Smart toilets are the butt of all smarthome jokes, but they may be the solution to hygienic, environmental, and accessibility issues. In fact, smart toilets may be more sensible than the smart bulbs or connected doorbells that we obsess over.
First, What Is a Smart Toilet?
Toilets are very simple. They have a tank and a bowl. When you flush the toilet, water from the tank enters the bowl, and gravity forces the contents to disappear down a pipe. That’s all there is to it.
Because toilets are so simple, just about anything that goes beyond the function of dumping water into a bowl can be called a “smart toilet.” So for the sake of this article, we’re going to say that smart toilets must have some of the following features:
- Robust Built-In Bidets: All smart toilets have a built-in bidet (butt shower). These bidets often come with temperature and pressure controls, and some even have butt dryers, so you never need to use a towel.
- Automated Systems: Smart toilets tend to feature a little bit of automation. Some open up or flush on their own, while others are self-cleaning, self-deodorizing, or overflow-protected.
- Funny Features: You’ve probably heard that smart toilets have cheek-warming toilet seats, night lights, and built-in speakers. You’re right.
Notice how we didn’t mention smartphones. There are plenty of IoT smart toilets in the world today, but most smart toilets rely on a control panel, not an app (or a smart assistant). This is mainly because you have to sit on a toilet to use it, and there’s no reason to over-complicate things with Wi-Fi connectivity or remote controls.
Now you know what a smart toilet is, but what makes them so special? Why would anyone want a magical bidet or a warming seat? How is a smart toilet more sensible than a smart bulb?
They Make Hygiene Easy for Everybody
Unlike other smarthome products, smart toilets serve as more than just luxury items. They have the potential to improve your hygiene, and most of that potential revolves around the technically robust bidets that come with smart toilets.
Bidets are basically showers for your butt. They clean your butt better than toilet paper can, and they don’t cause wiping-related issues like itchy butt and hemorrhoids. Bidets are also more environmentally friendly and cheaper than toilet paper or baby wipes, and unlike baby wipes, bidets don’t smell like a preschool.
But why do these smart toilets have such robust bidets? Why do they have adjustable water pressure, temperature controls, and blow dryers? Well if you’re going to be hygienic, you might as well make it enjoyable. That’s how we approach our other hygiene problems—it’s easy to adjust the temperature in our shower, after all.
Bidets are also great for accessibility. It’s easier to spray your butt than it is to wipe your butt, especially if you’re elderly or physically disabled. The “luxury” features that you see in smart toilets, like butt blow-drying, can help people maintain their independence.
Most “Luxury” Smart Toilet Features Exist for a Reason
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Source : Smart Toilets Make More Sense Than Most Smarthome Tech
