This Swash 1400 was purchased to replace an older model that failed after more than ten years. We have two other 1000 models and decided to get another one rather than repair the old one. Since it was the fourth Brondell I’ve installed it took about half an hour and I didn’t need to read instructions.Read more

While the plastic of the cover itself is a bit flimsy so you cannot sit on it, the other functions are spot on.

Had an issue with the water not warming up, contacted Toaleta (they replied with an email to my 'text chat') with steps that I can take. After following them now everything works perfectly.

For anyone that does not have space for a proper bidet (and even after, for some of the functions on this one) I highly recommend it

We've had it a week, so novelty value is still significant and obviously can't comment on durability. However, It's great. Falls into the sliced bread category of best things. Feels like a sparkling ring of confidence previously only seen in a toothpaste advert. Such a huge improvement on smearing life's unpleasant stuff around the unmentionables with paper that frankly has never been quite up to the job. The rest of the world can panic buy as much as they like. Ok, on a more serious note: it's a lot more robust than anticipated, being a big guy, that's important. The air dryer works, but it's not it's strongest feature. It's like the old fashioned public toilet hand dryers. They will do the job if you hang around long enough. Having said that, the water direction is so precise, very little gets wet. Maybe an insurance dab with the toilet paper when wearing powder pink, skin tight trousers and no undercrackers. It's tempting to try to speed things up by increasing the heat to level 3, but trust me, don't go there. Level 2 is plenty. Speaking of lights, I don't really get the LED bowl illumination. I like lights that highlight features of a room but the contents of a toilet is, in my book, not really a feature worthy of accent. Useful for those that wish to examine their bowel contents, I suppose. It's summer time so the heated seat is yet to earn it's crust. I'm surprised how quickly everything heats up. Even the water heats quickly. The bad points: As toilet seats go, it's expensive, but comparable to a year's supply of toilet paper for a family if 4 putting marginal electricity costs aside. The value of a squeaky clean bum is priceless, so it's well worth the outlay. The morning bathroom queue is now longer. The wash times-out when it's done it's thing, but it's too tempting to give other features a go. Curiosity got the better of me and I admit to trying out the lady bits setting. It's not a sleek look on our standard toilet. Looks a bit like a 'Peaky Blinders' over-sized flat cap. Would look much better on a modern toilet. It's on the list. It needs plumbing and electrical skills for installation. Plumbing is dead easy if there's a flexible hose water connector to a low level close coupled WC. In a separate WC, fitting a power socket is likely fairly straightforward, but if in a room with a bath or shower, it's a totally different ball game and not really a DIY job. I'm sold into the digital age of intimate washing. I'd never go back to the paper system.