Give it a week.
Then it's automatic.
This is new to you and nobody is good at it on day one. It takes a few days of practice to dial in, so be patient. After a week, a toilet without one starts to feel wrong
Aim right under the center notch
Direct your stream right under the center notch of the mustache. Not at the mesh. Under it. That is the whole technique, and it is the only thing on this page you have to get right.
Do not worry about hitting it.
The Stache is made for it. Hit the mesh and you get a little splash, but still less than hitting open water. Under is the goal though, and you get better at it fast.// right below the center.
Don't look at it. Look next to it.
Give a Green or Blue Stache some light during the day and it glows at night. The glow shows you the bowl. What it will not show you is your own stream, which is the part nobody warns you about. The fix: look at the rim, and let your peripheral vision place the stream under the Stache. That is the whole trick to a 3am trip without the big light. Green and Blue glow. Purple does not.
Height is the variable.
The angle you come in at decides how much of your stream gets under the Stache. Two seconds of adjustment sorts it.Closer is cleaner. Get lower, not further back.
-
01
If you're on the taller side
Get lower before you get further back. Feet a couple of inches wider than normal and a slight arch drops you an inch or two without moving. The more you angle under the Stache the better. If you are still coming in steep, then take a small step back.
-
02
If you're on the shorter side
You already have the best angle and the most protection. Less to change. Stand where you normally stand and aim right under the center.
-
03
Everyone
Whatever your height, the adjustment is down, not away. Stepping back buys you angle but costs you distance, and distance was the original problem.
Just installed it? Use it right away, but no cleaning or wiping, until the tape reaches full strength.
When you really need to go is when you get the best results. More pressure carries further under the Stache and your control is better. The half-hearted trip is the one that scatters, because a weak stream is less a stream than a run of droplets. It stops being a stream about six inches out.
Find the spot on the diagram.
Drag the stream along the water and watch the meter. The band under the Stache is what you are looking for, and it is the same target in the real thing.
Interactive Splash Stache demo: drag the aim point across the water surface to see how splatter responds. Starts in night mode with the Stache glowing; toggle day mode to see it in the light.
← drag the handle along the water, left or right →
The Stache catches the upward splash that would otherwise escape the bowl.
Two moments are harder than the rest.
The two hardest parts to place are the start and the finish. Everything in the middle is the easy part.
-
01
The opening
Most likely to splash
More force, and your aim has not settled yet. This is the one worth slowing down for, because it is the one that actually rewards it. Dial it in right under the center, then let it run. -
02
The last of it
Barely matters
No force behind it, so there is not much to bounce. It is the hardest to place and the least consequential. Do not overthink the ending.
While you're dialing in.
What if I hit the Stache?
Does it need cleaning?
Do I need to take it off to clean it?
How long does it last?
Stache up. Splash down.
Everything else about living with it: how it installs, how to clean it, and how long it lasts.
How it works →