Hosing off toilet bowl

Dear Hosed:

Lots of ways to do what you want. Kinda depends on what the present incoming supply looks like. And what you will be comfortable doing.

Here's one approach. This assumes you have 1/2" Copper pipe out of the wall/floor:

No soldering, it's compression fitting to the incoming 1/2" Copper. Then has a separate valve handle for the toilet supply (flex) and one for the "hose".

Jim

Way too complicated, although admittedly, I've cooked up crazier plans than this over the years. My current recommendation: Plastic spray bottle. Put some hot water in it, adjust to "stream" (instead of "spray") and use that as your "hose". Under five bucks. No demolition, plumbing or construction helicopter needed.

Doesn't a regular toilet brush do the job using the water standing in the bowl?

Jeff

Aye. That is the problem with the low volume flush toilets. A very small pool of water. Anything that lands outside that pool puts on a skid mark and those don't come off with just flushing. Toilet brush is the only way I have found.

Harry K

Exactly so. I've gotten tired of having to use the brush after every dump. Pretty disgusting if you think about it.

Anyway, I think the way I'm going to go is one of those plastic spray deals like you use to spray lawn chemicals... one that I can pump up the pressure as needed. Somebody pointed out I was working way too hard looking for a solution. I'm known for my ability to turn a 15 minute project into an all day ordeal.

If I'm not satisfied with that, then I can always go with the double outlet angle stop. I didn't know those even existed. In any case, I'm going to try the lazy man's way first.

I thank all who replied.

Whose review did you read, which recommended the toilet you bought?

OK. I was wondering if it was the Consumer Reports tests. It's trendy to not trust them at the moment because of their child seat gaff, but their toilet tests seemed pretty thorough (and creative) when I read them a few years back.

what was the deal with the child seat thing? You know it's also trendy to dispute consumer reports when so many people have purchased unwisely.

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Somebody pointed out I was working way too hard looking for a solution.

It seems appropriate for me to interject at this point that where I come from that sort of activity is referred to as "gilding a turd".

Jeff

I installed a shower wand with a 6' hose in the tub right next to the toilet. It's long enough to use it to rinse the bowl.

Bob

The hose idea is one that might work out OK but here is another for your consideration. A little micro switch on the seat or a IR sensor to detect when someone's butt is parked on the seat will open a valve that squirts water into the overflow tube inside the tank. This will cause water to flow and wet the porcelain bowl. This might be enough to prevent the skid mark from sticking.

Out of curiosity do you have the long bowl or the short bowl?

Elongated. I've also had a gastric bypass which is what has created this problem. Anybody who's had one will understand what I mean.

It should be easy enough to cut into the 3/8 inch supply tube to the toilet tank and insert a 3/8 inch T connector to provide the extra water source. The trick is how to attach a hose with a on-demand nozzle. The solution that comes to mind is to attach a 3/8 inch kitchen faucet spray hose. Therefore the T connector should have a

I have done a little thinking about this problem and it seems to me that if you were to have a ring fabricated that could sit between the tank and the bowl, this would be a good point to bring in an alternate water supply. This would dump water directly into the bowl and the only other thing you would need is two or three longer bolts and an additional gasket.

Speedy Jim may have something to say about the anti siphon requirements, perhaps a check valve or something would also be needed for code requirements.

Also you might try flushing before you sit, that way the bowl would be wet and the skid mark may not stick.

Certainly. The OP can also clean the bowl, clear of water and put some type of wax, say a fine coat of car wax or sort in the bowl and buff it up.

Slippery Slopes.... (G)

-- Oren

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

You could replace it with a power flushing one. Or, the low volume ones have two flushes stored in the tank, and after the first one, you can hold down the lever to get another flush right away, that might finish the job.

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Do yourself a favor buy a old 3.5 gallon water waster from canada or in the US they are legal again.

power flushers sound like a rocket taking off, flushing during the nite will wake everyone.