Hot water recirculation question

[etpm]

I guess this is the correct forum considering I will be doing the installation. So here goes: I am going to be installing a new water heater and it looks like I will be buying a Rinnai tankless water heater with a pump for recirculating hot water. I will be purchasing from Rinnai a thermostatic valve that is to be installed at the point farthest from the heater. But now my wife throws a wrench into the works. She wants toilets with bidets installed. That's all well and good but our water comes from a well and it is cold. Below 50 degrees F. Great for drinking but not so much for washing those nether regions. Apart from the discomfort cold water just doesn't work as well as warm water. So I am wondering about installing a thermostatic valve at each toilet. Does anybody know if this will work? I just don't know and I think that with all the experience here somebody surely has experience with this problem.
Thanks,
Eric

 

[EarPlug]

The bidet can make its own heated water.

 

[Hughman]

Tell her cold water builds character.

 

[sandman2234]

Tell her cold water builds character.

That is what I eluded to with my Bride!
David from jax

 

[2manyrocks]

It's not like taking a whole body shower.

 

[4570Man]

They make small water heaters that would fit behind a toilet. That would be much easier than the proposed idea.

 

[ruffdog]

Cold water is better for the pores.

 

[jyoutz]

Most Bidets produce electrically heated water. They only connect to the cold water line; just a T off the line that supplies the toilet.

 

[garry1p]

My bidet has a remote control and built in continuous water heater, some have a small tank.

The tank type is more likely to give you a quick squirt of cold water and possibly run out of hot water.

They require a 120VAC outlet near the toilet.

 

[4570Man]

My bidet has a remote control and built in continuous water heater, some have a small tank.

The tank type is more likely to give you a quick squirt of cold water and possibly run out of hot water.

They require a 120VAC outlet near the toilet.

I don’t know how they could not have a tank. Any tankless water heater has some warm up period and a 110v source is pretty limited in how much water it could heat on demand. The whole house tankless heaters ( which I don’t really like) are like 200,000 btus or more.

 

[jyoutz]

I don’t know how they could not have a tank. Any tankless water heater has some warm up period and a 110v source is pretty limited in how much water it could heat on demand. The whole house tankless heaters ( which I don’t really like) are like 200,000 btus or more.

Our bidet doesn’t have a tank and plugs into the 110 wall socket. The water supply is the cold water line that also supplies the toilet. After the first squirt the water is warm, depending on how you set the temperature. No hot water line needed.

 

[garry1p]

As above they come both ways, mine also has a female or male setting, air and water temperature setting you can select individual settings or the pre-programmed settings.

Once you have one you will never go back.

 

[jyoutz]

As above they come both ways, mine also has a female or male setting, air and water temperature setting you can select individual settings or the pre-programmed settings.

Once you have one you will never go back.

Yeah, the power washer is invigorating for sure.

 

[Rustyiron]

I'm kinda freaking out here that y'all are talking about bidets on TBN!

 

[groundcover]

I'm kinda freaking out here that y'all are talking about bidets on TBN!

I was thinking of going with a PTO one but don't want to tie up the tractor !

 

[bigtiller]

Yeah, the power washer is invigorating for sure.

Mine is hooked up to a 40 gallon water heater. Mix in a little cold water for comfort and we are power washing.

 

[Cycledude]

Thanks etpm for starting this thread i have learned a few things from it !
Next month im having a new bathroom floor and toilet installed, it will be a taller toilet and after reading this thread im also going to have a bidet installed, was considering it before but this thread convinced me thats what i want. Japan has been using bidets for years and it supposedly really cuts down on toilet paper use and flushing issues

all kinds of different prices, heated definitely cost more

SmartBidet White Elongated Bidet Toilet Seat with Heated Seat and Water

The SB-100C offers Posterior, Feminine, Turbo Wash Modes with the Massage and/or Oscillation options. Heated seat and a self-cleansing nozzle are some beloved features. A family-friendly SmartBidet as it has an Child wash button. This does not include an air dryer.

www.menards.com

 

[garry1p]

The air dry and light features are nice to have.

I really like my Alpha Bidet and would recommend one, more features for the money.