a docking station so you don’t have to remove the seat bolts to perform that operation. I am never going back to using a toilet without a bidet. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/67 "2025-07-04T19:59:25Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that that is a pretty universal skill. As much as I appreciate the snark, I should have said that I have never perceived an issue with using TP such that it would be improved by getting a wet ass, which needed to be air or paper dried. Enjoy your bidets, all. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/68 "2025-07-04T20:05:17Z")
It usually takes me many, many wipes to get clean. Like it seems that no matter how many times I wipe, there’s still some more to wipe. I used to have to just wet some TP to get it all clean to my liking down there. Now, occasially it comes out lickety split with hardly any trail, but it’s never been that way consistently for me. Like I said, if you had your hand covered in shit, would you be happy enough just to wipe it as clean as you can with a paper towel, or would you run it under water to get it all nice and pristine? ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/69 "2025-07-04T20:09:14Z")
@DMC , that thing had better be absolutely stunning at $1279! I think I’ll have to get used to my $20 hand wand and eventually go for an upscale setup. Perhaps the bite of winter will provoke that investment. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/70 "2025-07-04T20:41:25Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Like I said, if you had your hand covered in shit, would you be happy enough just to wipe it as clean as you can with a paper towel, or would you run it under water to get it all nice and pristine? I still find the comparison between the hand and the butt to be very strange. For instance, I eat with my hands, but I rarely eat with my butt. If I get poo on my shoe, my first instinct is to wipe it on a patch of grass. So I guess I should wipe my butt on grass if it has poo on it? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/71 "2025-07-04T20:44:35Z")
With my shoe I do the same thing: I hose it down. Wiping it isn’t enough, even though I don’t eat with my shoe? If you don’t care that your ass is that clean and you don’t mind the occasional skid mark, then, TP will suit you fine. I prefer my ass clean, because it’s not much more trouble. Actually, less trouble that using bunch after bunch after bunch of TP. Like I said above, maybe you have really clean shits. I don’t, nor have I ever, and I’ve stuffed up more toilets than I’d care to admit because of how much TP it takes to get my ass clean enough that it doesn’t stain my underwear/boxers. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/72 "2025-07-04T21:20:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > if you had your hand covered in shit, would you be happy enough just to wipe it as clean as you can with a paper towel, or would you run it under water to get it all nice and pristine? Neither one of those. I wouldn’t feel clean until I had washed my hands with soap. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/73 "2025-07-04T23:26:10Z")
I hoist myself up backwards onto the vanity, wash my ass in the sink with soap and warm water, turn around and clean up after myself as need be, then dry off. It’s never been an issue at home but has drawn me some really weird looks in public toilets. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/74 "2025-07-04T23:26:57Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > To cover some of the other questions here, this is the feature set of the bidet seats that I currently use That’s… a lot of stuff! I’m pretty happy with my $40 toilet add-on piece and would be worried that I’d never be able to go back after such decadence. > [@Dinsdale](#): > > I have never perceived an issue with using TP It’s not anything silly like being unable to use toilet paper, it’s just a better solution than using toilet paper. I thought the idea was silly myself but my wife wanted one so I got one and was very quickly a convert. Not because I was confused and upset by how to use toilet paper but because the bidet is simply superior to using toilet paper. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I wouldn’t feel clean until I had washed my hands with soap. You gotta spring for the $2,500 model to get the undercarriage lather and carnauba wax treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/75 "2025-07-04T23:55:48Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > It’s not anything silly like being unable to use toilet paper, it’s just a better solution than using toilet paper. And I never suggested that people were “unable to use toilet paper.” All I said was that I never had any difficulty/issue with it. I am fortunate to not be one of the persons for whom TP is unsatisfactory. Because of my personal good fortune in that respect, I do not perceive the need for a “better solution.” Not having any difficulty/issue with TP, I don’t appreciate how a wet ass that needs to be wiped or blown dry is preferable. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/76 "2025-07-05T00:00:26Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > All I said was that I never had any difficulty/issue with it. Right. As previously noted, neither has anyone else. Weird flex 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/77 "2025-07-05T00:04:09Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > neither has anyone else. Weird flex Lots of folk were describing their need for large amounts of TP. In my mind, they were describing a situation that could use a better solution. But I’ve already posted more than I actually care on the subjects of bidets, so I’ll try my best to stay out of here. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/78 "2025-07-05T04:29:51Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > We have one of the cheapie add-on bidets that get screwed in under the toilet seat and attach to the water line with a simple knob for controlling the spray. You can get them for $50-$75 easily enough. We’ve had it for several years and really like it… > Despite being non-heated and living near Chicago, the temperature has never been an issue for us. It’s just normal tap water cool, not actually cold… Same here (substitute Northern Idaho for Chicago). The adjustable water pressure knob is essential though; our house water pressure is very high, and the first time I used the device I turned it all the way up to maximum pressure. The water came out of my nose. Felt like it might have, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/79 "2025-07-05T06:30:13Z")
Speaking as a woman, i rarely poop without also peeing, so my ass is generally already wet. I mean, not my ass crack, but still, it’s not like I’d be all dry if i didn’t use the bidet. But before i got the bidet, i often used a tucks wipe to help achieve adequate cleanliness. Now i don’t need that. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392/80 "2025-07-05T15:40:47Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I use some toilet paper (to dry off, if anything) but much less than I was using before the bidet. Bingo [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bidet-or-hand-sprayer-in-your-home/1020392.md?page=5)