Two years ago, I made a decision to replace the regular toilet at home with a smart toilet that was all the rage at the time. However, just two years later, I chose to switch back to a regular toilet. Let me tell you why.
1. Advantages of smart toilets: high-end, hygienic and convenient
1. High-end
The design of the smart toilet is really eye-catching, with a fashionable appearance and a full sense of technology. Compared to traditional toilets, it is larger in size, more finely made, and the result after installation is truly impressive. Moreover, the smart toilet has more functions, such as light prompts, automatic heating seats, induction flip covers, etc., which make me feel more convenient and comfortable than ever.
2. Hygiene
Smart toilets also have a lot of advantages in terms of hygiene. Its automatic flushing function is cleaner and more hygienic than traditional toilet methods, and it also has a sterilizing effect to ensure a higher level of cleanliness. In addition, the smart toilet can also flush automatically, avoiding the embarrassment and hygiene problems caused by forgetting to flush the toilet.
3. Convenient
The use of smart toilets is indeed more convenient. There is no need to flush the water manually, there is no need to worry about forgetting to flush, and it is very worry-free to use. Moreover, its automatic flip function also makes me feel very convenient.
Second, the disadvantages of smart toilets: high-end, hygienic and convenient
Despite the many advantages of smart toilets, I found some unbearable disadvantages in the process of using them.
1. Maintenance problems
The repair cost of smart toilets is really high, and the failure rate is relatively high. During use, I encountered the problem of inappropriate water spray pressure and finally had to install a booster pump to solve it. In addition, once there is a failure, the maintenance cost can often be hundreds of yuan or even higher, which makes people feel distressed.
2. Poor self-cleaning ability
Although smart toilets can flush automatically, the self-cleaning effect is not ideal. The water spout often needs to be cleaned manually, otherwise it will become very dirty. Moreover, smart toilets also need to be brushed frequently, otherwise stains will hang on the bottom, which will get worse and worse over time.
3. The sense of experience is average
This smart toilet I bought always felt that the water flow was insufficient and the flushing was not clean during use. It is necessary to rinse twice or more times each time to achieve satisfactory results. Moreover, once it fails, the smart toilet simply cannot be used, which is very unbearable.
3. The reason for replacing it with a regular toilet
After going through these problems, I finally decided to switch back to a regular toilet.
There are also 3 reasons for switching back to a regular toilet:
Cheap, durable and customary.
1. Cheap
The price of a regular toilet is really very affordable. The ordinary toilet I bought only cost more than 2,000 yuan, while the smart toilet I bought before cost more than 5,000 yuan. In comparison, the cost performance of ordinary toilets is really very high.
2. Durability
I am also very satisfied with the durability of a regular toilet. Its spare parts are relatively simple, except for the toilet itself, there is only the flushing mechanism of the water tank. Such a design allows ordinary toilets to last for many years without failing, and even if they do, they are very easy to repair.
3. Habits
It's really hard to change the habit of going to the toilet for many years, I've been using a regular toilet for more than ten years, and it's really hard to adapt to a smart toilet all of a sudden. Moreover, the way of using smart toilets and traditional toilets is very different, and I always feel that I can't flush cleanly, so I am still more accustomed to using traditional toilets.
Fourth, before and after feelings
After switching back to a regular toilet, I felt more comfortable and convenient than ever. While smart toilets have many advantages, they may not be suitable for me. Everyone's usage habits and needs are different, so you also need to consider your actual situation when choosing a toilet.
In general, both smart toilets and ordinary toilets have their own advantages and disadvantages and applicable scenarios, which type of toilet to choose needs to be weighed and considered according to their actual situation, can not blindly follow the trend or only value the advantages of one aspect and ignore other aspects, after all, what suits you is the best choice.
epilogue
From this experience of changing the toilet, I also learned a truth: while pursuing new things, we should also consider our actual needs and habits, and only in this way can we make the most suitable choice for ourselves. I hope that you can also think more when choosing a toilet and choose the most suitable product for yourself.