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They're totally installable in a rental, takes about half an hour to install the first time, and about ten minutes to remove when you move out.

The only thing is that one will typically need to run an extension cord to reach the toilet, but typically apartment bathrooms are pretty small anyway so it's not a particularly long extension cord.

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Right, just buy a thousand dollar Toto and run an extension cord across your bathroom! Install it and oh, find a place to store the existing toilet.

I wouldn't run an extension cord but there are absolutely Toto washlets that just replace the existing seat. IMO, absolutely the better answer as there things probably can break in ways that a regular toilet won't.

Hand sprayer still cheaper and less likely to break. Power still an issue.

Bidet seats only have power for things like seat heating. I don't why everyone is bringing this up like it's required. The cheaper options at $100 hook up to the existing waterline for the toilet and are entirely mechanical. No power.

For a bathroom where I didn't have an outlet nearby, I bought a non-electric model from Brondell. It doesn't even replace the seat; it just sits under it. Super simple to install. It was $60, I believe. Sure, the hand sprayer is probably cheaper, and maybe -- maybe -- less likely to break, but I value the convenience of not having to use a hand sprayer.

The seats are like $349 at the local Costco. It doesn't involve removing the toilet, just replacing the seat (two hand tightened nuts) and adding a T connector to the cold water line so that both the toilet and seat have water.

None of those things are permanent and can be done by a single person with minimal knowledge and some common hand tools.

The washlet only replaces the bowl lid, which is very easy to remove/replace.

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