Walk in baths - your opinions

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Has anyone got one of these

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My folks have a dilema - a bedroom en-suite, with a limited size shower, and main bathroom which just has an over bath shower attachment.

The en-suite shower base could be enlarged (£1-2k) taking additional floor space, but it would be cramped,
equally in the main bathroom, there is no room for separate shower, the over bath shower in standard bath is not much fun :
  • they don't want to step in/out
  • the curved base does not offer much room to move either (although, yes, you can get regular P shaped baths - I have one)

with limited space, walk in seem an efficient and not very ugly (even attractive) solution. ?


[http://www.absolutemobility.co.uk/product/louisiana/
http://www.mobilitydepot.co.uk/Novellini/iris_walk_in_bath_shower.htm]
 
I've not got one, though i have considered them in the past as my wife can sometimes struggle. That one you've linked to looks great, most of the ones i'd seen looked really cheap but i think making the door section glass makes it a bit of a feature rather than looking like an old peoples home!
 
Problem I see is if you can't get into a bath by climbing over the side you will have to sit in it while it fills up, not an issue if you're ok with it but if it's a large bath it could take quite a while.
 
rotor said:
I would phrase it as: how come all baths I've ever seen don't have a door in them? Seems like something that would be a lot of hassle.
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I know what you mean, and I expect everyone else does too but is just being silly. Every one of us all has to ask ourselves that difficult question; clean clothes, or a wet floor? If only they could engineer a way to make doors waterproof, it would seal the water in :( they could even call it a seal!
 
rotor said:
I would phrase it as: how come all baths I've ever seen don't have a door in them? Seems like something that would be a lot of hassle.
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How old are you? 12? This is the first time you have seen a walk in Bath lol, they are not a recent invention
 
Zefan said:
I know what you mean, and I expect everyone else does too but is just being silly. Every one of us all has to ask ourselves that difficult question; clean clothes, or a wet floor? If only they could engineer a way to make doors waterproof, it would seal the water in :( they could even call it a seal!
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Haha this has gone gold very quick!

A washing machine deals with a tiny amount of water, a bath full of water would generate a serious amount of pressure that the seals would have to hold back 100% of the time. I'm surprised everyone is adamant it's flawless and works perfectly for 20 years. I've no experience with them, it's just my initial reaction.
 
Haze said:
How old are you? 12? This is the first time you have seen a walk in Bath lol, they are not a recent invention
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Maybe you live with a bunch of disabled people? I have never seen one in my life and I'm in my 40s. My grandpa designed and built a winch for my grandma to get in and out of their normal non-walk-in bath -- that's the extent of my experience with disabled people taking baths.
 
rotor said:
Haha this has gone gold very quick!

A washing machine deals with a tiny amount of water, a bath full of water would generate a serious amount of pressure that the seals would have to hold back 100% of the time. I'm surprised everyone is adamant it's flawless and works perfectly for 20 years. I've no experience with them, it's just my initial reaction.
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Huge amount of pressure? It's only 30 cm of bath water mate. We're not talking about an ASME designed pressure vessel.
 
With a door wouldn't you need to sit in the empty bath and then run the water, and then at the end sit there while the water drains out?

That doesn't sound like much fun.
 
rotor said:
Haha this has gone gold very quick!

A washing machine deals with a tiny amount of water, a bath full of water would generate a serious amount of pressure that the seals would have to hold back 100% of the time. I'm surprised everyone is adamant it's flawless and works perfectly for 20 years. I've no experience with them, it's just my initial reaction.
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A bath has less than 1m of hydrostatic level (ie vertical level) on it. Equiv to approximately 0.1bar.

Its very little pressure in the grand scheme of things.

I imagine a lot of even domestic pipework is up to 6 bar rated. The pressure out your tap is circa 2 bar.

I agree with you my concern would also be leaking however! I don't have this issue as I hate baths..
 
rotor said:
Wouldn't that leak?!
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I have not found a video yet showing how the glass door locks ( they have a 10 year guarantee ) I'm emailing manufacturer - they're missing a trick

bremen1874 said:
With a door wouldn't you need to sit in the empty bath and then run the water, and then at the end sit there while the water drains out?
That doesn't sound like much fun.
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mainly the door mainly makes it easier to use as a walk in shower, I think.
if you were more disabled, you can get electric seats to lift you in/out of the bath too, and avoid the fill/drain time



... but in a limited space bathroom, you get a big easy to use shower, and you can still have a yearly bath (and keep the re-sale value on your property)
have never used the bath in our place other than washing blankets, outdoor gear
 
The door is generally to exit rather than enter the tub. Most people can lower themselves in, it's just lifting themselves out that's the issue.
 
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