Finding the best bidet for an elongated toilet
Finding the best bidet for an elongated toilet for your bathroom should not be difficult. However, matching it to your existing toilet bowl and investigating any limitations to installation requires some effort.
We know you are thinking about getting a bidet seat as part of your home innovation plan. If you are to purchase a bidet seat, the following information should be helpful to your buying journey.
What are the simple steps to follow before purchasing your bidet for elongated toilet?
- Finding the shape of your existing toilet for the elongated bidet seat
- Electrical requirement using a bidet seat.
- The optimized seat for both elongated and round bowl: Living Star bidet.
- Proper water pressure.
- Water opening valve.
Once you check the above, you shouldn’t have issues installing a bidet seat to your toilet before purchasing a bidet seat.
1. Shape and dimension of the toilet bowl
You can find the shape and dimensions of the bowl either by measuring the toilet bowl. Here is how you can check:
Measure the length of the bowl end to end.
The typical elongated bowl size runs between 19.29 to 23 inches. If the length is less than 19.29, that is a round bowl.
You can check further details of the differences between the round and elongated seats below.
| Round seat | Elongated seat |
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The Living Star 5900 and 7500 models meet both round or elongated bowls.
The Living Star bidet seats, the 5900 and 7500 elongated bidet models, fit both the round or elongated shape bowls.
Their length measures 20.27 inches while the round one typically runs 19.4 inches; they are only 0.87 inches longer than the round ones.
They should fit in round-shaped bowls as well since we designed them as “One-size-fits-all” bidet seats.
Living Star 5900 and 7500 dimension
The Living Star 7900 and 7100 models
Living Star 7900 Elongated Seat
The Living Star 7900 model works with elongated toilet bowels only, and it measures 21.02 inches long.
Living Star 7100 Elongated and Round Seat
The Living Star 7100 supports the elongated and round toilet bowls. See the detailed dimensions below:
| Elongated | 21.14 (L)x15.82(W)x6.06(H) |
| Round | 19.84(L)x15.82(W)x6.06(H) |
2. Electrical requirements – wattages, clean power, proper ground
Most of the time, you have a good power line coming to your bathroom. However, there could be an issue with the power line.
2.1 Why is checking wattage essential?
A bidet seat requires about 1100 watts in run-time, sufficiently supplying uninterrupted power to the bidet seat. If the capacity decreases under 1100 watts, then you will experience a sudden stop.
Most of the time, you have enough wattage coming to your bathroom. However, when you run a hair dryer in parallel with the bidet seat, and the bidet seat turns off by itself, you might have a wattage issue.
The best way is not to run another heavy electrical device in the bathroom at the same time
Check your bathroom wattage and what is the available wattage at the bathroom. If you have limited wattage, do not run another heavy device.
2.2 Check the AC outlet for proper ground.
Without proper ground, you may face multiple issues. The symptoms of no grounding may vary, including a sudden stop of the bidet unit, keystrokes won’t work, no water spray, etc. You can use a multimeter to check the ground.
3. Check to see if you have clean power.
Sometimes the bathroom may have power surges and noses in the power line. These will harm the bidet seat and other electrical devices in the bathroom. The easiest way to fix it is to install a power cleaner like Oneac.
4. Proper water pressure
The water pressure to your home comes between 45 to 80 psi (pounds per square inch), equivalent to 0.31 Mpa to 0.55 Mpa. Living Star bidet seats operate at 0.07 to 0.74 (MPa), accepting coverage for incoming water pressure.
5. Water opening valve
Most homes in the US embrace either 3/8″ or 1/2″ inches (about 99%). We support both sizes with a conversion nut. If you have other water opening sizes, contact us.
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Compare the remote control sizes.
Summary of the bidet for elongated toilet
We went through a step-by-step guide for finding the best bidet seat, covering electrical requirements, toilet bowl shape, water pressure, and valve sizes; it aims to assist you in choosing the correct bidet seat for your bathroom.
We also discussed installing a Living Star bidet seat by model. Please visit the article explaining how to install a bidet for installation.
Before leaving, please watch the video about the Living Star 7900 below.
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