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I had seen bidets in many hotels in the world but had never even got near one because I assumed that they were some exotic instrument just for French women. So with my cultural hangup, I was the least likely person to buy this product. Recently, a close relative unexpectedly sent me the URL to this product. I was surprised at the overwhelming 5 stars reviews so on a whim I ordered one. It was an easy installation (e.g. see my customer pictures) that took about 20 minutes. One shortcut is to not use the metal braided hose that they send to you but just keep your metal hose attached to the wall shutoff valve and attach the other end of your hose to the "T" connection that comes with the bidet. All connections to the "T" are done by hand pressure alone. There were no leaks on my first try. The bidet has a simple design and only two moving parts, one of which is the valve. The other moving part is the bidet head which is retracted in the white pipe projecting downwards into the toilet. This head only pops downward when the valve is turned on and so is kept clean & pristine in its protective white pipe sheath. The manufacturer has used a premium grade of tough engineering plastic for both the seat attachment as well as the white plastic hose that leads from the "T" to the bidet valve. To make a neat connection, I shortened the white hose that came with the bidet. That hose was so tough that it resisted a very sharp razor knife. I have no worries that this tube will ever break. My toilet is surrounded by walls on three sides so I had to get uncomfortably close to the front of the toilet to do the installation. Therefore, you may want to clean the toilet so it is fresh before beginning the installation. If you can access the valve side of the toilet, then you will not have to get so close. I have used it for several weeks and can not say enough for it. Here is a list of advantages that come to mind. 1) Financial: I was always a heavy toilet paper user and now just use one sheet to blot off the water. The saving in toilet paper per year will be about $31 so the bidet is giving you a tax-free return of 43%. Compare that to the current yield of money market funds of 0.01%. The bidet will pay for itself in a few years. 2) Cleanliness: If you had some mud on your driveway, would you run to get some newspapers to smear it off or would you just pick up your garden hose and wash it off? The bidet is remarkably effective and you come away spotlessly clean. It takes a week or so to learn the best techniques, e.g., slight tilt sideways, back & forth, etc. 3) Cold vs Warm water: This bidet hooks up to your cold water outlet on the wall. You could run a longer flexible hose to a hot water connection if your sink was adjacent to the toilet. However, you will find that the water in the water pipe leading to the toilet has sat there for some time and has come up to room temperature. So there is no need for a hot water connection. 4) Speed: Cleaning up only takes a few seconds without even standing up and is much faster than toilet paper. So you save time when you are rushed in the morning. 5) Mechanical Simplicity & Ruggedness: The design of this bidet is very straightforward so that the chance of a mechanical malfunction is very low. It was made of premium engineering plastics so corrosion is impossible and breakage is unlikely.