Bidets may catch fire, Japanese toilet maker saysJapan's leading toilet maker Toto is offering free repairs for 180,000 bidet toilets after wiring problems caused several to catch fire, the company said Monday.
The electric bidet accessory of Toto's Z series caught fire in three incidents between March 2006 and March 2007, according to company spokeswoman Emi Tanaka. The bidet sent up smoke in 26 other incidents, the company said.
"Fortunately, nobody was using the toilets when the fire broke out and there were no injuries," Tanaka said. "The fire would have been just under your buttocks."
The company will repair 180,000 toilet units manufactured between May 1996 and December 2001 for free, she said. A manufacturing defect is thought to have led to the faulty wiring. Toto has been a pioneer in high-tech toilets fitted with pressurized water sprayers — a standard fixture in Japanese homes.
The popular Z series features a pulsating massage spray, a power dryer, built-in-the-bowl deodorizing filter, the "Tornado Wash" flush and a lid that opens and closes automatically. Prices range from $1,680 to $2,600. The model is not sold overseas.
Is it wrong that this article made me giggle a bit?
Sure, it's kinda scary. Sitting there on a bidet, hanging out with your pulsating massage spray, and waiting for the pleasant sensation of the power dryer, when ... WOW! That dryer is HOT! Wait a minute! This is like sitting on a CAMPFIRE! (Subtly look between legs at bidet and realize that there's a flame brewing.) YEOW! Leap off bidet and stop, drop and roll on bathroom floor.
The visual of it all just kinda makes for a funny, doesn't it? I think so.
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