Consumers are being warned not to install DIY hoses and bidets during the global COVID-19 crisis, after an article titled “Australian Ingenuity Saves the Day Again” was published in the Sunday Mail (Courier Mail) on 5 April highlighting a DIY toilet conversion.
The article states “with all the toilet nonsense going on at the moment, my partner attached a simple hose to our toilet (in flow) tap, so we now hose rather than wipe – a bit like a bidet.”
Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ), the peak industry body representing the plumbing industry, warns Queenslanders that this type of installation is illegal and could put the health and safety of your family at risk. Plumbing, drainage and gas work is not DIY.