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Overall, once installed, it just worked. Back and Front sprays hit the right bits. Installation was fairly simple. I'm not a plumber, in fact, while very handy, I hate plumbing. Turn the water valve off. Flush the toilet to drain it. Use a wrench to remove the existing water line. Keep a towel handy to mop up the inevitable spillage (about 1 cup of water). Remember that even when you use a wrench, these fittings don't need to be forced shut. Hand tightening will be good enoug... Read More

Overall, once installed, it just worked. Back and Front sprays hit the right bits. Installation was fairly simple. I'm not a plumber, in fact, while very handy, I hate plumbing. Turn the water valve off. Flush the toilet to drain it. Use a wrench to remove the existing water line. Keep a towel handy to mop up the inevitable spillage (about 1 cup of water). Remember that even when you use a wrench, these fittings don't need to be forced shut. Hand tightening will be good enough to stop leaks. Use the supplied tape to wrap any metal threads that will go metal to metal (metal to plastic generally don't need Teflon tape). Install the 3-way adaptor at the top, by the toilet. Install a new water line from the bottom of the 3-way to the valve. Why new? They're like $10, and gaskets and washers degrade over time, so why the hell not? Remove the toilet seat. Clean that nasty thing. It may have looked clean but once you remove it you'll realize you live with savages. Install the bidet line on the 3-way adapter. Tighten everything up between the valve and the toilet. Place (but don't install) the bidet on the rim. Install the water line to the bottom of the bidet and hand tighten. I found that once the bidet was installed, it was difficult to work around it to do the plumbing, so get everything connected before the final install. Push the bidet back as far as it'll go. Get it roughly centered. Add the toilet seat and loosely thread the seat nuts and bolts. While constantly readjusting center on the bidet and toilet seat, gently tighten the seat bolts until everything is holding, then make a final readjust and tighten it all down. Dry everything off with a towel BEFORE turning the water back on. This way, if there's a leak, you'll feel the water. Once everything is good, have a good poop and a heiny wash. I find that full-power spray is good, but you have to wash about 3x as long as you think you need. The longer you go, wiggling your fanny about to ensure full-cleaning, the less TP you'll use in the end. Once satisfied, blot dry with a wad of TP and you're basically done. The only downsides of this unit are: The way you can see the back end of it behind the seat. Every male will piss on it at some point. A good cleaning involves a little splashing. Read Less