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sleepydog202 t1_jdtqtz4 wrote

There are different levels to bidets.

An entry level bidet that doesn’t use electric (like a $40 one from Amazon) isn’t very difficult. If you can build basic ikea furniture you can install it. You basically just unscrew your toilet seat, install the bidet under it, put the seat back on, and then swap out a few tubes in the back of your toilet.

If you want a fancier one with a heating element it depends. With that you are typically replacing your toilet seat (check the size). You need electric, possibly at a voltage that your existing bathroom outlet might not have (if it’s even near the toilet). That veers into professional territory. But if it works with your existing bathroom infrastructure it isn’t too much harder than the basic ones.

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HistoricalChicken t1_jdtp1hx wrote

Honestly the amount you’ll “consume” from a bidet is negligible compared to directly drinking it. I wouldn’t be worried unless it was a terrible chemical like cyanide. But this is stuff used in latex paint. Probably not great for you, but not exactly asbestos. Ya know?

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SouthPhilly_215 OP t1_jdt7ne4 wrote

I’m thinking of a cover that seemed to have a photograph of a “typical” old South Philly Italian American lady. The title was something like “Is South Philly dying out?” Or something outrageous like that. Or something alluding to how South Philly was moving to jersey or whatever. Idunno. Like I said, I saw this cover on a page of many covers inside a relatively more recent philly mag that was laying around at a barbershop. This was some time before the pandemic too. After the reopening, they must’ve cleared out all their old magazines and I haven’t been able to dig it up. So now I’m like… What was that article even alluding too? If I’m accurate about the theme of the article, it seems like they were about 7-10 years too soon before white-flighters left us in droves. Unless I’m wrong.. So yeah just curious.

P.S. - Shout out to those of us who stayed and didn’t give in to blockbusting racist hysteria peddlers. We’re stronger and more diverse for it now. 💪🏼👍🏼

P.S. part II - I’m not calling Philadelphia Magazine racist hysteria peddlers. They were just doing a story. I was really referring to wild west days of Real Estate when the industry used to freak people out and get homeowners to sell out.

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