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Water Saving Self-Cleaning Toilets?
The world of toilets is changing! More hygienic, easier to clean, more pleasant to use, they improve the hygiene and comfort of their users. Japanese toilets, in particular, are very popular because they clean automatically, thanks to cleaning nozzles: no more cleaning chores! But that's not all. Connected toilets are also adopting new materials and shapes to simplify our daily lives. Do you want to save water? Self-cleaning toilets are the answer.
Amazing new features for the toilets of the future
There is more than one reason to adopt this type of equipment, which provides greater comfort and perfect hygiene for its users.
Toilets shower are now available that can be integrated into existing toilets to transform them into Japanese toilets. They are placed under the seat and automatically wash the toilet after you have passed through.
A simple remote control allows you to change the position of the water jet, adjust its pressure or its temperature.
But other features can be added to this hygienic equipment of first necessity: heating seat with adjustable temperature, drying, lighting to guide the user in the dark, self-cleaning technology... are just some of the options offered by these toilets of great comfort.
Japanese toilets: sometimes considered complex to use
Despite all this advantages, the public is still unfamiliar with this type of equipment, which is often considered complex to use.
However, this fully automated device is actually very easy to deal with.
It offers a choice of predefined programmes: male or female wash, water temperature and spray intensity, drying options, as well as the possibility of memorizing the favourite settings of each family member.
Choosing washlet technology toilets to save water
Did you know? Toilets are the second-largest user of water in the home.
So though new smart toilets are expensive to install, they are much more economical in use.
By eliminating the need for toilet paper, washlet technology toilets reduce the amount of flushing and save water.
Manufacturers are also taking care to simplify the maintenance of these high-tech objects as much as possible, by designing self-cleaning nozzles, rimless shapes or smoothing varnishes, designed to limit the encrustation of dirt.
Another option for reducing water consumption: the sanitary macerator
Can't afford to invest in self-cleaning or Japanese toilets? In that case, choose a sanitary macerator!
Known as sanitary grinders or sanitary macerators, these systems are used wherever the installation of conventional toilets proves complex. These ingenious devices have more than one advantage to make their way into your home.
The appearance of the sanitary macerator is quite similar to that of a conventional toilets set, except for a motor at the back of the bowl. Its function is to grind up the “waste” before discharging it into the wastewater system.
The great advantage of the sanitary grinder is that it can be installed anywhere. All you need is a water supply, an electrical outlet and a connection to the drainage system, and that's it!
It adapts to all configurations, to a network with a slight slope or to small diameter pipes. It has been criticized for being noisy: the problem has been taken into account by the manufacturers, who have made silence a selling point.
On the other hand, sanitary macerator save water. While conventional flushes need 6 to 12 litres of water to operate, they use only 3 litres. That's all it takes to call these ingenious toilets environmentally friendly!
