Commodes

The world of commodes is vast and intriguing when you really look at how far the world has come from outhouses and chamber pots. While we often take bathroom commodes for granted, these devices have become a convenience that many people can no longer imagine living without. What if you could not use a standard commode? Perhaps you are on the road, miles from anywhere, and you absolutely have to answer the call of nature. Maybe you are disabled, and you find it difficult or impossible to use a standard toilet. What do you do then?

You start by carrying a portable commode. The Off Road Commode is a great device to have with you when you plan to be driving through empty areas of Middle America for long stretches. This gives you a place to “squat” when there is no restroom within reach. For the disabled, there are several inventions, including the commode seat height raiser, an additional piece that fits on the toilet seat and raises the height a few inches, meaning that an elderly or disabled person does not have to bend as far to get up and down. If someone is injured and laid up in bed or simply has a hard time getting to the restroom in time, you can make use of bedside commodes, which can then be emptied into the main toilet and flushed.

The commode chair with a medical commode bucket is another option. This chair is actually much like a wheelchair but has an open seat shaped like a toilet under which the bucket will attach and catch the human waste for later disposal. A shower commode chair is similar but made of materials that will not rust or corrode when wet, meaning that it can be wheeled right into a chair-friendly shower.

Unless you have an antique commode, Uplift commode chairs will fit your toilet seat, acting much like lift chairs with a hydraulic lift function that will support up to 80% of a person’s weight as it raises and lowers the individual onto and off the seat for easier leverage by the disabled individual. This means that they don’t have to do the lowering and lifting of their bodyweight alone, making the use of commodes much simpler. However, in many cases, you’ll need to remove any over the commode shelves to avoid any chance of injury.

Your commode could be considered a work of art, so take good care of it. Without it, you may be handicapped. Use Mansfield commode tank parts to make sure it stays in good working order, from installing commode floor flange pieces to the flushing device!