Toto's Z-series toilets recalled due to fire hazard
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 16th 2007 3:44PM
posted Apr 16th 2007 3:44PM
Sure, spontaneous combustion has occurred in a bevy of consumer electronics over the past year or so, but if there was one place even we thought you could count yourself safe, it'd be on the john. Apparently, this assumption is no longer valid for Toto toilet owners, as 180,000 of the company's Z-series units are now being recalled "after wiring problems caused three to catch fire over the past year." The electric bidet accessory is being shown the blame, as the faulty wiring not only torched a trio of units, but also caused smoke to come flowing out of 26 others. As expected, the firm will "repair the potentially fiery units manufactured between May 1996 and December 2001 for free," but we've no idea if Toto will be reimbursing the outhouse rentals for those sans a backup commode.
Man, that has to stink...... for the company too.
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
Just what I want. I toilet that shoots scalding water right at my a-hole.
"Fire in the hole!"
"...if there was one place even we thought you could count yourself safe, it'd be on the john."
Murtaugh is not impressed.
i have several of these in my house
i sould look into this
Toto - Giving a whole new meaning to the term "burns while peeing".
its mondy and i am durnk. agan.
Soon to be featured in the next Terence & Philip movie: "Asses Of Fire".
It burns it burns!
and I thought it was the "authentic" Mexican food I ate the night before...
For a second I though this was the new form factor for the x360...
Geez, talk about being in the hot seat.
Don't worry, they're just blowing smoke up our asses.
Terence and Philip in ASSES OF FIRE!!!
the only things that stink are the jokes in this thread
Keep the (horrendous) puns coming! :-D
Now you can tell your sweety, "No I didn't give you STD's It's because of the TOTO Z!"
And no, clicking your heels together does nothing.
so they have to ship out used toilets back to a company? ha ha ha.
The Tokyo airport has these in their bathrooms. I wonder how far that story would travel in the news, if a toilet caught on fire in a bathroom of an airport and everyone was evacuated 'cause it could've been terrorism.
what did I do?
Not the kind of seared ahi I like.