Hello,
as you can see from my sink question today, we have returned to the final bathroom planning stage.
For our bathtub, the recessed basin area is slightly angled relative to the wall—no need to picture it exactly—meaning it’s challenging to position a faucet on the wall so that water flows directly into the basin below without obstruction.
In our tub’s case, it would also be possible for water to come out on the side facing away from the wall through this rotary knob that is normally used to close the tub.
Actually, this would be an elegant solution for us, and I imagine the water inflow would be much quieter this way.
Is there any reason against this? Would it be unhygienic or should we worry more about the hose in the tub leaking?
Regards
as you can see from my sink question today, we have returned to the final bathroom planning stage.
For our bathtub, the recessed basin area is slightly angled relative to the wall—no need to picture it exactly—meaning it’s challenging to position a faucet on the wall so that water flows directly into the basin below without obstruction.
In our tub’s case, it would also be possible for water to come out on the side facing away from the wall through this rotary knob that is normally used to close the tub.
Actually, this would be an elegant solution for us, and I imagine the water inflow would be much quieter this way.
Is there any reason against this? Would it be unhygienic or should we worry more about the hose in the tub leaking?
Regards
T
toxicmolotof15 Feb 2015 19:06@willWohnen
What else would it be if all the pipes are installed inside the wall? An exposed fixture?
What else would it be if all the pipes are installed inside the wall? An exposed fixture?
Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Hello,
we now have one of those bathtub spouts in our new house as well.
It’s definitely quieter than the traditional faucet because the water flows along the edge of the tub instead of pouring directly from the faucet into the tub.
We don’t have any concerns about hygiene, and we fill the bucket with cleaning water using the existing handheld shower hose.
Regards,
DirkWe have had this type for years (also in rental apartments)... Hygienically, there are only issues if you don’t clean, as the tub can develop significant limescale buildup at the spot where the water flows in. Apparently, our previous tenants never bothered cleaning there.
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willWohnen16 Feb 2015 12:53Hello @Naddl, @Irgendwoabaier, @EveundGerd, @Doc.Schnaggls thank you for your answers, they give me enough confidence to choose this option.
My favorite downside remains the higher price.
@toxicmolotow Regarding the built-in installation: I still can’t quite imagine it. I thought at least the controls and the shower part would be installed on the surface as usual. And the water supply comes out of the wall below the bathtub edge...? Okay, the connection from the controls to the water supply probably has to be built-in. Sorry, but I think this is the first time in my life I’m thinking about such things. My goodness, what a comfortable life I had — everything was already there in my parents’ house and rental apartments: windowsills, faucets, sockets... and I never gave a thought to why or where things were installed.
My favorite downside remains the higher price.
@toxicmolotow Regarding the built-in installation: I still can’t quite imagine it. I thought at least the controls and the shower part would be installed on the surface as usual. And the water supply comes out of the wall below the bathtub edge...? Okay, the connection from the controls to the water supply probably has to be built-in. Sorry, but I think this is the first time in my life I’m thinking about such things. My goodness, what a comfortable life I had — everything was already there in my parents’ house and rental apartments: windowsills, faucets, sockets... and I never gave a thought to why or where things were installed.
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Doc.Schnaggls16 Feb 2015 13:02willWohnen schrieb:
About the built-in installation: I still can’t quite picture it. I thought at least the controls and the shower part would be installed "normally." And the water supply, that comes out of the wall just below the edge of the bathtub...? Okay, the connection from the controls to the water supply probably has to be built-in. Sorry, but I think this is the first time in my life I’m thinking about such things. Hello,
well, the single-lever mixer and the showerhead are of course not built-in (concealed), that would be a bit impractical for operation...
Built-in means that only the two parts on the wall are visible, not the entire mixing valve.
From this built-in fitting, the pipe then goes to the water inlet.
It’s quite amazing how much money can be spent on bathroom fittings nowadays if you want to have one or the other fancy feature...
For example, in our shower, we don’t even have a "classic" lever to start the shower anymore – we have a rotary control for water temperature and four buttons to select the desired water outlet.
Best regards,
Dirk
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willWohnen16 Feb 2015 13:13@Doc.Schnaggs: Four buttons to select the position, and how do you control the flow rate?
Yes, bathrooms can get expensive. Although right now we're actually overspending on the kitchen compared to the planned partial budget. We should probably save some money on the bathroom. Well, one concealed mixer valve won't kill me. Or will it?? Do you think that's already a three-digit extra cost just for that one valve?
Yes, bathrooms can get expensive. Although right now we're actually overspending on the kitchen compared to the planned partial budget. We should probably save some money on the bathroom. Well, one concealed mixer valve won't kill me. Or will it?? Do you think that's already a three-digit extra cost just for that one valve?
Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
In our shower, for example, we no longer have a "classic" lever to start the shower – instead, we have a rotary control for the water temperature and four buttons to select the desired water outlet.
Ha – so you have a shower panel.
Hmm – that sounds familiar.
For cost reasons, we decided against the button version (Hansgrohe). In our case, the three settings are controlled by an additional rotary lever.
However, we replaced the hand shower head. Our hand shower allows switching between "normal shower function" and "waterfall" (rainfall) mode. So in the end, it also has four functions.
@willWohnen
As far as I know, the flow rate on that shower panel is "preset."
Oh, right – the actual topic:
We also have that kind of bath filler. So far, my wife has had no negative feedback (she usually bathes the kids or herself, while I mostly use the shower ).
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