Too funny. That's like wondering why the computer doesn't work only to find it's not plugged in. I don't have a heated toilet seat. But in my car, yes indeed. And my spoiled tush loves it. Especially on mornings like these. Glad you're making progress on the remodel. Today is the first time in weeks that I feel like we are making some too. Plumbing and electrical inspections down. It's time to move on to insulation and drywall. Woo hoo!

Raehelen, I can relate.

Sat down last week to a VERY warm seat. Surprised the heck out of me, my wife had cranked it up that morning. Took me a half second to realize..."oh...so nice!"

The warm water does run out after a bit. I've gotten used to the transition from warm to tepid to cold water if we run several cycles, that doesn't bother me. But a cold blast right off the bat? Yup, that can be a bit of a surprise.

The drying feature, I don't use that so much. I'm not a fan of it. Pun intended.

rachelen: "Then, no one told me it takes 3 minutes for the dry cycle!"

It can, but need not. Two panels (squares) of "strong" toilet paper, folded together to make a double layer single panel, will blot 99 percent of the water in a second, then the warm air will need no more than ten seconds to finish the job.

Raehelen, herring maven taught me the same technique :) works like a charm. The dryer is just fluff, (pun intended too). When I get my next Inax, I will op out of the higher wattage dryer and save some money.

The warm seat is wonderful. I didn't know I'd like it either. When our power goes out and comes back on, my Inax model resets the seat to the high setting and has to be turned down to low. I never used the seat warmer until my daughter came home to visit and turned it on. She is of the type that takes advantage of all luxuries. So I tolerated the warm seat function until she left. Well, I couldn't bring myself to turn it off so it's still on. Come spring I'll likely shut it off again.

So happy for you. Things are coming along.

Ah! Thanks Herring Maven! I actually had to do research online, and there wasn't really any info on the intricacies of actually using the thing! I was doing it backwards...dryer then blotting. Will try that way next time! In fact one site said I had to flush before using the dryer (for obvious reasons, it said). Well, I couldn't stomach the idea of sitting there while toilet flushed (for obvious reasons), and just couldn't find any info anywhere to corroborate that! Have since found (now that I'm 24 hours experienced...LOL), that I don't have to sit for complete cycles of washing or drying. Guess I will learn when enough is enough! I have found the dryer sometimes encourages me to 'leak a little', and then I have to start the process all over...guess I'm going to have to educate myself...am really happy though...not sure if DH will ever use it...but I'm betting the engineer in him will give in eventually! LOL

Enduring, the moment I stepped on our tile floor, I went "oh crap (no pun intended), maybe I should have got underfloor heating!" DH has since discovered a product that we could install under the subfloor from the basement...that may be a viable option. Will see how I endure (pun intended) using the BR with cold floors! What I love and hate about this whole DIY home reno is that we are sort of blindly trudging through new territory for us. What sometimes seems commonplace on GW is totally foreign, so I really dismissed needing underfloor heating and I assumed I would never use the seat warmer either. Not only has it not been turned off, today I turned it up one notch! But, I am thinking it will go off once warm weather arrives. BTW, I keep my house @ 60F during the day in winter, so I like it on the cool side.