The Bidet Math Β· Business

The real cost of toilet paper isn't the paper

You also pay staff to order, stock, swap and bag it. This tool counts only the restrooms you'll actually upgrade β€” so the saving and the investment line up honestly.

The sector just sets a rough starting guess for how busy a toilet is. Your own roll count beats our guess β€” enter it if you have it.

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$0.60
60%
πŸ’΅ Paper bill saved / year
$0
🧻 Rolls avoided / year
0
🌍 COβ‚‚ avoided / year
0 kg
πŸ’§ Water saved / year
0 L
least-certain figure
⏱️ Capacity value (optional)
$0
1.0 min
$16
The headline number is the hard-dollar paper bill you stop paying. The "capacity value" is separate on purpose: freed-up staff minutes only become real cash if hours, overtime or outsourced work actually go down β€” so we don't add it to the headline. Set handling time to 0 to ignore it.
Commercial premises: read this before the payback number persuades you. The 2024 International Plumbing Code requires a bidet’s water supply to be protected against backflow by an air gap or an appropriate backflow preventer. The attachment costed on this page documents no backflow protection at all, and we could not find its maker in an official listing directory β€” only a partial list of test sections. A homeowner can weigh that themselves. A restaurant, hotel or office is inspected, and a facilities manager who installs twenty of these on the strength of a payback calculation is the person who gets asked for the listing. Get a licensed plumber to confirm what your supply already provides, and expect that a listed product with an integral vacuum breaker may be the specifiable option even though it costs more. The full audit, with sources β†’
Start a 30-day pilot β€” the attachment we recommend (1–2 units) β†’ Home calculator (for your household) β†’

Affiliate links β€” we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Pilot first, then scale: buy 1–2 units, count rolls for 30 days, and let your own numbers make the bulk decision (Amazon Business carries the same models).

πŸ“₯ Get the 1-page business case (free PDF)

A procurement checklist, payback table and pilot protocol β€” made for facility managers.

Download the business case (PDF) β†’

Free, no email needed β€” the one-page business case for your next budget meeting.

Assumptions & sources (we show our math)