Anyone have a steam shower in their house?
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I'm of the age where if any one should peer, They deserve what the got! ;-)
But modesty is part of our open concept outdoor shower. Just happy that the "meter reader" is a thing of the past. ;-)
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At my place, in winter, the humidity of even a normal shower takes some time to dispell. I can not imagine luxuriating in a steam shower.
Ahh! the arid west has it's features!
grsthegreat
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Ive hooked up power to about a dozen of them…..unless you plan ventilation, gfci all lighting and gasket them to prevent moisture intrusion , and a way to get steam out of the room…..you will hardly ever use it.
Just like jacuzzi tubs. When i talk to customers….no one ever uses them.
Just like jacuzzi tubs. When i talk to customers….no one ever uses them.
dieselscout80
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Got a name for that one and a link to it?I definitely enjoy washing off with the hose in the summer and have plans for an outdoor shower spot. Here we don't have much concern with pipes freezing 99.5% of the time.
I wonder if there's a way you could rig up the plumbing so it's like a self-draining/frost proof hydrant such that every time it's turned off it drains.
hmm
freezeless automatic draining wall hydrant
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then you could use your outdoor shower year-round!
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I hope that is not the case. My wife HATES to be cold and has asthma so I think she will honestly use this for 9 months out of the year. We will see!
ponytug
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For asthma, I could see it. Cold can set off many asthma sufferers. I would put in an Energy Recovery Ventilator, and if possible, combine the bathroom exhausts to a central exhaust that could be run through an ERV. I would double check that the ERV that you select is HEPA capable.
Oh, with a spouse with asthma, I would go the extra mile in wrapping and sealing the house to get air infiltration and therefore allergen infiltration to as low as possible. I would go as far as putting the upper limit of leakage in the plans. I.e. more along the lines of the passivhaus standard.
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From what I have seen, a lot of US builders are late to the table on reducing air infiltration during the construction process, with lots of seams/joins not being sealed, causing energy losses, but also increased exposure to allergens. Don't penetrate the building envelope more often than you have to, if that.
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When I was still running my contracting business, I installed two for customers.
They loved them. Make sure you have an accessible place to put the steam generator to protect the lines from freezing and for easy access for maintenance.
They loved them. Make sure you have an accessible place to put the steam generator to protect the lines from freezing and for easy access for maintenance.