Have a lady who wants an ADA accessible tub for soaking but easy entry shower also. She likes Kohler products in general so I started there.
http://search.kohlerco.com/?q=K-12106-C;submit.x=10;submit.y=6
She also mentioned some seen in magazine ads, but I am not familiar with those. They have a sort of a door on the shower that seals so you can sit in a tall bath. I don’t know brand name – any body have any comments or suggestions there?
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like this???
I've seen displays in a few of our local malls. On TV and a few direct mailers.
http://www.meditub.com/
Yeah, I suppose.http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=161368&productid=174676&trail=0discontinued=0American Standard has some too.
http://www.americanstandard-us.com/products/productDetail.aspx?id=2034I've been googling. Jacuzzi too.Most have options of plain tub, or whirlpool feature.She is going to be relying on me to make recommendations, and I have no real hands on experience with them...One thing that concerns me is seal leakage. I have already eliminated several with swing OUT doors. That is an automatic design flaw IMO.We have a nice larger room this bath suite will be installed to. so access to side and size of unit is no problem.
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Inswing may be a problem. Problem is fear that an invalid could pass out and block the door from being opened.
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good point there from a POV of useage. IO was thinking mechanically. The force load of a lot of water pushing out on a door is bound to warp it away from the seals over time. The outswing ones seem to use a bolt system like three point locking hardware on french doors.
Inswing does require a full 5' size, but no problem there for me.
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I have an old neighbor that wants me to put one in and the only thing stopping her from pulling the trigger is that she can get real pretty tub/shower with nice marble for the just the price of the leak proof tub. As always, sticker shock.
The other reason that it may not happen is that the wife is real jealous of her and doesn't want me working for her and spending anytime away(2 hr commute one way). And, that is a whole nudder topic :~(
Tell wife you wouldn't have to tailor fit the thing to her.or would you?
;)after spending some time researching these, I want one myself. Nice and deep like a one man hot tub! I think I saw a twin seater too.Pillow restConstant warm water whirlpool action. Some have warm air bubble massage instead of water whirlpool jets.Thinking ahead to when I get old yah know.
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the warm bubble massage thing that you talk about is REAL NICE.
I installed a bubble massage tub in the last home and it is one thing I really miss. Soo relaxing and the fit/shape was perfect for me.
Built by American Standard . Paid $400(regular price was less than $700) or so on clearence at HD or lowes, don't remember which one
Heck of a price.Does seem like air massage would be more gentle, and possibly easier to maintain. I know a lot of whirlpool units have been found to harbour bacteria in the operating loops when water is allowed to sit stale.
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they have the same loops, just that there is less force and more air. I always run bleach through the system and drain before we use it. Just enough to cover the intake and cover the jets/bubblers.
It did look like the hoses are designed better for draining remaining water than the older style spa tubs did
As for hotel tubs/spas, there is no way in heck that I'd use one unless I cleaned and disinfected it myself
Edited 5/13/2009 3:52 pm by migraine
We did a bathroom with a walk-in tub a few months ago.
http://www.seabridgebathing.com/
Our customer is using the tub as just that- no shower, although there is a hand shower that they have available.
The unit seems to work, I'm concerned about leaking down the road if the seals start to deteriorate, but the client gets what the client wants.
The instructions were terrible, but we got it together with no leaks.
I wonder if you could have a glass supplier cut panels to make a full height shower over the tub surround?
Jon Blakemore
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Those came up Googling too. I'm quite sure I could make many units into a shower also.I'm not sure which model you used, but most of those seemed to have a fairly narrow door which would bother me getting in and out.
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I have wondered if the user has to sit in the tub as it fills? Seems like you would waste a lot of water waiting for it to get to temp, close the drain and then get in.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
The door was very narrow, 17" at the widest point (top) IIRC.We used the Classic mode.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
There's been a contractor in Raleigh that has been using TV ads for tubs that seem to be what your client is describing.
Basically, they are tubs that are deeper than "normal", with a seat molded into them, and a door -- kinda like a car door, but with a lever that tightens up the seals.
Get in, close and seal the door, turn on the water.
When done (it seems that) you would need to wait until ALL of the water had drained, before you could unlock the door and get out......
Which seems to me like you'd be sitting in water that is a bit scummy, and getting cold.
On the other hand, if you installed one of these, and the faucet was a hand-held shower, it might be better. But then I'd want to be sure that the rest of the room was waterproof -- the shapes of the tubs don't seem to lend themselves to a curtain.
Which also seems to be true with the unit that you linked -- if a person is sitting on the bench and using a hand held shower, the rest of the room will be getting wet.
I think I'd prefer to see a three-sided enclosure where the user sits back inside an alcove. The surround in this case truly surrounds the user and the spray.
Dunno if anyone makes a pre-fab unit like that. Certainly you have a tile-guy that could do it.
Most have what they call a fast drain so you are not sitting in cold water.Not sure if that is a larger drain line or a pump drain.
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Just out of the shower and ready to get started on the day huh?
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Could you smell the Irish Spring?
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Well I will be darned, it was you who was responsible for that last rainstorm.
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I guess I'll let the thread dry up and blow away now. The client has 90% settled on a certain unit.http://www.barrierfree.org/escape_walk_in_bathtub.php
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just came across this
http://www.safetybath.com/