On 2015-11-14 11:37:22 +0000, Cindy Hamilton said:

> On Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7:19:51 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>
>> We had the swing out arm type in Japan. Nothing perks you up faster
>> than a shot of cold water on your bitties at 4am! That or you can
>> stand up, turn around and turn the nossle down and wait 3-4 minutes for
>> it to get warm then turn it off, turn the head back up, and sit down.
>>
>> It was ok in summer though.
>
> I suppose if we had a bidet, I'd turn on the water at the sink when I
> entered the bathroom, let it run while I was doing my thing, and
> then it might be warm enough. I'd probably have to resort to the
> tank-top copy of the Farmer's Almanac while I was waiting for the water
> to arrive from the basement hot water tank to the 1st floor bathroom.

Coming in late (probably a good thing) on this discussion. We've spent
a lot of time in Japan over the past 12 years, and six weeks there last
year. Most of that time using these Toho Washlets:

http://tinyurl.com/p7cgkxc

Last November when we returned we replaced both the toilets with Toho's
with a Washlett B100 on them. (The article shows the S350e, not
dramatically different.) These units store heated water inside them.
So regardless of the distance to the water heater or season or
whatever, the water used in the spray is warmed.