Plumbing - Space-age toilet ends years of misery for Star Wars star

23/11/2007

For Star Wars star Kenny Baker going to the toilet used to be a onerous task not even the Force could surmount.

The diminutive actor, who stands 3ft 8 inches and who played R2D2 in the classic sci-fi movies, has for years been unable to clean up after himself when he went to the toilet.

That's all changed however since he got himself a Clos-O-Mat - a space-age toilet from Japan, which might not be able to make the jump to lightspeed in 2.8 parsecs but makes toilet trips for less tall folk a whole lot easier.

Best described as shower toilet, the Clos-O-Mat's USP is that it incorporates a cleaning function that does away with the need for toilet paper altogether - putting an end to years of toilet-related trauma for Kenny.

He said: "It was a treat to go to the toilet: usually, I have to put the loo roll on the floor and sit on that to try and clean myself. It can be very messy.

"The Clos-O-Mat has been a fantastic buy, and so comfortable I've been known to fall asleep sitting on it!"

Heat and Plumb sells a range of toilets that make visits to the bathroom as painless as possible, including the Ventura Toilet Pan, suitable for use by ambulant disabled people and those in wheelchairs, as well as Peninsular Care Packs.