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I haven't seen one of them in action, but do remember from advertisements that most have a pump-assisted quick drains, depending on the size of your outlet drain pipe.
It's a two minute problem in most cases, not a 5 minute problem.
That's something positive. I wonder if there's some sort of safety standard? Doesn't really matter as I don't want one but I'm just curious. Suppose I could look it up!
I would be afraid my Girlfriend would open the door on the tub with water in it and flood the house. She has Dementia.
The door swings IN!
A full tub, with all that pressure against it- yeah! I highly doubt it!
If the water level was to the point of where it could be opened- you might flood the floor with a few gallons of water, but that would be it.
A walk in tub (not shower - I have a shower with a flip down teak seat) is on my list. A walk-in tub doubles as a shower btw if you equip and design it right. Important to me is depth of the water. Some walk-in tubs are little more than a foot/leg wash. The one I'm looking at has over 19" between the seat and the overflow. That's the dimension you look for - usually deleted in the description, or hidden. I like to take a nice hot bath but can no longer crawl out of a bathtub without having to call 911.
Prices on walk-in tubs are not that exhorbitant.
Last edited by TwinbrookNine; 10-03-2022 at 04:41 PM..
It’s not the tub itself!
It’s taking out the existing; re-plumbing (permit), install new, and finish work. all of which probably costs more than the tub itself!
Had one installed in the assisted living facility I used to work at. It wasn't $17,000 though. (More like $330,000.)
Our first patron, Mrs. O'Keiff tried it out. She can still move pretty good for having 4 strokes (so far.)
Anyway, she gets in and sits down. The water begins to fill the basin. 10 minutes later and she's getting cold because the water is only up to her knees. We wrap a small towel around here shoulders to keep from a chill. Waiting for the water level to come up to waist height took 25 minutes. By then, she was ready to get out. And, she was cold and miserable.
So, after spending a third of a million dollars, the walk-in tub got used exactly once. Nobody will ever use it again, because the water volume takes too long, and you HAVE to be in, when the water takes it's sweet time filling up.
If you want one in your house, be sure you have a BIG water heater, and a 1.5" fill. Figure about 85GPM should be about right. It'll only take a couple minutes to fill, then.
It’s not the tub itself!
It’s taking out the existing; re-plumbing (permit), install new, and finish work. all of which probably costs more than the tub itself!
Welcome to the real world costs!
Well, yeah. It'll cost ya no matter who installs it, etc.
I just had a small-ish bathroom remodeled with enlargement of the shower - nothing too fancy except the Corian shower pan - $18,000 - 5 grand just for the Corian pan (I want a shower floor I can clean like a counter top).
But, heck, its my money, I earned it, and I'd rather I use it on me than let some hapless relative I've never met or talked to in 40 years get it when I go 6' under. I consider my (way overpriced but good, meticulous) contractors as my heirs - taking my money for useful purposes while I'm alive and I can benefit from it.
Last edited by TwinbrookNine; 10-03-2022 at 07:33 PM..
Had one installed in the assisted living facility I used to work at. It wasn't $17,000 though. (More like $330,000.)
Our first patron, Mrs. O'Keiff tried it out. She can still move pretty good for having 4 strokes (so far.)
Anyway, she gets in and sits down. The water begins to fill the basin. 10 minutes later and she's getting cold because the water is only up to her knees. We wrap a small towel around here shoulders to keep from a chill. Waiting for the water level to come up to waist height took 25 minutes. By then, she was ready to get out. And, she was cold and miserable.
So, after spending a third of a million dollars, the walk-in tub got used exactly once. Nobody will ever use it again, because the water volume takes too long, and you HAVE to be in, when the water takes it's sweet time filling up.
If you want one in your house, be sure you have a BIG water heater, and a 1.5" fill. Figure about 85GPM should be about right. It'll only take a couple minutes to fill, then.
That's what I gathered from the people I've talked with who had them removed from their recently purchased homes. Thanks for confirming it with real-world info.
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