What the WASHLET S5 Adds to a TOTO Toilet
The WASHLET S5 adds a warm-water wash, a heated seat and a warm air dryer to a TOTO toilet, plus the two self-cleaning systems TOTO builds into its mid-range seats. EWATER+ electrolyzes water into hypochlorous acid to keep the wand and bowl hygienic, and PREMIST wets the surface of the bowl before you use it, which aids in the removal of waste.
The body is tankless, so the warm water is heated as it flows rather than drawn from a small stored reservoir. TOTO lists the S5 with a nightlight and an intuitive remote that holds personalized settings for four users. The elongated seat is SW3446 and the round-front seat is SW3445; in a WASHLET+ set the seat is already paired to the right bowl, so bowl shape is a property of the set you pick rather than something you have to reconcile yourself.
What Is the Difference Between the WASHLET S5 and S7?
The difference between the WASHLET S5 and S7 is control and finish, not the quality of the wash. Both seats give you a heated seat, warm water, a warm air dryer, front and rear cleanse with oscillating and pulsating options, a self-cleaning wand and EWATER+.
TOTO's WASHLET comparison chart gives the S7 finer adjustment — five steps of air temperature and five of seat temperature, where the S5 has three of each — and adds a wide front cleanse the S5 does not have. The warranty differs too: TOTO warrants the S7 and S7A for two years from the date of purchase, and its other WASHLET seats for one. If those distinctions matter to you, compare the toilets with the WASHLET S7 before you decide.
Going the other way, the WASHLET S2 sets drop the nightlight and the tankless heating and sit below the S5 on price. If you want the seat on its own for a toilet you already own rather than as a matched set, that is a standalone TOTO WASHLET.
Which Toilets Are Compatible With a TOTO WASHLET?
WASHLETs fit most standard North American toilets, but four measurements decide it. TOTO asks you to check these before ordering a seat on its own:
- Bowl shape. An elongated bowl needs an elongated WASHLET and a round-front bowl needs a round-front WASHLET. Measure from the seat bolts to the front rim: about 16.5 inches is round, about 18.5 inches is elongated.
- Bolt spacing. You need roughly 5-1/2 inches between the centers of the two mounting holes.
- Clearance behind the bowl. TOTO wants at least 2 inches from the front of the tank to the center of the mounting holes on an elongated bowl, and between 1-3/4 and 2-1/2 inches on a round-front bowl depending on the WASHLET model, plus a minimum of 8 inches of open space from the toilet's center to the edge of the bowl's flat surface. A French-curve toilet may prevent installation.
- Power. A GFCI outlet within three feet of the toilet.
None of that applies to the sets on this page. A WASHLET+ set is a toilet and a WASHLET designed together, so the fit is settled at the factory and the supply and power connections are concealed. That is the practical reason to buy the complete WASHLET+ set instead of matching a seat to an existing bowl yourself.
Which TOTO Toilet Has the Best WASHLET?
Every toilet on this page carries the same WASHLET S5, so the question is really which toilet you want underneath it. The seat behaves identically on a Drake and on a Guinevere; what changes is the shape of the fixture, how tall it sits, how much water it uses and what your rough-in will take.
One-piece or two-piece
One-piece toilets in this collection — UltraMax, Soiree, Guinevere, Legato, Aimes, Aurora, Redington, Carlyle II and the one-piece Nexus — have no seam between tank and bowl, which is less to wipe around and usually a lower overall profile. Two-piece sets like Drake, Drake II, Drake Transitional, the two-piece Nexus, Aquia IV and Glaston separate the tank from the bowl, cost less for a comparable bowl, and are easier to carry upstairs. Browse the wider TOTO one-piece range if the styling matters more to you than the price gap.
Seat height
Several of these sets are Universal Height, which TOTO describes as taking into account people of all ages and abilities. It is the easier height to stand up from and the one to choose for a household with anyone who finds a low seat awkward. If that is the deciding factor, start from taller toilets and work back to the S5 sets within it.
Flush volume and rough-in
Flush volume ranges across this collection. TOTO's Drake two-piece uses the TORNADO FLUSH system, where two nozzles create a centrifugal, cyclonic rinsing action, at 1.28 GPF with CEFIONTECT glaze on the bowl. The Aquia IV is dual flush at 1.28 and 0.9 GPF. The 1G versions of Nexus, Glaston, Redington, Aurora and Carlyle II are listed at 1.0 GPF. On rough-in, 12 inches is the standard, and TOTO lists 10-inch and 14-inch options on some models such as the Aquia IV. Measure from the finished wall to the closet bolts before you order; the rough-in size guide shows how.