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Japanese company warns its electric toilets may catch fire
The Columbus Dispatch ^
| April 16, 2007
| AP
Posted on 04/16/2007 4:54:56 AM PDT by Slump Tester
TOKYO—Japan's leading toilet maker Toto is offering free repairs for 180,000 bidet toilets after wiring problems caused several to catch fire, the company said today.
The electric bidet accessory of Toto's Z series caught fire in three separate incidents between March 2006 and March 2007, according to company spokeswoman Emi Tanaka.
"Fortunately, nobody was using the toilets when the fire broke out and there were no injuries," Tanaka said. "The fire would have been just under your buttocks."
The company will repair 180,000 toilet units manufactured between May 1996 and December 2001 for free, she said. A manufacturing defect is thought to have led to the faulty wiring.
Toto has been a pioneer in high-tech toilets fitted with pressurized water sprayers — a standard fixture in Japanese homes.
The popular Z series features a pulsating massage spray, a power dryer, built-in-the-bowl deodorizing filter, the "Tornado Wash" flush and a lid that opens and closes automatically. Prices range from $1,680 to $2,600.
The model is not sold overseas.
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KEYWORDS: bidet; buttocks; fire; toilet
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"The fire would have been just under your buttocks."I hate when that happens!
To: Slump Tester
Speak of being in a hot seat...
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posted on
04/16/2007 4:57:31 AM PDT
by
GSlob
To: Slump Tester
I have one of these gizmos from Toto's biggest competitor in Japan. I realize it is a very unconventional device in North America, but it is one of the best hygenic items I own in the home.
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posted on
04/16/2007 4:58:15 AM PDT
by
GWB00
(Barbara Streisand barely made it out of high school.)
To: Slump Tester
The mind conjures up the picture of flames shooting up instead of water.
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posted on
04/16/2007 4:58:19 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: Slump Tester
Just bumping, because this is gonna be a classic thread...
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posted on
04/16/2007 4:59:14 AM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("We're Living In A Twilight World..."- Swingout Sister)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
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posted on
04/16/2007 4:59:58 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Pin The Fail On The Donkies!)
To: Slump Tester
Liar, liar, pants on fire!
Hot seat time!
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:00:51 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: Slump Tester
One wonders what is there to burn?
Visions of such a fire causes one to cringe but the question of what could burn persists.
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:03:55 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. Don't eat Spinich. The spinich growers are against the war and funding our troops)
To: Slump Tester
An electric toilet, what could possibly go wrong? I hope it is equipped with an Asphalt Circuit Interruptor.
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:07:59 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: bert
And why can’t the “Tornado Wash” flush extinguish the fire?
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:08:36 AM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: Slump Tester
The headline is good enough. Why clutter it up with a story?
To: Slump Tester
Nothing says “Fun” like a flaming toilet...
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:11:38 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Never let it be said that there are things we would never let be said.)
To: Enterprise
While in college, a plumber accidentally connected the hot water line to the toilets in a woman's dorm instead of the cold water.
The girls discoveed it when they got up and steam was rising from all the toilets.
The university decided to hire its own full-time plumber.
To: Slump Tester
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:15:44 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
To: Slump Tester
You know what burns my ass?
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:18:11 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
More like bidet inferno....burn baby burn
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:19:59 AM PDT
by
xp38
To: Military family member
While in college, a plumber accidentally connected the hot water line to the toilets in a woman's dorm instead of the cold water. Ouch! Water from a boiler wouldn't warm your buns, it would toast 'em!
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My Grandma, rest her soul, hooked her hot water to her toilet on purpose. She swore it took the chill out of those early morning calls of nature.
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:57:55 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(PLEASE! Someone throw some chlorine in the gene pool!)
To: martin_fierro; Slings and Arrows; rzeznikj at stout; MikeinIraq
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:59:25 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: Slump Tester
Their quality control is in the toilet. Or not.
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posted on
04/16/2007 5:59:37 AM PDT
by
ikka
To: grey_whiskers
Cheers!
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posted on
04/16/2007 6:00:33 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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