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Comment by mixmastamyk | Hacker News Reader

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.

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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.

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

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