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I bought the original American Standard toilet bidet and this is an improvement. It has a broader, more comfortable seat and the spray at the forward position, all the way down, puts out a strong spray. The adjustable nut insets that go into the porcelain seat won't seem to be tightening and if you are like me you might think you are stripping the plastic, you are not. Keep screwing the bolt down and soon it will wedge in tight. I have an American Standard Cadet toilet and t... Read More

I bought the original American Standard toilet bidet and this is an improvement. It has a broader, more comfortable seat and the spray at the forward position, all the way down, puts out a strong spray. The adjustable nut insets that go into the porcelain seat won't seem to be tightening and if you are like me you might think you are stripping the plastic, you are not. Keep screwing the bolt down and soon it will wedge in tight. I have an American Standard Cadet toilet and this fits it perfectly, much better than the first version of the bidet. I should mention if you are changing out the first version to this one the water connection to the seat is different so you won't be able to use the old water line. I'm pleased with the result. Read Less

It was easy to install. I switched the hose end for end. Started the threads in either end before attaching the fittings. Had to make sure the rubber gasket was in place on the adapter. Other than that it installed easy. Haven't had any function problems in the first two weeks use. I bought this one because it said in the product dimensions that it was 21.1 inches long. Unfortunately that is the length of the box. I have a Mansfield one piece toilet as you can see in the pict... Read More

It was easy to install. I switched the hose end for end. Started the threads in either end before attaching the fittings. Had to make sure the rubber gasket was in place on the adapter. Other than that it installed easy. Haven't had any function problems in the first two weeks use. I bought this one because it said in the product dimensions that it was 21.1 inches long. Unfortunately that is the length of the box. I have a Mansfield one piece toilet as you can see in the pictures. As others have said the mechanism makes your elongated toilet into a regular sized toilet. I could have easily accommodated a seat one inch longer. The nozzles come a little farther forward than needed but they work good and if you haven't flushed recently the water is usually not that cold. I would consider trying the retrofit bidet next time as I could use a seat that is the right size without giving up so much space. I don't think the extra height would be a problem as this seat is high in the back anyway. All that being said it had greatly cut down on toilet paper use and is comfortable to sit on once you get used to it. Read Less

I own a Bio Bidet BB200 for many years. My downstairs toilet does not have a near power outlet, so I have been postponing installing one there for a while. I decided to go with a "cheap" bidet and it was a great decision. Is ti as good as the BB2000? No. Mind that it is 10% of the BB2000 price. Is the BB2000 10x better than this one. No. I would say that this one is a better value for the money than the BB2000. Having said that, it is not perfect, but you can't expect tha... Read More

I own a Bio Bidet BB200 for many years. My downstairs toilet does not have a near power outlet, so I have been postponing installing one there for a while. I decided to go with a "cheap" bidet and it was a great decision. Is ti as good as the BB2000? No. Mind that it is 10% of the BB2000 price. Is the BB2000 10x better than this one. No. I would say that this one is a better value for the money than the BB2000. Having said that, it is not perfect, but you can't expect that at this price point. Here are the good things about it. + Easy to install + Great price + Works as described and as expected + Fits ok (more on that later) + No need for power + Soft close lid (did not expect it at this price) + Seem durable - had it for 5 months now. What could be better? - My toilet is a Kohler and this seat fits, but just barely. That is, the seat is shorter than the toilet. It would be great if they would offer two different sizes or so. I realize it may create a nightmare as people would order the wrong one. Still, for my toilet, the seat could be about 1.5 inches longer, which would be great. - The nozzles slide in an out, but essentially they have two positions. Full retracted when not in use and fully extended when in use. Also, since there are two of them, each ends up shooting water at a slight angle, rather than straight. You end up getting more wet that you need to and also having to wiggle to make sure the water washes where needed. Of course, this varies with everyone's anatomy. One way to improve would be to have the nozzles replaceable. Then sell shorter or longer or tilted (to a side) nozzles and people would use the ones that fit them best. I think it would not be a major mechanical change. - The seat cover is slow closing (which is great), but the back of the seat gets so close to the tank that the seat cover barely stands straight. This could be unique to my toilet, although I mounted it as far as possible from the tank. Compared to the BB2000 + The lack of warm water or seat warmer is not an issue for us. Granted we live in TX now. It was a godsend in the winters when we lived up North. + Easier to reach an operate than the fancy remote control + Not missing the air dry feature of the BB2000, as I never really though that one work well anyway. + Better seat design than the BB2000. The BB2000 has a sizable gap between the seat and an rim of the toilet. For men, in some cases, it is not unlikely to inadvertently "aim" for that gap when seated, which results in unwanted splashing outside. The Aqua Wash has a larger lip inside that covers said gap. - Miss the adjustable length of the spray nozzle. - The seat is smaller than the BB2000, yet not by much. All in all - great product for the price. I would pay double if the few issues I mentioned would be addressed. Read Less

I've never owned or used a bidet until now & I'm not impressed by this one. Pros: Easy to install. The mounting hardware is simple to use. The plumbing parts seem like good quality. Slow close lid & seat are nice. Unexpected: The spray is NOT as shockingly cold as I expected, since this style bidet is unheated. Cons: the seat is not very comfortable and feels cheaply made. It makes noises when you sit down or move while seated. The plastic sounds "stressed". I can't quite describe the creaking n... Read More

I've never owned or used a bidet until now & I'm not impressed by this one. Pros: Easy to install. The mounting hardware is simple to use. The plumbing parts seem like good quality. Slow close lid & seat are nice. Unexpected: The spray is NOT as shockingly cold as I expected, since this style bidet is unheated. Cons: the seat is not very comfortable and feels cheaply made. It makes noises when you sit down or move while seated. The plastic sounds "stressed". I can't quite describe the creaking noise it makes. After 2 weeks of use I am not impressed with how it works. Its very difficult to position yourself in the correct place on the seat for the nozzle to spray the appropriate area. This bidet does not clean your backside as well as I expected. It is also somewhat difficult to put the lever in the off position. It often continues to drip long after use & the lever needs moved either up or down slightly to stop the dripping. Overall I cannot say I recommend this bidet.  Read Less

Working great so far! Got this as an interim replacement as we wait for a Brondell Swash model to go on sale. Had picked up a round version from Genie Bidet a couple years ago and can compare the kits (though perhaps genie bidet has improved since then). Basically, this looks like all the other bidet seats of the same variety. Same lever, same markings, etc. The things that made This stand out from the Genie Bidet round model was the hardware. The mounting bracket, bolts, and adjustable spacers... Read More

Working great so far! Got this as an interim replacement as we wait for a Brondell Swash model to go on sale. Had picked up a round version from Genie Bidet a couple years ago and can compare the kits (though perhaps genie bidet has improved since then). Basically, this looks like all the other bidet seats of the same variety. Same lever, same markings, etc. The things that made This stand out from the Genie Bidet round model was the hardware. The mounting bracket, bolts, and adjustable spacers are basically identical. The inserts for the American Standard seat, however, or a higher-quality rubber, rather than the hard plastic ones provided with the genie bidet seat. The plastic inserts did not allow for a firm attachment and the seat would move if you were sitting on it and it shifted your weight. I ended up having to use the bolts and the plastic threaded nuts for the genie bidet version. The rubber inserts for the American Standard seat have brass threading and once you get the insert in (a bit of a challenge), they fasten up very snugly without the need for the threaded nuts. That said, if you do need the traditional bolt/nut setup, the nuts provided in this kit appear to be a higher quality plastic, also with the brass threading in the interior, less likely to strip the threads as might happen with the fully plastic ones that came with the genie bidet seat. Again, it’s possible that the hardware kits have been upgraded for the other brand since the time of purchase, so take this with a grain of salt. Be advised if you’re new to bidets, this is cold tap water! You will get accustomed to it but a cold booty spray could also be used to help wake you up in the morning! The seat was easy to install and there were no leaks on the first attempt, which is always great to see. Why 4 stars and not five? Having come from one of the fancy electric seats that finally gave up the ghost, the wider spacing on the wands is noticeable during use. For example, while using the rear wash, you effectively have to scoot a little bit over to make sure that the stream is hitting you where you need it to, to flush the seal, so to speak. This is where having a secure seat is key. If you are shifting around to try and get a good spray, you don’t want the seat to be sliding around on the bowl. Thankfully that’s not the case with this seat. That said, the wands on the electric bidet that we had were so closely spaced, that you didn’t have to move around to “center up“, so to speak, on the spray. Additionally, it’s possible that the wands on the electric version also have the nozzles rotated slightly in to avoid the need to shift around. While you can apparently pull off the heads of these nozzles to clean or replace them, it would be great if these wands could be slightly adjustable to angle them in to account for being a bit more widely spaced than other bidet seats. Also, and this appears to have been remedied with the seats by Alpha Bidet, but the front/back symbols and lever directions are a bit counterintuitive. e.g., turning the lever back should be for the rear spray while forward should be for the feminine spray. Not a dealbreaker, but you would think that would have been a natural design decision to make. Lastly, the mounting bracket and mechanism just barely worked to get a good fit on our American Standard Cadet 3 dual flush toilet using the rubber inserts to mount the seat. The seat almost mounted a bit too far back and that was with the mounting bracket installed as far forward as possible. The traditional nut/bolt mounting might have given it some extra play, but I was able to finally get the seat mounted without looking as though it was sitting further back on the bowl than a traditional seat would. Also, keep in mind that most seats like this, mechanical or electric, require room behind the mounting holes to be fully functional, like having the lid and seat stay up. I didn’t notice any specs for these mechanical seats, but I believe Brondell wants at least 1.5” to 2” of space between the mounting holes and the tank for their electric wand-based bidets. Keep that in mind for these seats as well. The seat feels a bit flat and level compared to the Brondell electric seat, which has more of a downward slope from the back to front of the seat. That slope, while taking some getting used to affords a lid that has a similar slope, which I believe gives it a bit more room for the lid and seat to go back. Both the lid and seat on the American Standard seat are more level, which is why the space between the mounting holes on the bowl and the tank will be important to attend to in getting this seat to work appropriately in terms of the lid and seat being put up and staying up. Hopefully that makes sense. Beyond that, I would recommend pulling the flow regulator. I found the pressure to be a bit low and the lever allows you to effectively determine how much pressure you get, so I don’t see the need to have the regulator installed. The extra pressure is also more effective in getting your seal fully flushed. Sorry to get graphic, butt if you have a softer BM, getting it fully flushed out will mean you won’t have any extra grit or sediment that can eek it’s way out after the fact and cause irritation back there. The extra water pressure can help with that. In sum, this appears to be a great replacement for a more expensive bidet that used a similar wand mechanism, although it required electricity to run. After we had purchased our expensive electric seat, I had wondered if anyone had come up with a similar idea that simply operated off of water pressure. Sure enough, someone had taken the idea and ran with it. If you can’t afford the more expensive electric seats, this is a great alternative that far surpasses the separate bidet attachments that dip down into the bowl and are fastened under your traditional seat (tried one of those too). Get one of these seats and you will wonder how and why you ever went without one before! You will get a much better cleaner bottom and you will use a lot less toilet paper as well. Read Less