This morning’s inspection wasn’t all that unusual, until I got to the bathroom.
This is not a bidet.
I guess the homeowner really wished for a bidet but didn’t have the space for one in the bathroom. No matter; just tap into the water supply line and hook up a sink sprayer!
Maybe it didn’t occur to them that the toilet supply line is always cold.
That’s not really the main issue, though: officially, the concern is one of cross-contamination. With this setup, there’s a risk of contaminated water making its way up the tubing and into the house’s water supply.
Cool pic! I too have seen really odd “enhancements” through the years. Good call on the cross-contamination aspect of this set-up. Inspectors need to be able to not only identify the issue, but to communicate it effectively. You have done both. Nice post!
All public toilets, and many private ones, over here have a similar look. It seem to be an Arabic/Muslim thing.
Now I don’t know where the water is coming from so I don’t know if it would have the cross-contamination issue
The sprayer is for cloth diaper cleaning!! They are sold as such on many cloth diapering sites.
Marky, grandmother to cloth diapered twins!!
They may be sold, but the way this is attached is unsafe, due to the risk of contaminating the water supply because of the lack of a backflow preventer. But thanks for offering the explanation for this alternate function!