Portable bidet/douche sprays
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te Hawk.That looks like a third party knock off of the Colapz one - https://colapz.co.uk/collections/portable-showers
I've had this in my campervan for years and use it when camping but also for washing the dog at the end of a walk or hosing the kids muddy wellies off. Dunk the pump in a 25l container and it flows about 3l per min when used as a shower or you can use the trigger action for more control.
Really nice little product and surprisingly powerful.
I expect it would be more than adequate to use as a bidet substitute!
I've had this in my campervan for years and use it when camping but also for washing the dog at the end of a walk or hosing the kids muddy wellies off. Dunk the pump in a 25l container and it flows about 3l per min when used as a shower or you can use the trigger action for more control.
Really nice little product and surprisingly powerful.
I expect it would be more than adequate to use as a bidet substitute!
Risonax said:
Well, besides it being NOYB, there is the small matter of a non-refundable ~£1500 fee for a 2.5 year visa, plus £3000 up front NHS surcharge, to be repeated after 2.5 years, unless the government decides on another punitive and unjustifiable increase to the costs, or unreasonable increase in my salary requirements. Yes, £1500 fee for processing pretty much the same paperwork as a £100 holiday visa. Most appications are refused, without reason given, so a nice money earner for the government broadly supported by the general population. We do what we can in the face of a discriminatory immigration policy which seeks to punish people. I'll likely be eventually forced into exile because of this, which will be rewarded by a frozen pension.
Surely you spend more than £1500 going backwards and forwards to see your wife? Have you had an application refused?
dxg said:
I would go with your first suggestion and ignore the regs.
The others all look rather ad-hoc and won't be powerful enough or pleasant to use. They also seem rather temporary which may not give your wife the best impression.
This. The others all look rather ad-hoc and won't be powerful enough or pleasant to use. They also seem rather temporary which may not give your wife the best impression.
My brother had one installed after a holiday to Thailand and thinking they were a good idea. He was having his bathroom refurbished so it was easy to get the plumber to fit one.
Just stick a check valve to be safe, but the likelihood of anything getting into the drinking supply is miniscule.
98elise said:
This.
My brother had one installed after a holiday to Thailand and thinking they were a good idea. He was having his bathroom refurbished so it was easy to get the plumber to fit one.
Just stick a check valve to be safe, but the likelihood of anything getting into the drinking supply is miniscule.
I agree; the likelihood is very small. I'm spooked by some plumbers mentioning liability. My brother had one installed after a holiday to Thailand and thinking they were a good idea. He was having his bathroom refurbished so it was easy to get the plumber to fit one.
Just stick a check valve to be safe, but the likelihood of anything getting into the drinking supply is miniscule.
The risk is if someone drops the hose into the toilet bowl, and there is a siphoning effect. Mulling it over. The devices look easy to fit, but I don't know where to start in finding the correct check valve wrt to thread size.
In Thailand, they work great, but over there, no one drinks the tap water, even though, in theory, it leaves the treatment works in a potable condition.
I'm guessing Australian tap water is similar quality to UK, and maybe their regulators have been forced to look at these more, and the UK is erring on the side of (understandable) caution, since they are still not very common. There probably is more genuine risk with those devices that fit to toilet seats, because of the aerosol generated during flushing.
A good solution would be someone to come up with an electric spray that draws straight from the cistern. Mine is one of those without an overflow hole to poke in a hose.
Risonax said:
98elise said:
This.
My brother had one installed after a holiday to Thailand and thinking they were a good idea. He was having his bathroom refurbished so it was easy to get the plumber to fit one.
Just stick a check valve to be safe, but the likelihood of anything getting into the drinking supply is miniscule.
I agree; the likelihood is very small. I'm spooked by some plumbers mentioning liability. My brother had one installed after a holiday to Thailand and thinking they were a good idea. He was having his bathroom refurbished so it was easy to get the plumber to fit one.
Just stick a check valve to be safe, but the likelihood of anything getting into the drinking supply is miniscule.
The risk is if someone drops the hose into the toilet bowl, and there is a siphoning effect. Mulling it over. The devices look easy to fit, but I don't know where to start in finding the correct check valve wrt to thread size.
In Thailand, they work great, but over there, no one drinks the tap water, even though, in theory, it leaves the treatment works in a potable condition.
I'm guessing Australian tap water is similar quality to UK, and maybe their regulators have been forced to look at these more, and the UK is erring on the side of (understandable) caution, since they are still not very common. There probably is more genuine risk with those devices that fit to toilet seats, because of the aerosol generated during flushing.
A good solution would be someone to come up with an electric spray that draws straight from the cistern. Mine is one of those without an overflow hole to poke in a hose.
You're in more danger from not washing your hands properly after wiping.
tux850 said:
98elise said:
If the hose/spray is under mains pressure then I can't see how the it could ever syphon. It would need a sequence of failures.
The risk only manifests itself when the supply is lost.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff