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I've lived in places in which the plumbing is arranged such that flushing the toilet affects the temperature of the water if someone is taking a shower. In one place I lived that was that way, renovations were made, and the problem was remedied. The toilet no longer affected the temperature of the water in the shower.
What are the two different ways the plumbing is arranged in those scenarios? Specifically how is the plumbing arranged to keep the water temperature from being affected?
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The most common solution is a thermostatic shower valve that adjusts the temperature constantly to maintain the temperature by adding hot or cold. The volume of water will still drop some, but stay the same temperature.
We had that problem in my college dorm, freshman year, in the mid 60's. Here's how we handled it.
If you wanted to flush the toilet when someone was in the shower (these were very large bathrooms with maybe 8 toilet stalls and maybe 6 shower stalls), you'd holler, "Shower!" When you heard the person in the shower holler back, "Thank you!" you knew she had gotten out of the stream of water temporarily, so it was ok to go ahead and flush.
We had that problem in my college dorm, freshman year, in the mid 60's. Here's how we handled it.
If you wanted to flush the toilet when someone was in the shower (these were very large bathrooms with maybe 8 toilet stalls and maybe 6 shower stalls), you'd holler, "Shower!" When you heard the person in the shower holler back, "Thank you!" you knew she had gotten out of the stream of water temporarily, so it was ok to go ahead and flush.
A little courtesy went a long way.
Yes, that's exactly the situation in our barracks in my Army days. The person would yell, "Flushing!" Then the person in the shower would yell, "Thank you! "
It was in those barracks that our commander finally announced that the toilet /shower problem was getting fixed. Plumbers fixed it, and it made hundreds of us young soldiers' lives just a little less miserable
The most common solution is a thermostatic shower valve that adjusts the temperature constantly to maintain the temperature by adding hot or cold. The volume of water will still drop some, but stay the same temperature.
Thermostatic shower valve has been added to my knowledge stores. Thanks!
We had that problem in my college dorm, freshman year, in the mid 60's. Here's how we handled it.
If you wanted to flush the toilet when someone was in the shower (these were very large bathrooms with maybe 8 toilet stalls and maybe 6 shower stalls), you'd holler, "Shower!" When you heard the person in the shower holler back, "Thank you!" you knew she had gotten out of the stream of water temporarily, so it was ok to go ahead and flush.
A little courtesy went a long way.
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Originally Posted by Zelpha
Yes, that's exactly the situation in our barracks in my Army days. The person would yell, "Flushing!" Then the person in the shower would yell, "Thank you! "
It was in those barracks that our commander finally announced that the toilet /shower problem was getting fixed. Plumbers fixed it, and it made hundreds of us young soldiers' lives just a little less miserable
The Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M use a similar- let's call it "ritual" for bathroom etiquette.
"Crapper"! (Letting one know that a toilet/urinal is about to be flushed) is yelled so all can hear- any, and all that are in a shower will respond with "shoot it!" (Letting those who are flushing that they are out of the line of fire/hot water).
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