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TOKYO (Reuters) -
Users of
Japan's high-tech toilets, which are equipped with heated seats
and automated warm-water bidets, are being warned of possible
dire consequences after fires were sparked by worn-out wiring on
older models.
"If you see any sort of malfunction with them, you should get
the toilet checked immediately and get it repaired,'' said
Shoichi Yashiro of the local Higashi-Murayama Fire Department in
Tokyo.
At least four fires this year have been traced to older versions
of the "Washlet'' toilets, which often baffle foreigners with
their plethora of buttons but are de rigueur for many Japanese
households. No one has been injured so far.
The toilets -- priced at $600 to $3,500 -- are so popular after
two decades on the market that nearly 40 percent of households
have one or more units.
A spokesman for toilet maker Toto said not all older models were
dangerous and the devices were good for about a decade of use.
But he added that units should be replaced at the first sign of
trouble.
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