European toilet for a bidet seat
The European toilet is often a square shape or a 1-inch drop horizontally from the water tank supply, which causes an issue with installing a bidet seat.
The dimensions of some of them measure 14 inches in width and 19.5 inches long, requiring a bidet seat with 19.5 inches and 20.5 inches to fit them properly.
A typical round-shaped bidet runs between 19.4 inches and 20 inches long.
What does it mean by a 1-inch drop of the toilet bowl horizontally?
As shown in the image to the right, the edge of the toilet from the water tank measures 5.5 inches, and it drops 1 inch horizontally until the end of the toilet bowl.
When you install a bidet seat on the European toilet, there is space between the bidet seat and toilet bowl, 1 inch higher vertically from 5.5 inches to 14 inches, rising 1 inch from the bowl, destabilizing the bidet seat and bringing potential issues as time goes by.
How can you fix the 1-inch drop of the toilet bowl horizontally?
There is no 100% perfect solution to fix this 1-inch drop of the toilet bowl horizontally since it requires a specially made bidet seat to fill the 1-inch gap. However, there is a solution close to the perfect.
Use a fixing plate with a riser.
You can try a fixing plate with a riser that supports a 1-inch gap so the bidet seat can sustain a straight line horizontally. This fixing plate with a riser offers to maintain the bidet seat for a long time; however, it limits weight since there is still a gap between the bidet seat and the toilet bowl.
Use a filler between the bidet seat and the toilet bowl.
You may also consider using a pair of durable plastic as a filler for the space between the bidet seat and toilet bowl, using custom-made 1-inch fillers for both sides.
What about the length of the bidet seat?
You can look for a 19.4-inch to 20.5-inch long bidet seat and consider a round or elongated shape bidet seat. If your European toilet is close to the square, choose an elongated shape bidet with a 20-inch to 20.5-inch length.
The Living Star 5900 or 7500 bidet seats measure 20.28 inches long and 14 inches wide, fitting with the European toilet that measures less than 20.5 inches long.
Why does the Living Star bidet is an ideal solution for the European toilets?
Living Star elongated 5900 and 7500 models have been designed as one-size-fits-all bidet seats, meaning they can work on elongated or round bidet seats. They measure 20.28 inches long, also fitting on round seats, which are typically 19.5 inches in length.
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