When I am king... every hotel shower's controls will be obvious how to operate
Jan 12, 2013, 6:16 am
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When I am king... every hotel shower's controls will be obvious how to operate
And...
1. It will be utterly obvious how the bath's/shower's plumbing works, even when in a too-early, jet-lagged, pre-caffeinated state.
2. All hotels will be required to have the same fixtures.
3. The showerhead will deliver adequate pressure without resorting to guerrilla plumbing.
Thank you.
/rant
1. It will be utterly obvious how the bath's/shower's plumbing works, even when in a too-early, jet-lagged, pre-caffeinated state.
2. All hotels will be required to have the same fixtures.
3. The showerhead will deliver adequate pressure without resorting to guerrilla plumbing.
Thank you.
/rant
Jan 12, 2013, 7:43 am
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I could not agree more. I have never seen so many bizarre looking, impossible to operate controls over the last few years. The only reason I take the wife with me when I travel is to turn the stupid things on for me.
Jan 12, 2013, 7:52 am
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Completely agree. At my last hotel, I had to ask how to turn the shower on. It turned out that I had not seen the tiny instructions attached to the far right bottom of the bathroom mirror.
Jan 12, 2013, 8:35 am
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Don't forget to include on the list: adequate hot water to mix in with the cold water.
I've had a few ridiculously cold showers at some hotels. Last year it was some Chicago-area Ramada which was completely full -- so given my very early morning flight out of ORD and untimely discovery of the issue with the shower (but less so with the sink), changing hotels was not an option.
Another thing with some hotel and airline lounge showers which I would rather not see: showers that require being reactivated every 30-60 seconds or perhaps every couple of minutes to get the water to flow again.
I've had a few ridiculously cold showers at some hotels. Last year it was some Chicago-area Ramada which was completely full -- so given my very early morning flight out of ORD and untimely discovery of the issue with the shower (but less so with the sink), changing hotels was not an option.
Another thing with some hotel and airline lounge showers which I would rather not see: showers that require being reactivated every 30-60 seconds or perhaps every couple of minutes to get the water to flow again.
Jan 12, 2013, 12:11 pm
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Completely agree.
I recently spent a good five minutes looking for the controls to the rain shower at the Andaz in Shanghai only to discover that some genius had decided it would be most logical to place them outside the shower. Adjusting the temperature thus required running in and out of the shower, dripping water everywhere in the process.
I recently spent a good five minutes looking for the controls to the rain shower at the Andaz in Shanghai only to discover that some genius had decided it would be most logical to place them outside the shower. Adjusting the temperature thus required running in and out of the shower, dripping water everywhere in the process.
Jan 12, 2013, 12:25 pm
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When I went faucet/shower fixture shopping a few years ago, the most sensible shower thermostat I've seen is a single dial that goes counter-clockwise from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock, with the ideal temperature being somewhere around 12 o'clock. It's not possible to get low-pressure hot water with this dial but I don't find that to be necessary. The shower thermostats with two knobs are too hard to use as changing the temperature requires a balancing act between the two knobs and the area around the hot water knob is usually scathing hot (the hot water flows right behind it).
I have no idea why everybody doesn't switch to these kinds of shower thermostats.
I have no idea why everybody doesn't switch to these kinds of shower thermostats.
Jan 12, 2013, 12:53 pm
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Nearly all hotels I've stayed in there is a single faucet, which blends hot into cold. I recently stayed in one that did the opposite, I almost got scalded when I turned the shower on.
[Since I have stayed in that hotel many times in the past, I believe a "glitch" occured when they connected the plumbing for that room.]
[Since I have stayed in that hotel many times in the past, I believe a "glitch" occured when they connected the plumbing for that room.]
Jan 12, 2013, 12:59 pm
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When we had the kitchen redone the plumber asked if we wanted the hot on the left and cold on the right or the other way around. I thought it was a strange request, since most of the time it's hot on the left unless somebody is really lazy and does it backwards (or so I thought).
He told me that while hot on the left is the most common, he gets many requests from people who want it the other way, and has even had people pay him to come in and just switch it in a place they moved into.
If we all can't agree if it's hot on the left or right (I say left) there's no way anything else will be agreed to.
He told me that while hot on the left is the most common, he gets many requests from people who want it the other way, and has even had people pay him to come in and just switch it in a place they moved into.
If we all can't agree if it's hot on the left or right (I say left) there's no way anything else will be agreed to.
Jan 12, 2013, 1:21 pm
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I really hate those showers you have to turn on the water when you are inside the shower. I want to feel the temperature of the water before I get in.
Jan 12, 2013, 1:27 pm
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Nearly all hotels I've stayed in there is a single faucet, which blends hot into cold. I recently stayed in one that did the opposite, I almost got scalded when I turned the shower on. [Since I have stayed in that hotel many times in the past, I believe a "glitch" occured when they connected the plumbing for that room.]
[Since I have stayed in that hotel many times in the past, I believe a "glitch" occured when they connected the plumbing for that room.]
Jan 12, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Actually, research shows that brain exercise has some amount of protective effect against senility, so complicated showers and radios could be the hotel's way (along with fitness rooms) of improving guest's health!
Jan 12, 2013, 3:44 pm
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I have to say one of my biggest annoyances is height. I am only 6 ft so I am not overly tall. But I do want to be able to wash my hair without having to perform some kind of acrobatic contortion just to get my head under the nozzle. Or is that a way of keeping us in shape?