Toto Washlet S5 vs Toto Washlet S7

Toto

Toto Washlet S5

$649

4.7★ (20)

Toto

$1,099

4.6★ (265)

Quick take: The Toto Washlet S5 costs $450 less.

✓Four user presets on the remote (up from two on the old C5) store position, pressure, and temperatures per person — the single best shared-bathroom feature at this price
✓Instantaneous heating ends the C5's notorious 35-45-second warm-water window; wash for five minutes straight and it never runs cold
✓Gained a bowl-illuminating night light the C5 never had — genuinely useful at 3 a.m. and one less reason to pay up for the S7 tier
✓EWATER+ sanitizes the wand with electrolyzed water before and after each use, and PREMIST keeps the bowl slick so waste doesn't stick
✓Heated seat spans 82-97°F across five settings, and the seamless seat molding has no crevice seam for grime to collect in — a real cleaning-day upgrade over the C5
✓Warm-air dryer adjusts 95-140°F — a wider, hotter range than the Brondell Swash 1400's famously tepid dryer
✓Slim wall-mountable remote with illuminated touchpad replaces the C5's chunky wand — easier for guests to decode mid-visit
✓Elongated and round versions in Cotton White plus a Sedona Beige elongated option — the channel-exclusive KS6 twin comes in white-elongated only

✗You're paying roughly $300 over the S2 for a remote and presets — the wash hardware underneath is otherwise identical
✗Several early owners note the seat sits tall with a slight forward slope ('feels like it's pushing you forward'), a byproduct of the 7.4-inch rear housing
✗The 1,271-watt draw needs a dedicated GFCI within reach of the 3.93-ft cord, and TOTO's manual warns against extension cords
✗The dryer, though adjustable, is still TOTO-gentle: plan on 1-2 minutes or a courtesy dab of paper where a Bio Bidet BB-2000 finishes in about 40 seconds
✗One-year warranty on a $650 seat, while Brondell backs the cheaper Swash 1400 for three years
✗Round version comes only in Cotton White, and mounting the remote bracket means two anchors in your drywall — renters take note
✗New-for-2025 platform means clearance C5s flood the used market at ~$300 — tempting, but that's buying into the known cold-water-window complaint
✗MSRP is $780 and 'sale' pricing is perpetual — legitimate street price floats $570-670, so treat anything near list as a ripoff

✓Identical wash engine to the $1,299 S7A — endless instantaneous warm water, PREMIST, and the same spray modes — for around $200 less at street prices
✓EWATER+ mists both the wand and the bowl with electrolyzed water after every use, a bowl-cleaning trick the S2 and S5 don't fully replicate — owners report noticeably less ring scrubbing
✓Four user presets (position, pressure, temperature) — the deepest memory in TOTO's lineup; the S5 stores fewer and the S2 stores none
✓Slim illuminated remote with tactile buttons is glance-free in a dark bathroom, and the seat adds an adjustable LED night light
✓Rare flagship flexibility: Classic or Contemporary lid, Cotton White or Sedona Beige, and a true round-bowl version (SW4725) — most premium seats are elongated-only
✓2-year warranty, double what TOTO gives the S2/S5
✓Adjustable dryer runs 95-140°F across five settings — meaningfully hotter than the lukewarm blowers on most sub-$500 seats
✓WASHLET+ (AT40) design hides the hose and cord completely on matching TOTO toilets, and it's auto-flush capable with the optional kit

✗No auto open/close lid — literally the one feature separating it from the S7A; when the price gap narrows to ~$100-150 during sales, most shoppers just buy the S7A
✗At $1,000+ street it costs three S2s, and the S2 delivers the same core warm-wash experience minus the luxury trimmings
✗The remote dropped the older S550e's LCD screen — programming four user presets by button-and-beep takes trial and error
✗Auto flush needs a separate kit and only works on select TOTO toilets — on anything else you're still reaching for the handle
✗The concealed-connection AT40 styling only pays off on a WASHLET+ compatible TOTO bowl; on a regular toilet the hose and cord hang out like on any seat
✗Instantaneous heating pulls serious wattage, so TOTO wants a dedicated GFCI circuit — shared bathroom circuits can nuisance-trip
✗Sedona Beige commands a surreal premium ($1,400-$2,100) and availability is spotty
✗Warm-air dryer is quiet but slow like every bidet dryer — expect 60-90 seconds or a courtesy dab of paper anyway