Customer Reviews

Hyundai HDBM-100 Bidet, White

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We bought this to enhance household hygiene and wanted the cold water version to avoid having to put in too many water lines.

The concept is that you take of the lid of the toilet and put this on the toilet and then re-install the lid.

That was a 5 minute job.

The next step is that you put a waterline ( 1/4" plastic tubing like what you'd use to connect a waterline to a fridge)on the bidet. This is then connected to the main water valve next to the toilet via a t-adaptor.

Here's the problem: they do not send you the t-adaptor nor the tubing. So when you get this you will still have to go roam around the home improvement store to find these items (they all have them tho), making this from a 5 minute installation to a 3 hr install. VERY ANNOYING. They could have charged a few bucks more and added those 2 plastic parts.

**Update: after speaking with support they ensured me the plumbing parts should have been in the box and they corrected the error. However, the valve Hyundai includes is difficult to install without dripping. I therefore went to the hardware store and bought a 5$ self-tapping valve, installed in 3 minutes with no leaks.**

Also, about the item itself: the water comes out very 'focused' (narrow powerful stream) and can be adjusted for comfort and angle. It functions as expected/desired.

The unit is from heavy plastic and actually looks nice and high-tech and as a part of the toilet once installed.

We recommend this for people looking for added hygiene and who lack desire to uproot their plumbing and wallet for expensive integrated units.

I got this item today and is really upset with it. The T-valve Hyundai supplies along with this product is bad. It drips whatever you do. I read the review of another person here complaining of the same defect. So this may be a problem with their design. I too am planning to buy a T-valve from else where to check if that fixes the issue.

***** update ****

I bought a T-Valve and a sleeve from Lowes for around $8. That fixed the problem. So consider adding that to the listed product price.

Also keep in mind that the cold water experience may not be very pleasant. At times water can get pretty cold and may make the endurance tough.

All the parts where there, nothing missing like in other reviews.

You need to use a LOT of Teflon tape, otherwise you will have drips (Once I applied enough tape, the drips stopped).

There are cheaper similar products you can find on the web for ~$30, I used to own them and their work fine. This one is nicer though (you can adjust the angle of the spray for instance) and it worths the price.

Great product so far. Only thing to be careful is to make sure the rubber seals are in place and tighten the connection till there is no leak. I had a older valve on the wall so I had to cut the copper pipe and got a new valve from the local store ($6) with compression joint. Slid the new valve on the copper pipe and tighetened it really good so that the compression joint does not slide off and there is no leak. After that everything which came with the product fit fine on the valve.

As has been noted, it leaks unless you use a lot of teflon or some kind of plumbing tape (like I did). Very easy to install. Adjustable positioning. And a far more powerful stream than you'd ever need (so be very easy on the pressure dial the first time you use it). Everything I'd hoped it would be.

I purchased this item as a gift for someone months ago (they raved about the toilets in Japan...) but they didn't want to use it. I finally got around to installing it at my own place recently....

I'd read the reviews mentioning difficulty with the supplied t-connector, so I was liberal with the teflon tape. Not liberal enough, apparently. I had to take it all apart and put on what I felt to be a ridiculous amount of teflon tape.. and it still had a leak. I tightened the T-connector to the water main even harder... and even harder still. Eventually I got a rubbery squeaking noise as if the water main valve had finally made firm contact with the washer in the T-connector. It finally stopped leaking, just before any more torque on the thing would have ripped the water main from the wall (only a slight exaggeration). I've never had to torque any plumbing connection this hard to get a seal! So yes, the advice to get a new T-connector before you even start is probably quite wise. If I ever move from here, I'm for sure taking the bidet with me - but next time I'll use a third-party T-connector.

The connections for the water supply line between the T-connector and the bidet seem to defy logic - I don't know how they don't leak, but they don't. Quite ironic how those don't leak despite feeling so wimpy and wiggly, when thinking about the effort involved making the T-connector not leak at its juncture with the water main valve.

So what about the product itself? Now I know why my friend was so excited about the toilets in Japan... such a simple thing... making such a big difference. It works exactly as intended. Indeed, the stream can be a bit harsh - go easy on that dial! Like using a sonic toothbrush, it probably takes some getting used to.

My only design gripe is that the control-panel is so obviously a downgrade from a fancier version - there's a big metal button where another dial or control would be. Thusly it comes across that the control panel is a lot bigger than it needs to be, it would be nice if it was downsized or streamlined.

An unexpected plus - the label on my control panel is a very light gray, not bright orange/red as shown in the pictures. I think mine looks a lot better, and less obtrusive. It's already obvious enough that there is "some crazy gadget" connected to my toilet - I'm grateful that there are, by luck, no bright colors involved.

- easy to install

- very clean and easy to use

- highly recommended