Water and battery, by the numbers
Two numbers decide how a portable bidet actually performs day to day: how much water it holds per fill, and how it's powered. Here they are without the marketing language — 200 mL and 450 mAh, and what each one means in practice.
Reservoir: what one fill actually covers
The built-in reservoir holds 200 mL, delivered at a steady 500 mL/min — a full clean for most people without a mid-use refill. It's a starting point, not a hard ceiling: the included universal bottle adapter twists onto any standard water bottle, so more water is always one twist away, whether that's a hotel-room bottle or a tap.
This is worth knowing precisely rather than approximately, because "one fill" means something different depending on the flow rate behind it. A slower manual squeeze bottle needs a larger reservoir to deliver the same total water; a steady electric pump can do more with less, which is part of why the reservoir doesn't need to be large to be sufficient.
Battery: what the number means and what it doesn't
The battery is 450 mAh, rechargeable over USB-C. That figure describes the battery's capacity, not a fixed number of uses — actual runtime depends on how long the pump runs each time you use it, the same way a phone's battery percentage doesn't translate to an exact number of hours regardless of what you're doing with it.
What that capacity is built for is multiple uses between charges under normal use, not a single trip to the outlet after every clean. And because it charges over standard USB-C, topping it up doesn't require a proprietary wall adapter — though the charger you pick does matter, which is the next section.
Charging: what the light means, and which charger to use
The indicator has three documented states. A flashing white light means the battery is low. A steady red light means it is charging. A steady white light means it is fully charged. A full charge from empty takes about 2 hours, so if the light has not settled to steady white well past that, something is wrong — and the right response is to unplug it and get in touch, not to leave it charging longer.
The charger matters more than the cable. Use a 5V, 0.5–1A source: an ordinary phone charger, a laptop USB port, or a car USB socket. The manufacturer's manual warns that a charger supplying more than 5 V may damage the battery and cause a fire, and many modern fast chargers negotiate 9 V or 12 V precisely because that is what makes them fast. "The charger I use for my phone" is therefore not a safe assumption on its own. The manual also advises against leaving the device charging overnight, and recommends a short top-up of roughly 30 minutes after each use rather than running it flat and refilling from empty.
The numbers, in one place
| Reservoir | 200 mL |
|---|---|
| Flow rate | 500 mL/min |
| Battery | 450 mAh |
| Charging | USB-C |
| Battery type | 3.7V lithium |
| Charge time | 2 hours |
| Charger output | 5V, 0.5–1A |
Is 200 mL enough for one use?
Yes, for most people. The pump runs at a steady 500 mL/min, so a full reservoir is enough for a complete clean without needing to refill mid-use. If you want more, the universal bottle adapter lets you twist onto any standard bottle for as much water as you need.
How many uses does one battery charge last?
The battery is 450 mAh and recharges over USB-C, the same cable most phones use. Runtime depends on how long you spray each time, so rather than quote a fixed number of uses (which varies person to person), the honest answer is: it's built for multiple uses between charges, not a single one.
What do the charging lights mean?
The manufacturer documents three states: a flashing white light means the battery is low, a steady red light means it's charging, and a steady white light means it's fully charged. A full charge from empty takes about 2 hours. If your unit shows something other than those three — an indicator that alternates between colours and never settles, for example — that isn't a documented state, and it's worth contacting us rather than leaving it on the charger to see what happens.
Can I use a fast charger?
No. Charge it from a 5V, 0.5–1A source only — an ordinary phone charger, a laptop USB port, or a car USB socket. The manufacturer's manual is explicit that a charger supplying more than 5 V may damage the battery and cause a fire. Many modern phone chargers negotiate 9 V or 12 V for fast charging, so "the cable I use for my phone" is not automatically safe — it's the charger at the other end that matters. The manual also says not to leave it charging overnight.
What happens if the battery dies mid-trip?
It recharges from any USB-C source — a phone charger, a laptop port, a portable power bank, or a car USB socket. There's no proprietary cable and no dedicated wall adapter to lose, which matters more on the road than it does at home: the cable already charging your phone will charge this too. If you're somewhere without power at all, a small USB power bank covers it, since the battery is a fraction of the size of the one in a phone and takes correspondingly less to top up.