VOVO VB-6000SE Electronic Smart Bidet Toilet Seat
VOVO VB-6000SE Electronic Smart Bidet Toilet Seat with Dryer, Heated Toilet Seat, Self-Cleaning Nozzle, LED Light, Made in Korea – Elongated
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Weight: | 5.83 kg |
Dimensions: | 53.5 x 39 x 18 cm; 5.83 Kilograms |
Model: | VB-6000SE |
Part: | VB-6000SE |
Colour: | White |
Batteries Required: | No |
Batteries Included: | Alkaline |
Manufacture: | VOVO Corporation |
Dimensions: | 53.5 x 39 x 18 cm; 5.83 Kilograms |
I bought this to go in the main bathroom to make life easier for my wife who has severe peripheral neuropathy (affects balance and coordination). The holes in the toilet pan turned out to be too far apart for the seat fittings, so it went into the en-suite instead. I had to provide a fused spur outlet and a new cold water feed to be able to connect up the Bidet/Seat but the fittings provided are high quality and this was not a problem. I used the double sided tape to fix the remote as it had to go on a mirror tile, but that worked well. The functions of the seat are brilliant – it makes such a difference. We use a fraction of the toilet paper we did and there is much less risk of soiling transferring to hands. Overall absolutely sold on the improvement in personal hygeine, so much so that a couple of months later I bought a complete toilet replacement for the main bathroom (The Vovo Stylement) which is even better as it has a very good (airline style) flush system, an effective deoderiser and automatic lid.
The only downsides I have found are the remote control writing is too small to read without glasses, so I used a marker pen to add B, F, and D (back, front and dry) to the buttons. As someone noted, it is easy to knock the remote off its holder, so I also added a perspex wrap around cover, which has resolved this.
Overall highly recommended
Having used many of these over the years, I was finally able to get one for use at home. British regulations make them difficult to get and install in a bathroom.
Overall it’s good. Comfortable, set warmer and water warmer work well. Warmed air could be a bit hotter I feel. The thing that makes the Japanese ones better is the water pressure. Even on the highest setting, it’s not very powerful. It still works, but it doesn’t seem to do as good a job as the Japanese models. If they were not 3x the price, I’d have got one of those.
The limitation may be the mains water pressure in my area, which is low. You aren’t allowed to pump water from the mains, so presumably the maximum pressure is the mains water pressure. Your area may be better.
This does what it says on the tin. It’s cost-effective and functional. After wiring was done to provide a electrical connection fitting was easy, and I had to pay 50 to my plumber. So fitting is straightforward.The remote control is easy to use.
This toilet seat is amazing* I don’t know how I will cope with standard toilets when I leave my house. The curiosity and search for a better toilet peaked after a holiday in Japan – we are practically cave people in comparison! This toilet seat does as advertised; sit on a warm toilet seat (not sure I will switch that on in summer but is lovely right now), cleans where required (once you get the nozzle set in the correct position) and it cleans itself, what’s not to love. The air dryer is weak but the instructions do say to part dry with toilet paper for the best experience. The seat is really easy to plumb in (will have to permanently sort electrics via an electrician though). I will get another one for the second toilet when funds allow. This seat isn’t cheap but it is worth the cost.
Customer service are the best ever! The seat and their service are so good I just want to keep buying these seats, just incase no more ever! :'(
The Fan is good, deodoriser really works&Def worth paying that Bit more, water instant warm, pressure is fantastic, why anyone says it’s not??
No complaints, why anyone could? Packaging was brilliant, product was quality everything from the instructions(laminated) to the fittings.
It was easy, painfree(apart from my own pipework). Followed instructions, only I put metal lipped bracket wrong way up so seat moved. Turned other way &sturdy as our Bemis.
The fittings for this are good quality & better than other seats. They proved 2 different bracket fitting options, 1for normal loos,screw attachments& 1 for hidden loo,where can’t access bolt hole underneath. Where a plug in bracket included.
The only problem I had, was my pipework was rigid&angled,so I had too move the actual flusher in cistern, up out way to get the t attachment on. Then screw cistern flush attachment back.
Did take little while for my brain to think what to do with this. I did also stupidly try to remove the bottom main nut from pipe,(what idiot wondered y not coming away, glad it didn’t gulp)so please don’t touch your main pipe nuts etc..as if you would.
Anyway was all simple pipe to loo seat, plug in & way to go.
The lid is not rigid, but it’s strong, though I put pressure on it tightening the bolt behind the Pipework& the seat lid made a scary I’m going to break noise, lucky thankfully didn’t.
So no pressure on it please. As because it moves each side up down, it has play, it’s not going to support a solid mass on it.
I can’t see it breaking although at first I thought was really low quality and would it’s not really tbf
The seat is thick no probs there . The only thing is the hole to the bowl, where your wee etc goes, is rather small compared to UK loo seats. So it’s noticeable at first, and tad squashy, (I’m not huge, obese,but yes I am not a slinky either).
So everyone has noticed the smaller hole &men have noticed there private area nearly touching the bowl, 1 is is bless it’s nothing to do with the seat positioning, it’s perfect. But no one really complained about it not working for them.
I do at times struggle to get the water position right, so I’m not sure it’s really designed with us Brits in mind. But you get it to work for you, no problems. Though I get water sprayed on back seat a lot. And have had shoot out the front.
However it’s a life saver for 2 family members, with severe M.E. who went through hell& sheer exhaustion& time, trying to clean themselves. Made them crash a lot& loo 2 was a burden& misery..
Not anymore, it takes mins to get to the stage took hour+to reach, as they have to have breaks between wiping due to fatigue & exhaustion, from doing the loo& trying to clean.
So this is a godsend & also for member family, has problems with no 2, the turbo mode , got them from severe pain, to needing ambulance, thinking it’s kidneys,to sigh of relief, messy loo.
So this is extremely important for disabled people. It’s brilliant &so.are the sellers they are astounding service after care. Xxxx love love love love love. Xxx
After using the vovo toilet seat for several months i can honestly say I am impressed. The build quality is very good and as several people have asked “can you sit on the lid” the answer is yes I weigh 106 Kg and have sat on the lid several times without any damage. All the various settings work well but I must admit that once I found the correct temp, pressure and angle so to speak I have had no reason to change them. The heated seat works well and gets to the desired temp very quickly but to be honest I don’t use it because its never feels that cold, even the odour vent seems to work but how I have no idea.
The remote control feels very robust and well made with all functions easy to find and operate, I have wall mounted mine next to the loo so it never leaves its holster.
The first few time used I was a little worried about the water temp being correct i.e. not to hot but up to now no problems what so ever with the temp being the same every time.
The LED light would be handy if it came on automatically but it has to be switched on manually so I never use it. The toilet seat has to be lifted manually as opposed to being automatic.
Power consumption is very small and according to their technical department its 10 watt per hour in saver mode and 1100 watts when in full use ie water heating etc. While on the subject of technical department I had a few questions regarding fitting and use, they got back to me very promptly and were very helpful.
In summary, the vovo is a well made piece of kit with lots of features and it certainly does the job it is
designed to do, I have recently had a hip replacement and found it a great help in maintaining personnel hygiene. Has it been a good purchase or just a fad, put it this way, I would hate to go back to the old method.
Hope this is useful and if you need any further help just ask.
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. We went for the non fragrance version which is currently about 100 extra. 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.
Am very impressed by this product. Out of the gate this obviously a slightly awkward one to review, but I shall do my best.
Installation was surprisingly easy – it just tees into your normal cistern connection for plumbing, and the mounting bracket gives a good amount of adjustment. Do make sure you get the right size. You will need an electrical socket or wiring point near your loo, please talk to a qualified electrician if you need advice on that.
The quality is excellent, with a great range of functions. Each of these is adjustable; e.g there are 5 levels of water pressure and 3 levels of temperature. You can also adjust the position of the nozzle via the controller, so easy for households to change setting to suit individual. It does everything you could possibly want; cleaning, deodorising, drying, heated seat.
The controller is clearly labelled and easy to use. It comes with a magnetic mounting bracket that can be fixed to your wall for convenience.
Since these are a relatively new thing in the uk it’s worth pointing out that they really do work. You probably still want some loo roll handy, but you’ll use far less. This seat specifically also does a great job of keeping the nozzle clean – it will self clean automatically when it retracts, though you can extend it fully (as in pic) if you want to do a more thorough job. So no hygiene concerns.
The quality seems excellent, though obviously I haven’t had it long. It’s made in Korea, home of Samsung, Hyundai, LG etc so you can expect high standards of manufacture. All the instructions and buttons are in clear English. You are also ordering direct from the manufacturer, so expect the best prices and service.
Overall great product, highly recommended. A fully functional seat without having to spend a fortune on a new loo.
Also please do not judge my bathroom, I am in the process of redecorating!