Do you know that bidets are more hygienic compared to toilet paper? A bidet prevents you from coming in contact with faecal matter.
A study found that using bidets with medium water pressure can help relieve pressure on the anus, reducing the risk of haemorrhoids. Is that not a good enough reason to have a bidet in your home? If you have decided to get a bidet, then here are the steps for installing it on your toilet seat!
Before you learn about the installation of a bidet toilet seat, let’s understand what a bidet toilet seat is and its benefits.
What is a Bidet Toilet Seat?
A bidet toilet seat is basically a high-tech WC that combines the benefits of a bidet with a regular WC without you having to get up from your seat. It comes with additional features like temperature control, a remote to change water pressure, and automatic sensors.
Benefits of Bidet Toilet Seat
The following are the benefits of using a bidet toilet seat:
- Improves Toilet Hygiene
- Limits the Spread of Germs
- Enhances Bathroom Experience
- Easy to Install
- Presents privacy and self-esteem to those individuals who are unable to manually clean themselves.
How to Install a Bidet on a Toilet Seat?
Installing a bidet on a toilet seat is just a breeze; you don’t need to call a plumber to do it for you. You only need DIY plumbing patience, and you’re ready to go. Here is how to install a bidet like a pro:
- On the toilet’s back, place the bidet attachment, ensuring that the nozzles are in the centre of the bowl.
- Make sure that the adjustable brackets line up with the bolt holes.
- Next, place the toilet seat on the bidet’s top and use the original hardware to secure it.
- Connect the bidet hose’s open end to the cold-water inlet on the bidet attachment.
- Check if the connections are well secured by slowly turning on every shut-off valve as you check for leaks.
How to Install a Bidet Toilet Seat?
Fixing a toilet bidet seat in your bathroom is so simple that you don’t need to hire a professional- you can do it yourself as you only need to connect it to the existing toilet water supply. So, with the right tools and equipment, you’re set to go. Below are the tools and equipment you’d need.
Tools/ Equipment You’d Need
- Bucket
- Screwdriver
- Towel
- Channel locks
Materials
- Lubricating spray
- Bidet toilet seat kit
Bidet Toilet Seat Installation Procedure
Step 1: Remove the Old Toilet Seat
The first step is to remove the old toilet seat. Wondering how? It is pretty simple: First, inspect the bolts and nuts securing the old toilet seat to the bathroom. You can try to unscrew the nut by hand; if the nuts are stuck, use a lubricating solution like WD40.
Using a set of channel locks, grip the nut as you hold the bolt with a screwdriver to prevent it from spinning.
After removing the nut securing the toilet, lift off the toilet seat and clean the toilet, particularly around the bolt’s hole, so you can fasten the new bidet toilet seat on a clean surface.
Step 2: Turn the Water Supply to the Toilet off
After removing the old toilet seat, turn the toilet’s water supply off using the isolation valve behind the toilet. Then drain any water that had remained in the toilet tank by flushing the toilet. Check if the tank remains empty or fills with water after flushing.
If the toilet tank still fills with water even after turning off the valve, the valve might be improperly working. And in this case, you’ll need to turn the main water supply valve off for your home and repeat the process of emptying the water from the toilet tank.
Step 3: Connect the T-Valve to the Line of Supply
At the bottom of the toilet tank, there might be some water remaining, so position a bucket under the water supply hose. Then install the bidet toilet by unscrewing the toilet water supply hose from the toilet. In the toilet’s bottom, screw a T-valve where the supply hose was before.
Wondering what a T-valve is? Okay, a T-valve is a T-shaped part that splits the incoming water supply to provide water to the bidet toilet seat and the toilet tank. It comes with the kit for the bidet toilet seat.
After attaching the T-valve to the toilet, connect the supply hose of the toilet to the T-valve. Then tighten the fittings up to ensure no leaks when you turn on the water supply.
Step 4: Connect the Bidet Toilet Seat
Mount the bidet toilet seat to the toilet and ensure that they both have the same shape. Then place the mounting plate on the toilet bowl, ensuring that you accurately align the holes of the bolt. Your bidet seat should come with a plastic mounting plate.
Put the included bolts through the bolt’s holes and fasten the mounting plates to the toilet bowl by hand, tightening the nuts. A set of channel locks would also come in handy if you feel the fasteners aren’t tight enough. You can use them to snug up the connections.
Onto the mounting plate, slide the bidet toilet seat, and push it towards the toilet until you hear a click. This sound indicates that the toilet seat is in its place.
Step 5: Attach the Bidet Toilet Seat to the Water Supply
If you’ve safely secured the bidet toilet seat to the toilet, connect the water supply hose from the bidet toilet seat to the T-valve’s open end. Also, ensure you’ve correctly connected the other bidet’s water supply hose end to the bidet toilet seat.
Double-check all the connections and tighten them up if necessary, with channel locks. Keep a towel and a bucket in place in case of any leaks when you turn on the water.
Step 6: Test for Leaks
Turn on the water at the main water shut-off or the isolation valve on the toilet’s water supply line. Then check all the connections for any signs of leakage.
If your bidet toilet seat is electronic, plug it into the grounded GFI outlet. The use of an extension cord would go a long way.
Step 7: Test the Newly-Installed Bidet Seat
To test the bidet toilet seat, you’ll have to sit on it for it to work. It has a sensor that is activated by skin contact. It helps prevent the bidet from accidentally spraying the bathroom when not in use.
If you don’t want to sit on it, place your hand on the seat’s bottom right corner and then press the nozzle cleaning or dryer button. Also, pressing the wash button as you hold it above the nozzle as it sprays would also work.
If everything is working properly, pat yourself on the back! Your bidet toilet seat is now ready for use. Congratulation buddy!
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