What is a smart toilet seat?
The future is here — even in your bathroom, in the form of the smart toilet seat. In the age of smart homes and smart appliances, it's hardly surprising that a smart toilet seat, designed to be more convenient, more hygienic and more eco-friendly, is a thing. Bathroom futurists who've embraced the smart toilet seat tend to rave about it as a life-changing (and easy-to-install) innovation. Is it time you considered one for your own commode?
Let's look at a few features and benefits of the smart toilet seat.
The smart toilet seat brings the heat
What is a smart toilet seat? A common feature of a smart toilet seat is the ability to warm the surface on which the user sits. A heated toilet seat can be much more comfortable, particularly in a house that's chilly. Users who have arthritis or joint pain have reported that a heated seat makes their trip to the bathroom less painful.
A bidet toilet seat
The bidet — a bathroom appliance that cleans your backside using water — is a common fixture overseas that has been catching on in the U.S. in recent years, gaining momentum with each new technological touch. The bidet toilet seat can be easily mounted on a regular toilet, replacing your existing seat. A bidet seat sprays water upward with one or more nozzles, which may be retractable.
Superior hygiene
The traditional practices of bathroom hygiene, involving dry paper wipes, are ineffective to say the least. Any cleaning is better with water; that's why we use water (and not dry paper) when we shower or wash our car. A bidet is a modern way to use water's natural cleaning properties to provide superior hygiene where you most want it. For maximum hygiene, look for a bidet seat with fully stainless steel nozzles.
The eco-friendly bidet
When you use a traditional toilet, you're not just flushing away waste -- you're also flushing paper, which contributes to deforestation. And while toilet paper breaks down in the sewage system, becoming a sort of sludge, it's more mass for that system to process. (Additionally, this sludge can become a component of a "fatberg," which is as bad as it sounds.) By handling most of their cleansing with water, many bidet users find they need less, or no toilet paper. Through technology, we’re able to eliminate waste — the days are numbered for the big fat roll of toilet paper.
A remote control toilet
The bidet and heating functions of a smart toilet seat are activated without having to reach for knobs or switches — the smart toilet features an electronic remote control. Some units even have a detachable remote for more convenience and flexibility. This is tech designed for daily human use, after all. By pushing buttons, the user can also control water temperature and water pressure, and can activate the blow-drying function that some smart toilets offer.
Designed for feminine hygiene
A bidet isn't just for cleaning your backside; remote controls allow a user to direct the spray to forward areas as well. Some smart bidets also offer additional cleansing options. A smart toilet seat with an air-dry nozzle can lessen or eliminate the need to use toilet paper or wipes that can cause irritation. A bidet can also help during pregnancy and after childbirth, when areas may be more sensitive to harsh paper.
A smart toilet is easy to install
Believe it or not, you don't need a plumber or handyman to install a smart toilet seat. The seat itself attaches to your toilet's main structure with two bolts, just like a regular seat. To get the water flowing, it's necessary to tap into the plumbing going into your toilet's tank, but provided components make connecting to that water supply easier than you think. For the electronic features you'll need to plug in to an electrical outlet. Many bidet users report that setup takes just a few minutes.
Today's smart-toilet technology isn't a futurist fantasy of a bathroom robot — this is a practical add-on that improves quality of life. State-of-the-art smart toilet seats like at the Coway Bidetmega 200 have all the features and benefits we've discussed here, and more. With dual stainless-steel nozzles, separate ducts for water and air, i-wave cleaning technology and eco-mode it provides a smart, potentially life-changing bathroom experience.
Disclaimers
1Coway air purifiers have been proven to trap dust, pollen, dander, viruses and bacteria in the air based on KCL (Korea Conformity Laboratories) testing.They have been tested in a 30㎥ size chamber according to the Korea Air Cleaning Association standard (SPS-KACA 002-132:2022 Modified) to measure the 0.01㎛ size of particle removal rate. It was tested on maximum airflow speed in normal room temperature and humidity conditions. The performance may vary in the actual living environment of customers.
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299.97% of viruses, bacteria, fungi and pollen were verified to be removed from the air for Coway air purifiers which have Green True HEPA™ filter applied based on the Japan Food Research Laboratories(JFRL) testing according to JEM 1467 standard.
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All tested by JFRL and received above result within below time.
- Virus: Tested with Escherichia coli phage ΦX174 NBRC 103405, 60 minutes
- Bacteria: Tested with Staphylococcus epidermidis NBRC 12993, 60 minutes
- Fungi/Mold: Tested with Penicillium citrinum NBRC 6352, 60 minutes
- Pollen: Tested with Cedar Pollen extract, 60 minutes
3Aerosol test conducted in a Biosafety level 3 laboratory with two Coway air purifier models, Coway Airmega 250 and 400 for removal of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol by US based MRI Global, a not-for-profit laboratory and partner of US Department of Defense. The test was conducted in a 13.1ft3 chamber. Virus was aerosolized for 15 minutes and the product was turned on high for 2 minutes. Result showed each product effectively removed over 99.98% of the SARS-CoV-2 in 2 minutes. This is a result from a laboratory experiment condition and result may vary in different conditions. This result does not imply it kills SARS-CoV-2 or prevents the transmission of Covid-19. Coway Airmega 250S and 400S are identical to the tested models and has equal performance with an additional mobile connectivity function.
4The concentration of ammonia, acetaldehyde and acetic acid were proven to be removed within 30 minutes by FCG Research Institute, Inc. Human Life Science Lab. It is not a demonstration result in the actual use space. Not all odors and gases may be supported. → Tested with Coway Airmega 150, 160, AP-1512HH, AP-1512HHS, 400, 400S
5The coverage area of the air purifier is based on an area where the air cleaner can make two air changes per hour (ACPH). An air change per hour translates to how many times an air purifier can clean an area, assuming the height of a ceiling to be 8 ft, in one hour. Therefore ** means two air changes per hour means that the cleaner can clean the area once every 30 minutes and * means air changes per hour means that the air purifier can clean the area once every 60 minutes.
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