| Nothing worse in the morning (or middle of the night | | | | over room temperature. On some of the more |
| for that matter) than to have to get out of your | | | | expensive brands, you will have a choice of |
| warm comfy cozy bed and have to go sit on a cold | | | | temperature settings. On some of those models, you |
| toilet. There is just no way to warm one up. Putting | | | | can set the temperature as high as 104 degrees. I |
| a towel on it won't do it. I once had a family member | | | | see no reason why you would need to, but it is a |
| "swear" that keeping the toilet on top of the seat | | | | personal choice. |
| keeps it warm. Needless to say that doesn't | | | | You need to be concerned about electrical appliances |
| work.What does work is a heated toilet seat. | | | | near water. For safety reasons you should only plug |
| Heated toilet seats are one of those little things you | | | | a seat into a ground fault circuit interrupter, also |
| need to do for yourself every now and then. It gives | | | | known as a GFCI. Most towns have it code to have |
| you comfort and keeps you from freezing your, well | | | | GFCI receptacles in a bathroom. They just make |
| you know off. | | | | good sense for safety. These seats to not draw |
| You can find them in some of the larger retail stores, | | | | much power. One website says its about the |
| but for the most part you will have to find them | | | | equivalent of 2 night lights worth of power. |
| online. I have found 1 that goes for just under $40 | | | | Depending on your price range, you can find heated |
| to some that are over $200. Now I can't see much | | | | seats with many options. You can find them with a |
| difference in the seats. Kohler sells one toward the | | | | set and forget power save mode for temperature. |
| upper end of the price range. The Toto heated toilet | | | | Some will come with fans and deodorizing systems. |
| seat is another popular model. Shop around; they are | | | | For easy cleaning you should look for ones with the |
| made in many styles and colors. It shouldn't be hard | | | | quick release hinge. This allows you to quickly remove |
| for you to find one that will match your bathroom. | | | | the seat to clean those hard to get areas. |
| How does it work? Very simply the seat is plugged | | | | Treat yourself good. Start your day off right with a |
| into a wall receptacle in order to warm the seat. The | | | | heated toilet seat. |
| seat will generally heat to about 20 to 25 degrees | | | | |