BOF Posted October 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have no tolerance to heat in a shower. Anything much beyond tepid burns me. The missus used to stand under what I could only describe as lava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have no tolerance to heat in a shower. Anything much beyond tepid burns me. The missus used to stand under what I could only describe as lava. Same here. The wife will quite happily stand for 15 minutes under a molten shower of lava and feel relaxed. It's just plain uncomfortable for me. I hate heat and feeling hot. Even in the winter I'll sleep with the window open and be half out of the duvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's the opposite with me and the missus. Can't beat a hot shower, unfortunately her intolerance to the same means that shower olympics seldom end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have no tolerance to heat in a shower. Anything much beyond tepid burns me. The missus used to stand under what I could only describe as lava. Used to? Does that mean she's an ex-missus, or that she's stopped having showers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Used to? Does that mean she's an ex-missus, or that she's stopped having showers? Or she's now a lampshade in the guest bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2012 Used to? Does that mean she's an ex-missus, or that she's stopped having showers? That would be the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Used to? Does that mean she's an ex-missus, or that she's stopped having showers? Strictly speaking, the Boflcopter should have said " The ex-missus used to ..." if it was his ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 That would be the former. Oh dear, sorry. Or maybe congratulations, depending on how you the view the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2012 Haha, it happened a while back which is why I phrased the post in that way and trust someone observant like you to notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have no tolerance to heat in a shower. Anything much beyond tepid burns me. The missus used to stand under what I could only describe as lava. I get home from work to a cold shower everynight as the wench has either forgot to turn the hot water on or last nights excuse ...It was hot when I had a shower !!!!!!....grinds my feckin gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 Electric Showers ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 I get home from work to a cold shower everynight as the wench has either forgot to turn the hot water on or last nights excuse ...It was hot when I had a shower !!!!!!....grinds my feckin gears Electric Showers ftw What and what? Our countries are fairly close to each other, both in terms of placement and culture, but these two phrases are gibberish to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Electric Showers ftw FTL, IMO. Don't they tend to be a lot less powerful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2012 What and what? Our countries are fairly close to each other, both in terms of placement and culture, but these two phrases are gibberish to me Steve likes (and I assume has) electric showers. Meath_Villan doesn't have one and needs the water pre-heated in an emersion/hot press. I don't mind what kind of shower I use, although the non-electric does need some pre-planning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 FTL, IMO. Don't they tend to be a lot less powerful? Dunno, probably. Mine's plenty powerful enough though (and it's nothing fancy, just a bog standard one). But means you don't have to have all this pre heating of water malarky. (and I spent the whole of winter 2010 with a broken boiler, so it was a lifesaver then!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Dunno, probably. Mine's plenty powerful enough though (and it's nothing fancy, just a bog standard one). But means you don't have to have all this pre heating of water malarky. (and I spent the whole of winter 2010 with a broken boiler, so it was a lifesaver then!!) The thing I found with eleccy showers, was that they were fine and dandy during the summer, when you didn't need to heat the water up as much to get it to a decent level. The pressure then was fine/quite good. But come winter and cold indoor temperatures, you had to turn the heat on the things to pretty much max, and then that reduces the water pressure. So you'd get a hot shower, but with the water coming through it at very low pressure. Less a shower and more of a light drizzle. With water from the central heating system, that isn't a problem (although not having any hot water in the first place is! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 Yeah to be fair I have notice that before on some showers (not my current one though, thankfully) That winter was hell. If my shower hadn't have been electric then I think I'd have topped myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 But, if you have your hot just for the shower, driven by local electricity , does that mean that the rest of the house lacks hot water from any tap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 11, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2012 But, if you have your hot just for the shower, driven by local electricity , does that mean that the rest of the house lacks hot water from any tap? Yes, although you can still heat the house's water up the normal way. The shower just heats its own up when it's turned on. And you should watch the electricity meter's disk spin. Woohoo, what a ride. Put on the shower, the kettle and the washing machine and the thing is but a blur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2012 Yes, although you can still heat the house's water up the normal way. The shower just heats its own up when it's turned on. And you should watch the electricity meter's disk spin. Woohoo, what a ride. Put on the shower, the kettle and the washing machine and the thing is but a blur Weird, my country is generally colder then the UK but I've never heard of anyone not having a constant central source of hot water (around 50 degrees, spiking every now and then to kill bacteria) for all taps and showers. Densely populated areas usually don't have a boiler in every house but get hot water from district heating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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