Brondell Swash CL1700

Model CL1700-EW

Warm wateryes
Needs an outletyes
Heated seatyes

Brondell's Costco-exclusive luxury seat — you won't find it anywhere but Costco stores and Costco.com, currently $249.99 after an instant discount off the $399.99 regular price. It's essentially a cost-reduced Swash 1400: same instant ceramic heating with endless warm water (hot in about 10 seconds), programmable remote with two user presets and a dock, warm-air dryer, carbon deodorizer, and night light — but a single stainless nozzle instead of the 1400's dual wands, and a 1-year warranty instead of three.

Approx. price

~$249

Best for Costco members, full stop — no other channel sells endless warm water, a remote, and presets anywhere near $250.

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Specifications

Water heating: Tankless (Instant Heat)
Controls: Wireless Remote
Toilet fit: Elongated & Round versions
Power: Needs GFCI outlet within 4 ft
Spray pressure: Adjustable spray & pressure
Nozzle: Stainless self-cleaning nozzle
Install: 30 min DIY
Warranty: 1-year limited

Features

Warm wateryes
Heated seatyes
Warm air dryeryes
Wireless remoteyes
Night lightyes
Deodorizeryes
Self-cleaning nozzleyes
Feminine washyes

Costco Exclusive
Endless Warm Water
$250 Tankless

What owners like

+The cheapest endless-warm-water seat in America when discounted: $249.99 gets instant ceramic heating that the $299-street LE99 (hybrid, finite) and $349 Toto S2 can't match on duration
+Programmable remote with two per-user presets plus a wall dock — preset recall is a $479 Swash 1400 feature elsewhere
+Automatic carbon deodorizer engages the moment you sit; the entire sub-$300 LE line omits deodorizers entirely
+Costco's famously liberal return policy functions as an informal extended warranty that outclasses the paper 1-year coverage
+Nearly 4,000 Costco reviews give it a real-world track record most 'exclusive channel' products lack
+Stainless self-cleaning nozzle, blue night light, and sub-30-minute install round out a spec sheet with no obvious holes

Common complaints

−Costco-exclusive: no membership, no seat — and warranty service routes through Brondell while returns route through Costco, which confuses owners
−Single 2-in-1 nozzle where the Swash 1400 runs separate rear and front stainless wands — the biggest hardware cut from the flagship
−1-year warranty versus the 1400's 3-year tiered coverage — Brondell knows which seat is the flagship
−Costco reviews carry recurring remote-reliability and dead-unit complaints that the 1400's reviews don't
−The warm-air dryer is widely panned as weaker than most — 'weaker than most' is a direct quote from the review consensus
−Regular price is $399.99 — at full freight the calculus changes and a discounted Swash 1400 or Bio Bidet BB-1000 becomes the better buy

Questions buyers ask

Can I buy it without a Costco membership?

No — it's a genuine Costco exclusive, sold only in stores and on Costco.com. No membership, no seat.

Is the warm water really endless at $250?

Yes — it uses the same instant ceramic heating approach as the $479 Swash 1400, making it the cheapest endless-warm-water seat in America when discounted to $249.99. Nothing else at the price matches it on duration: the LE99's hybrid is finite and the Toto S2's is too.

Why do Costco reviews run cooler than the Swash 1400's?

Recurring remote-reliability and dead-unit complaints in Costco reviews set it apart from the Swash 1400, and the warm-air dryer is widely panned as weaker than most. The saving grace: Costco's famously liberal return policy functions as an informal extended warranty beyond the paper 1-year coverage.

How does warranty service work with Costco in the middle?

Returns route through Costco while warranty service routes through Brondell, which genuinely confuses owners — decide early which path you're taking if a unit acts up. For outright failures, most owners just use Costco's return desk.

What did Brondell cut versus the Swash 1400?

The biggest cut is the single 2-in-1 nozzle where the 1400 runs separate rear and front stainless wands, plus 1-year warranty versus the 1400's 3-year coverage. At the $249.99 discount price those cuts are easy to forgive; at the $399.99 regular price, a discounted 1400 or Bio Bidet BB-1000 becomes the better buy.

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