You dont use Brawny?!
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I don’t know who selected em, but the toilets at my workplace are very low to the floor (with the exception of the handicapped stall, that is), making them not only hard to stoop to get down to but equally hard to get up off of, for those who have arthritic knees! My greatest bathroom fear at work is not being able to get up from one of them!
I swear, they’d qualify as a bidet … nearly. I’d like to smack whoever picked them. -
Definitely some kind of auto-sanitizer. Currently, they use those sani-seat covers (you know, the individual paper ones); unfortunately, they routinely stop up the toilets!
(Along with the other things that people try to flush … let’s -not- go there right now though!) Something is needed that is better than what’s available right now. -
Bigger and more comfortable seats! Down with those skimpy plastic ones!
That’s all I can think of so early in the morning…
The back massager is OK for home use but in public bathrooms do you really want part of the toilet massaging your back???
For home toilets a power wash cycle that will continously shoot water around the bowl to clean off all parts of it.
For both home and public tiolets an emergency shut off switch which will stop the water from entering the bowl incase it is about to overflow. And an auto plunger button.
I’m for adding a tv so you can run to the can real quick without missing any of the game/show/movie.
Fridge compartment might be nice too so you can store the odd beverage for when your going to be awhile.
Also might add some kind of sound dampener so it has a noiseless flush. That could come in handy for a variety of situations.
Umm…that’s all I can come up with for now.
Most of the ‘inprovements’ mentioned here are actually available as (expensive) products now, if the developer of the ofiices / building is willing to pay for them.
Most often they are not, so a standard bowl, flush and sink system gets spec’ed instead.
And generally one larger stall is added in a row (actullay by law, to enable ambulant disabled users more space to turn), which could be utilised by those who feel the min. standard (800 x 1400mm) cubicle is just too tight for you to use.
Saniflow in the UK provide domestic macerators, but are generally used where space is at a premium (thus getting a standard 160mm pipe out is impossible), or in retrospective installations.
And just for Monica, every public toilet I have ever designed has been fitted with sensor taps, to enable you to turn the water on without touching anything first. No more dirty taps!
(Just swipe the back of your hand across close to the sensor to turn on or off). Genius…
Male.
Make the rim about two inches higher so it’s easier for us taller folk to sit down. Also increases the distance between the rim and the water level for guys that … ummm… “drape” low.
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attach a foot pedal seat lifter so i don’t have to touch the seat or remember to put it back down.
These foot topics make me wonder why people don’t just raise the seat with their foot & push that flush handle with their foot? It’s not like you can’t do that already without any modifications…works well on the bathroom door to open it too (you don’t want to know whats on that door handle…).
Yeah, but you wouldn’t need that if you had an auto garbage disposal like the OS suggested. I think that’s more practical.
-Well, at least the auto plunger button.
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Head rest.
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Vibrating cushioned seat.
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Auto fan.
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Propane fecal incinerator. We actually had one of these up in a remote Alaskan camp. When you made a solid deposit, you flicked this lever and incinerated your doodie with a gas blast. Whooosh! It was great to hit for a few seconds on cold mornings to warm the throne up before you did your squat.
The stall walls can be computerized holograms, so you can choose your own environment setting!
Just tell the computer where you would like to crap.