The ultimate bum gun thread

[prakhonchai nick]

Have tried many over the years.

Best one found was in Home Pro, aptly named HOY.

More of a jet than a spray

[nisakiman]

I replaced all in our house after breaking with American Standard, brushed stainless steel with steel valve lever. I guess they will last long. It's a bit modern design, works perfect and no comments from the boss too.

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I also have this type of bum gun, and have found it to be the best. It's made by VRH (a Thai company, I believe) and cost about 1000 Baht when I bought it a year or so ago. I bought two, in fact, to bring back to Europe with me, as in the past I've found (the cheaper) bum guns to have a limited lifespan, but the original is still as good as new and the other one is still in its unopened packaging.

This is the model:

http://www.vrh.co.th/product_detail.aspx?p_id=890&language=en

And their website is here:

http://www.vrh.co.th/product_series.aspx?cat_id=1&language=en

They do all types of taps, showers and accessories in stainless steel, and all in nice designs. A bit more expensive than the usual run of the mill, but as they say, you get what you pay for.

[bazza40]

I'm not a plumber so I'll ask.

What special (plumbing) thing needs to be done in order to have one of these installed in UK?

Does it have to be inspected (like everything else)?

Visitors have fallen in love with them!

Don't know about the UK, but in Australia installation is technically illegal due to a cross-contamination issue. Although how you get contamination to travel backwards against flow through about a metre of piping.... hey, it's Australian bureaucracy at work.

The ones with stainless steel nozzle and flexible hose appear to be better quality.

It's a sobering thought - there are whole Western nations wandering around with <deleted> in various unhygienic conditions, simply because of a myth toilet paper alone is sufficient.

[Skipperau]

As in my village we have bugger all water pressure,i don't think anything would help.

Install a storage tank in the roof that the water can trickle feed into and a low voltage booster pump. Works a treat.

[lumply]

Traditional good quality paper followed up with a wet wipe. Keeps the skidders at bay until the next volcano, then it's down to experience, skill and lots of luck.

[elgordo38]

This is so intriguing. My downstairs bathroom is way too strong and my upstairs bathroom barely dribbles out. I can't seem to fix either one.

Water is like a human it gets tired if it has to run uphill. Downstairs do like the other chap put in a pressure valve.

[sead]

Uninstall it. Thais don't know how's to use it. First they gonna makes the floor and seat wet. Secondly they anyways gonna use the paper to wipe it dry. And that's if you are lucky to have relatives and visitors wiping the seat after themselves.

Edited March 8, 2015 by sead

[Liquorice]

uptheos, on 08 Mar 2015 - 15:17, said:

I'm not a plumber so I'll ask.

What special (plumbing) thing needs to be done in order to have one of these installed in UK?

Does it have to be inspected (like everything else)?

Visitors have fallen in love with them!

No they don't have to be inspected. It's no different to installing an extra tap.

Tee of the incoming water supply for the toilet flush.

It's a standard fitting for many Asians in the UK.

[MRH1959]

It is advisable to have a cut off switch close to the wall entry-so you don't need to rush outside to turn the tap off.

[Thaddeus]

Have tried many over the years.

Best one found was in Home Pro, aptly named HOY.

More of a jet than a spray

I prefer the spray Nick, you don't need as much accuracy when using it to blast mosquitoes.

[eeeya]

install a ball valve between the outlet in the wall and the hose..

Then you can regulate pressure. High pressure for cleaning the bathroom and low pressure for attending to personal hygiene.

Also handy if you have a hand piece failure to shut off the water at the wall.

[jagfx]

Love the bum gun since we moved to Thailand. The wife hasn't embraced it yet though. I use to work at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast in Oz, and there a lot of houses were owned by Japanese and they would all have the million $ toilets fitted with the flash inbuilt bum guns. I could never figure it out but now I realize what they were. I also worked in an offshore detention centre in PNG, and a few of the boys use to take the 2 litre water containers to the toilet with them. Now I know what that is all about. There is a such a diverse cultural difference, even going for number twos. I'm all over this bum gun thing now and when I eventually move back to Oz, it will be the first thing installed...

[dotpoom]

You should have a small tap at the base of the gun to shut off the water.

[ozyjon]

I have installed them in all my homes around the world.

Now the idea of wiping my bottom with my hand just

revolts me,, when i leave Thailand i always take a few

with me, always have extras just in case.

[ggt]

It is self cleaning, efficient, eliminates skid marks, helps heal sensitive bums and is a more health choice than toilet paper...use paper to wipe off excessive water...not to clean your bum...

[metisdead]

A post containing an oversized image has been removed as it messed up the formatting of this page, off topic anyway.

[whaleboneman]

Bum gun. Best thing about Thailand. I got one of those add on bidets for my home in Canada. Hooked up to hot and cold water. Can't live without it!

[sometimewoodworker]

The one we use here was about ฿900 and is a great improvement over the plastic ones

[leo202]

That's a nice one, where did you buy that? I like the Ivory style handle. Is it a spray type or a jet?

[Oziex1]

The cheap blue plastic Thai ones are too fragile and sensitive. I got ours from Australia, stainless-steel with a valve that is easy to control.

Works a treat...

Are we using bum guns in aus now?

[Oziex1]

I have installed them in all my homes around the world.

Now the idea of wiping my bottom with my hand just

revolts me,, when i leave Thailand i always take a few

with me, always have extras just in case.

I would agree wiping with hand is revolting, the rest of us use paper.

[gawaterman]

Been going to Thailand for about 36 years and still never used one, cos I am not sure how. We need a You-tube video explaining all the ins and outs, pros and cons and dangers or joys of using them.

Edited March 8, 2015 by gawaterman

[HooHaa]

First time I saw the 'bum gun' was in the toilets in various airports at the UAE. Then I saw them in Thailand. I know that Muslim people are supposed to wash after toilet,a very good tradition/custom of course, hence the gun. I am not sure if it is a Thai custom as well or they install them in order to serve the all important and loaded people from the petroleum states of the arab world. I do not remember seeing them in Europe, though.

my question really is, is this implement a necessary part of the average Thai household bathroom?

in pretty much every bathroom barring, annoyingly, 5 star hotels

[HooHaa]

Been going to Thailand for about 36 years and still never used one, cos I am not sure how. We need a You-tube video explaining all the ins and outs, pros and cons and dangers or joys of using them.

sorry mate, but it is not exactly rocket science. if you haven't figured it out yet i suspect it is beyond you.

[snowyy73]

this what i have in the uk i bought mine off the market 150 bhat best thing i have ever bought from thailand.And of course all the brits laugh at you as if your mad....little do their tiny minds know!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asia-Cleaning-Toilet-Faurcet-Spray-Sprayer-Hygiene-Bum-Gun-Set-1-New-Sealed-/250709677511?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a5f7615c7

[snowyy73]

Been going to Thailand for about 36 years and still never used one, cos I am not sure how. We need a You-tube video explaining all the ins and outs, pros and cons and dangers or joys of using them.

just aim and pull the trigger.if you really need help just search you tube pretty sure it's there

[asdecas]

Newspaper

[bangkokjulia]

Perhaps TCI should look into this as a possible product to launch.

[senor123]

The first thread in a long time that made me spit my coffee all over the keyboard because I laughed so much. Sorry, I know it is a very serious topic.

[nithisa78]

I'd have kinked the hose and called for help.

A change is possible only from the known to the unknown, not from the known to the known.