How to add a bidet sprayer to a bathtub faucet
Connecting a handheld bidet sprayer to a bathtub faucet requires routing around existing shower diverters and dealing with tight bathroom layouts. Standard bidet T-adapters do not fit standard tub spouts, leaving people stuck with leaks or forced to reconfigure the entire plumbing assembly behind the wall.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Connecting a sprayer to the water supply where it enters the toilet tank
- 2Using a showerhead with an integral spray wand small enough to be a bidet sprayer
- 3Piecing together different brass valves and fittings
- 4Calling emergency plumbing services to fix leaks and tighten components
- 5Moping up tank water with sponges or towels and placing a bucket underneath
- 6Asking a friend to assist with the installation task
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’d like to replace the tub faucet with something that has an integrated diverter for a handheld bidet sprayer. But it still needs to have a diverter pull for the shower head.”source ↗
“I cant think of any way of pulling off what you want other than a multi outlet diverter that has to get that entire assembly reconfigured.”source ↗
“Yes I could do the toilet connection but the bathroom is so cramped that this faucet is arm’s reach from the toilet and I like the idea of a hot water option.”source ↗
“I was trying to install a bidet on my own last night and I was trying to unscrew this part (pictured above) so that i could connect the T-adapter that came with the bidet.”source ↗
“I ended up having to call emergency plumbing at my apartment to at least tighten the thing so water wouldnt leak.”source ↗
“Im afraid to try it again without any help so i might ask one of my friends to assist with the task if i do try it again.”source ↗
Where this came up
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