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KOHLER have been making some of the most eye-catching toilets and bidets in recent memory – opting for pushing the envelope of futurism and art in their designs, but sometimes sacrificing performance in the process.
This thing, I mean, jeeze.
Can you justify a nearly $2000 toilet?
As a matter of fact… you can. Easily.
They are an exercise in pure luxury.
The form-factor, features and technology coalesce into an ultra-modern, eye-catching toilet that will become the centerpiece of any bathroom lucky enough to house one.
The G400 is one of TOTO’s “entry level” Integrated Toilets, but that doesn’t prevent it from being one of the best toilets ever made.
See what the TOTO G400’s current price is HERE.
First, this is a TOTO toilet.
They make some of the best around and toilet technology has likely changed tremendously since you installed your last toilet. Take a quick look at the video above to see what TOTO brings to the table.
Have you ever wanted to feel like Poseidon (Pooseidon?)?
Have you ever had the desire to create a maelstrom of epic proportions, sucking sailors to the deep, dark depths below?
Now, you hold the power of the God of the Seas in your fingertips. With one gentle press on the sleek and sexy remotes (or simply by standing up – there’s an auto flush function!), you can choose and appropriate flush level for the business that you have just done. 1.28 or 0.9 gallons of water will come whooshing out from the recessed holes on either side of the toilet bowl, creating a hypnotizing vortex.
(It should be noted that the auto-flush function will determine how much water to use, either 1.28 gal or 0.9 gal. It works quite well.)
Besides the trident brandishing euphoria that you’ll feel from creating a cyclone in your toilet, this cyclone also serves as an excellent bowl cleaner, sweeping any stubborn poo pirates down into the Marianas Trench of your toilet.
As the video above delightfully demonstrates with apples (floating poos), oranges (sinking poos), orange juice (pee) and applesauce (fiery diarrhea), all manner of toilet visits get effortlessly blasted into a watery grave.
Like the legendary WWE tag-team duo of Gary “Cyclone Psycho Flush” Stonewall and Johnny “Slippery Bowl” Prescott, the Cyclone flush operates best with its teammates: TOTO’s bowl-premist function and CeFiONtect, TOTO’s extremely slick ceramic glazing which serves to make the surface of the bowl much less porous, giving the poos nothing to hold onto.
Yeah, I said it. A toilet is sexy. Compared to a traditional toilet, it’s easy to see how someone could become infatuated with this amazing piece of bathroom furniture.
The skirted toilet fits perfectly with the integrated washlet bidet.
Not only is the plumbing hidden within the “skirt” of the toilet, this approach to toilet design makes for much easier cleaning.
This should be a given, but this toilet has everything one would expect from a great bidet seat.
This includes a heated seat, heated water and a self-cleaning, retracting nozzle that delivers a stream of water right up the ol’ wazoo.
There’s rear cleansing, rear “soft” cleansing and frontal cleanse.
The rear cleanse won’t be a surprise to anyone who has use a bidet before; it’s strong and effective, yet not a power washer and won’t leave your bum raw.
The soft rear cleanse covers a wider area with lower pressure – perfect for those cursed by hellish hemorrhoids.
The frontal cleanse is obviously just for ladies and uses larger, soft drops to keep things comfortable.
All cleaning functions can be combined with either an oscillating or pulsating spray option.
An easily replaceable deodorizer (available here) will whisk away all those foul odors commonly associated with going number 2. Automatically turning on as soon as you plop you butt on the can, the deodorizer will soon become something you just can’t live without. It’s an activated carbon filter hidden behind a small air intake screen (which should be taken out and cleaned with water monthly). The deodorizer itself should last around 6 months with average use. And yes, you will definitely be made aware when it’s time to change it.
Much like the TOTO S550 washlet, the G400 comes with a lid and seat that will automatically raise and lower when you draw near or walk away.
It’s hard to convey just how COOL this feature is. It’s comparable to getting an OLED TV after years of traditional LED or LCD displays.
You just can’t go back.
The elegant design makes other toilets seem archaic, ancient and obsolete; more suited to a display in a preserved mid 18th century home in Colonial Williamsburg than in a modern bathroom.
The features (both bidet and the toilet itself)put other toilets to shame, and further solidify it as something you just can’t come back from.
The King of Bidets? Bow to the TOTO S550.
TOTO know a thing or two about making bidet toilet seats. They coined the term “washlet” and were one of the first companies to start making electronic bidet seats which allow any toilet to evolve into a wondrous, ass-polishing throne.
The TOTO S550 is TOTO’s newest and most feature-packed bidet seat.
Having been in the bidet scene since its inception, TOTO have been steadily reworking their bidets to continually be at the forefront of bidet technology and trends.
Before we get into anything else, let’s take a peek a what’s going to immediately jump out as one of the more unique features of the S550: its Ewater+.
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Ewater+ is electrolyzed water which acts as a very effective cleaning and disinfecting solution. According to Wikipedia, electrolyzed water is water which has had an electric current run through it. Doing this produces a solution of hypochlorous acid and sodium hydroxide, which is apparently great at cleaning poo from toilet bowls.
The TOTO S550 will spray the bowl with a mist of Ewater+ as soon as you sit down as well as once you get up. In practice, this keeps your bowl lookin cool, clean, and absent of little poop dudes. Thank god for not having to reach for the dirty toilet bowl scrubber.
Also, the TOTO S550 will use this Ewater+ to clean the nozzle before and after each use. Talk about clean!
Note: this solution is NOT used for cleaning YOU. Just the toilet bowl and nozzle.
This might not immediately seem like a feature that makes you think “Huh, I NEED that!” but after seeing it in action, I promise you, your mind is gonna change.
The auto-open and close of the TOTO S550 makes you feel like royalty as the seat invites you to take a seat, take a load off, drop a deuce, etc.
This is the last step in making the ancient human process of poopin’ totally hands-free. No need to touch the seat, no need to wipe, no need to dry.
Be confident that your phone most certainly WON’T be giving you pink-eye as long as the kids don’t get ahold of it.
Now, some have complained in the past about the S350’s auto open and close being a bit too sensitive and opening when someone simply walked past the bathroom. The S550 has fixed this issue by making the sensor a little less sensitive and now opens only when you approach the front of your throne.
The TOTO S550 can be programmed to open the lid, or both the lid and seat automatically when you approach. Also, if you’re a dude and only the lid opens and you don’t plan on taking a seat, a simple press on the remote can lift the seat as well. This works in the opposite way as well, so the ladies can put just the seat down if both seat and lid are both left open.
Let there be light!
I should start this section by admitting that I love a glowing blue toilet bowl. I don’t know what it is, maybe it’s the feeling of being a futuristic Blade Runner about to “eliminate some replicants” (poop) or what, but those glowing blues just GET ME.
Despite all that, I love the S550’s nightlight. It’s miles more practical than a glowing blue bowl, as it softly illuminates the area around the toilet.
Well, in addition to the above features which are quite unique to the TOTO S550, this washlet also packs top-of-the-line cleaning and comfort features.
The bidet feature itself is totally customizable in terms of pressure, position and temperature.
It also has a pulsating mode, oscillating mode and the option to switch the feminine cleansing from a narrow to a wide spray.
Also, the S550 packs one of the most effective warm air dryers around. Like we said earlier, this helps provide a totally hands-free experience.
The new, slim remote
All of these functions work as you’d imagine – they get you clean and transform your daily booty-duty into an almost too-relaxing spa-like visit.
Now, TOTO has also made sure to make the use of the S550 as comfortable as possible.
Heated seats, a deodorizer and instantaneously heated water (no bulky, slow-heating reservoir here) make the S550 so comfortable and satisfying to use, you’re never going to want to leave your throne.
The Contemporary lid sports a smoother, more contoured appearance, whereas the Classic style leaves a small lip.
Glad you asked!
Perhaps the most striking difference is in appearance.
TOTO have given the S550 the option to be purchased in either the classic or contemporary style.
I much prefer the contemporary style, although your mileage may vary.
Also changed was the remote. TOTO has made a much slimmer, easier to hold design.
As mentioned earlier, the internal sensors controlling the auto-open and close feature have been tweaked as to not be as sensitive as they were in the S350. This works quite well and cuts down on unintentional openings of the lid/seat.
In addition, TOTO have done what they can to make the unit more energy efficient and better performing. The heated seats will heat up significantly faster than those on the S350 and use less power in doing so.
An exceptionally clean, autonomous, customized cleaning experience each and every time you use it.
I’ll leave you with this: Imagine waking up, the clock reads an annoying 5:25. You need to go. You get out of your cozy bed and make the short trek to the bathroom. The walls are softly illuminated by the TOTO’s ever vigilant nightlight as the room is still dark in its predawn mystery. The lid lifts itself up as you get near and you can almost hear it whisper “come hither, let go of the past”.
As the lid completes its ascent skyward, you sense exaltation in the air (or maybe it’s the Ewater+ premist?), an electric feeling runs down your spine. “Ah, hello again” you think to yourself.
You gaze into the completely white bowl and catch a glimpse of your reflection in the softly rippling water as the premist gently runs down the sides of the bowl, bringing with it a promise of eternal sanitation. You come to realize you are a living, sovereign entity which has agency and the ability to change the world around you.
Finally, you sit. The seat is warm, comforting, bringing the same womb-like calm and security as sleeping in the fetal position covered in down blankets on a crisp autumn night.
True, by Spandau Ballet starts playing… or does it? Is it all in your head? Nevermind.
You poop.
The deodorizer has been faintly, tenderly whirring since you took your seat, banishing your regrets and insecurities into the void of the vast, endless universe.
Feeling a sense of enormous well-being, you reach for the remote, “My scepter” you think, giggling quietly to yourself.
“Initiate cleaning” you whisper to no one as you press User Profile #1. The TOTO S550 doesn’t judge.
Warm water greets you. The oscillation function starts, adding its own reserved mechanical melody to the symphony of dripping water and the deodorizer’s indefatigable hum.
As the process nears its conclusion, you think about everything you’ve done to get here. Everthing we’ve done. Humanity. Life. Existence.
In the 13.7 billion year history of the universe, you exist at this moment. Less than a flash, shorter than an instant. This slice of reality is yours and you inhabit it fully although you sometimes waver about its importance; but in this moment you’re sure it has meaning.
The dryer turns on and strongly but oh-so-lightly pulls you back into the bathroom.
The warm air, grandma’s flower garden in the last month of summer.
You feel clean. Not only physically. You’re clean, you’re clean.
You regain your feet and head back to the bedroom. You look back, unsure why. You hear the deodorizer start its lazy return to “off”, accompanied by the familiar and satisfying hydraulic squirt and gurgle of the Ewater+ misting the bowl; ever cleaning, ever protecting.
As you slide back into bed to get that useless hour more of sleep, you feel the sheets regaining their warmth. It’s pleasant. Your eyes close with purpose only to open an hour later.
Somehow you don’t feel tired like you knew you would. You feel alive.
See up to the minute pricing on the C200 HERE.
The TOTO C200 has a lot in common with TOTO’s king-of-entry-level-bidets, the TOTO C100.
The features the C200 shares with the C100 are exactly what makes the C100 (and therefore the C200) so great. Features you would never expect in a budget-friendly bidet:
It has an amazing pre-mist function which makes your bowl a slip n slide for turds. No more scraping off lil brownies from the sides of your toilet bowl.
There’s a deodorizer – erases all odorous evidence which makes it perfect for taking a stealthy dump while company is over.
The warm-air dryer allows you to have a totally hands-free experience. That’s right, hands-free. Sit down, do your business, push a button on the remote to clean, push another to dry, voila – you’re done. No reaching down into the shadow realm to poke around a poopy hole above a fetid swamp of poopy water. So much poop being avoided here, it’s really marvelous and my favorite thing about high-end bidets (especially those with budget friendly prices, like the C100/C200).
And of course, the standard bidet wash and the feminine frontal wash with the option to change the stream from wide to narrow, both with adjustable nozzle positions.
Nearly! But, not quite.
TOTO would (IMHO) be justified to simply pump out the same bidet, change the control panel for a remote and charge more. Other companies have done it (and with a much higher $$$ premium for the simple luxury of having a remote), but TOTO has also added a pulsating/massage cleansing mode AND two custom user profiles to retain the perfect set of parameters for the ultimate booty cleanse every time.
TOTO made the C200 sleeker, sexier, and also more feature-packed than the C100, all for around $60 more than the C100.
Some, ahem, OTHER companies have ONLY added a remote, yet upped the price by $100.
I give serious props to TOTO for their ability to produce a seriously well-built and endlessly functional bidet without giving into the easy temptation to gouge the customer’s wallet.
What happens when one of the best bidet attachment makers makes the simplest of bidet attachments while using their signature high quality components and years of experience?
You get the Luxe Bidet Neo 110.
A bidet attachment with only one purpose – clean dat booty.
See how much the Neo 110 is currently going for – up to the minute pricing.
The Neo 110 is a single-nozzle, dial-operated bidet attachment without any other bells or whistles. It simply sprays a solid stream of water at your biscuit factory at a pressure of your choosing.
Luxe Bidet has made this a bidet that could be operated by anyone. Its dial is easy to turn and, and….. well….. that’s it. That’s all there is to it!
The simple, one-dimensional operation is a blessing for those of us who don’t care about anything but having a clean butt.
Children, grandparents and bidet novices (guests, amirite?) will all be able to easily enjoy the benefits of a mini team of firefighters with a mini-hose cleaning the dirtiest of dirties (in truth, no miniature firefighters are trapped within the bidet and forced to clean asses for a living – don’t worry).
Like all Luxe Bidets, the nozzle is behind a little protective door and also auto retracts into a small sheath after each use, keeping the experience clean.
You can see the nozzle’s protective housing here.
Also, like (nearly) all non-electric bidets, the nozzle isn’t directly adjustable, so you will need to do the “lil poopy” which is a very new and very cool dance which mimics the way bidet users must slightly adjust their bums in order to get proper aim with the spray.
Adjusting to the spray is easy and eventually you’ll begin to know before you even turn it on if it’s going to be zeroed-in on the target or not, just by the way you’re sitting.
Installing any bidet attachment is ridiculously easy, and the Neo 110 isn’t any different. Simply take off your toilet seat, slide the attachment in, adjust the sliders, and then reattach your seat.
Viola, you now have a lovely bidet.
The Neo 185, available in white or blue.
The Luxe Bide Neo 185 is Luxe Bidet’s entry into dual nozzle territory (along with it’s cousin, the Neo 180).
Dual nozzles provide a way for the ladies in the house to clean their lady parts as well as booties. For the gentlemen reading, you can still use the frontal wash if you want, just don’t blame me for the soggy sac.
In addition to the front cleansing nozzle, the Luxe Bidet Neo 185 is also equipped with Luxe Bidet’s fantastic ceramic core valves and a self cleaning mode, along with the standard bidet function.
Check up to the minute pricing of the fantastic Neo 185 here
Well, on paper, they have the same specs, but take a quick peek at their pics and you’ll see that the Neo 185 sports a twist dial to control water pressure instead of the Neo 180’s pull-lever.
The Neo 180 (left) with its lever control and the Neo 185 (right) with dial control.
Some people prefer the twist dial because it can be a little more precise when it comes to adjusting water pressure, with a clearly marked ring around the dial. The lever control on the other hand, has no such indication of pressure. Just take your life in your hands and pull that sucker until the desired pressure is reached.
(It should be noted that I prefer the lever control for the sole reason of it feeling like a jet’s throttle instead of a coin operated candy machine. Your preferences are sure to vary, however!)
Both sprays are easy to control with the dual-dial design (twist the smaller nozzle left for feminine cleaning, right to activate the nozzle self wash). I found the rear spray to be just about on target, with a few lil scoots and shifts required to achieve full coverage. This shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, as bidet attachment makers simply can’t accommodate all shapes and sizes of butts – so, expect to do a little shimmying.
Not having a need for the feminine cleansing mode, I can’t directly comment on it, however my volunteer claimed it was great and the pressure was just enough on the low-medium setting to provide adequate cleaning without the pressure being overwhelming.
Overall, this is a fantastic bidet for anyone looking to make the jump to a two-nozzle system. Solid-feeling and easy to manipulate controls, a self-rinse feature and dual nozzles that function as expected – Luxe Bidet continues to roll out booty-pleasing bidets.
One caveat to this for those in colder climates: there is no hot water function, so if your cold water is extra cold in the winter, be aware that it is this temperature that your nether-regions are going to contend with.
More photos and the current price.
A quick look at the pros and cons of Brondell's newest bidet attachment.
| Pros: ☑ Some of the most durable valves available - no risk of leaking. ☑ Looks fantastic compared to most other bidet attachments. ☑ Thin enough to not cause toilet seat tilt. ☑ Easy installation. ☑ Cheap | Cons: ☒ Only one nozzle means some shifting is required for a feminine cleanse. ☒ Lack of warm water may bother those sensitive to cold water. |
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| Breakdown Features: 7.0 Components: 9.0 Usage: 8.5 Misc: Bonus for its sleek appearance. Total: 8.8 | Bottom Line A classic bidet attachment with modern looks. Don't expect to be blown away by its features list and stay away if warm water and feminine cleansings are a must, but Brondell has nailed the basic bidet attachment. You'd be hard pressed to find a comparably sexy and functional bidet at this price point. |
The Basics|The Features|The Pros|The Cons|Final Thoughts
The SB-110’s current price and more photos here.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Learns when to save power | Can't turn off heated seat/water |
| Unique bowl premisting function | Large tank reservoir |
| Price is right | Lid is too weak to sit on |
The SB-110’s panel and its beautiful bounty of features.
With a replaceable cap, the SB-110 is easier to clean and maintain.
More pictures and current price.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| High quality wand and nozzle | Poor customer service |
| So many features | No single feature works amazingly well |
| Functional remote | Tankless heating isn't truly immediate or endless |
| Good price |
A look at the 9500’s remote. Solid and smartly designed.
More photos and the current price.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Metal valve construction. | Pricey compared to others |
| Full-featured. | No innovation or unique qualities. |
| Easy to operate control panel. |
The nozzles automatically extend and retract and are protected by a splash-guard.
