How To Clean Up Bidet Seat? | Living Star
Scheduled Cleaning Helps
The bidet seat requires scheduled cleaning for hygiene, which is the prime reason to use a bidet. Regular cleaning helps to prevent any bacteria or molds from developing in the seat and its surroundings. Also, scheduled cleaning helps the longevity of the bidet seat.
Which part of a bidet seat to clean?
Here are the components of a bidet seat need for cleaning:
- Bidet nozzle
- Seat and lid
- Underneath the bidet and above the toilet bowl, the space is inaccessible
Step by Step Easily Cleaning Bidet
- Remove the entire bidet unit from the base to clean the unreachable space between the bidet seat and the toilet bowl.
- Clean the bidet seat part
- Clean the bidet lid
- Clean the bidet nozzle
Why do you need to remove the entire bidet seat?
The source of the odor
If you use a bidet seat for more than one(1) month, you may experience odor from the toilet bowl and bidet seat.
Eliminating odor
The source of the smell persists until you remove the entire bidet seat and clean up the source of the area, which is unreachable and blocked by the bidet seat.
Lifting the bidet seat allows cleaning the blocked area thoroughly to eliminate the unpleasant odor.
Remove the bidet seat from the base.
Press the release button on the right-hand side of the bidet seat shown in the picture to the right, then detach the unit from the base.
How to remove the entire bidet seat?
- Press the detachment button.
2. Remove the bidet seat from the base fixed by two(2) plates.
How to clean up the toilet bowl, lid, and seat?
Cleaning the toilet bowl
Once the unit is detached, you can use chemicals to clean and sanitize the toilet bowl.
Ensure to apply the chemical compound to the toilet bowl only.
Cleaning the bidet seat part
When cleaning the bidet seat, please remember NOT to use a too-strong chemical compound that can crack the seat.
Try with a wet scratch cloth to clean up the bidet. Ensure to clean both sides.
Click here for further details on why you should not use too-strong chemical cleaning compounds on the bidet seat.
Cleaning the lid
The top lid is one of the easy parts to clean. Use a warm and wet soft cloth or towel to clean it up. It could be better to use a scratch-free microfiber towel.
Impurities and contaminants always make the lid and seat vulnerable; therefore, you want to cleanse them regularly.
Use a wet cloth when cleaning the seat and lid (if you have to use a cleaning agent, use a mild one.)
Use wet cloth when cleaning the seat and lid (if you have to use a cleaning agent, use a mild one.)
Cleaning Bidet Nozzle
A bidet nozzle is the most critical component of a bidet seat since it serves as a sprayer with the right amount of water, pressure, and temperature.
Sometimes, the nozzle becomes unfunctional because the impurities or contaminants block the water opening on the nozzle. Therefore, ensure to cleanse it all the time.
Manual Nozzle Cleaning
Living Star bidets offer three(3) options to clean the nozzle: self-nozzle cleaning, pressing a cleansing button to clean the nozzle or manual cleaning. However, a manual cleaning bidet nozzle is a necessity to clean the nozzle thoroughly.
How to clean up the nozzle manually?
Here is how to clean up the bidet nozzle on Living Star.
Press the nozzle cleaning key for 3 seconds, and then the nozzle will be out for 2 minutes for a manual clean.
Use a soft cloth with warm water when cleaning the nozzle. You can also clean it up with a soft brush.
Be careful not to block the nozzle with any material. Below is the nozzle configuration for each Living Star bidet model.
Check the construction of the bidet nozzle before cleaning.
Bidet Sprayer Nozzle for 5900, 7100
Bidet Sprayer Nozzle for 7500, 7900
About the self-nozzle cleaning
The nozzle gets cleaned up automatically after the use of the bidet seat. Living Star Bidet seats provide a self-nozzle cleaning.
Also, it provides a function key to clean up the nozzle automatically when you press the Nozzle Clean button on the keyboard. Then, the system cleans the nozzle automatically.
The nozzle moves back and forth automatically 8 to 10 times; the duration and number of nozzle movements depend on the Living Star bidet models. Below are the details of the nozzle cleaning.
Self-cleaning and manual nozzle cleaning
| 5900 | 7500 | 7900 | |
| Automatic Nozzle Cleaning with the functional key (nozzle moves to clean itself) | 10 times | 8 times | 10 times |
| Duration of pressing the “Nozzle Cleaning” button for manual cleaning | 3 seconds | 3 seconds | 3 seconds |
| Duration for the nozzle out from base | 2 minutes | 2 minutes | 2 minutes |
Upon completion of the cleaning
Once you finish cleaning the bidet parts, let it dry for a few minutes. After that, put the unit back in and check below if you have any issues associated with cleaning.
When you have a weak water pressure or no water spray after cleaning the nozzle
After the clean-up, if you experience any signs of weak water pressure or water not spraying, a blocked hole causes it. Then, take the bidet nozzle out by pressing the same key again and clean it up.
Living Star bidet seats are crack-resistant.
Living Star 5900, 7500, and 7900 seats are designed and manufactured with Polypropylene (PP) material that is crack-resistive, which prevents cracks and is less vulnerable to chemicals; however, you should avoid using chemicals. If you still have to use it, use a mild cleaner like Ajax.
| Living Star 5900 | Living Star 7500 | Living Star 7900 |
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