[Shop-talk] Admittedly off topic, but I know you guys have these answers. Please forgive me.

[Randall]

For my money, I would rather have a (washable) cotton mat on the floor (so
no cold floor tiles and also dries the soles of your feet), and infrared
heat from above.  I have one bathroom with an overhead incandescent heater
(250 watts IIRC) that works well enough; the other has a big quartz tube
heater that really does the job (rated 1500 watts, probably only 1000 by
now).  The quartz tube is an old stand-alone unit, but I've seen them in
ceiling mount.

https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Zone-Ceiling-Quartz-Heater/dp/B002R686FQ

One of the things I really like is that the quartz tube heater will feel hot
even before the water in the shower gets hot.  By the time I'm done
showering, it's more like a sauna.

Looked at the air jets once, tried them briefly, was not impressed.  Main
advantage seems to be lower cost.  But IMO it's the heat that helps to
relieve sore muscles anyway, the water jets don't do all that much for me,
either.

-- Randall 
56 TR3 TS13571L daily driver
71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> eric at megageek.com
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 3:13 PM
> To: SHOPTALK DIGEST
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Admittedly off topic, but I know you guys have these
> answers. Please forgive me.
> 
> So I was deployed with the Army to DC back in Aug. I thought it would be a
> great time for my B-I-L contractor for fix my bathroom. It needed to be
> gutted and redone due to poor design originally, some water leaks, and no
> insulation. (He was working on it intermittently when he didn't have other
> jobs.)
> 
> Now comes the time to decided on what to put back in. Being stuck in DC, I
> don't have access to see the floor models and such. But I've narrowed it
> down to two questions...
> (Well, two questions with sub questions.) 8>)
> 
> First, is the tub. I'm installing a new tub and I was wondering about a
> jetted tub. There seem to be two different options. There is the
> traditional water jet type, and there is a new, air bubble type. Since I
> can't try it before I have to decided, I was hoping I could get some
> advice here.
> 
> Note-I am looking for tub that I can sit in and 'soak' muscles and such.
> After a long day in the fields or cutting wood, I'm at an age where I
> don't heal quick. I was hoping I could sit in the tub and get some
> circulation value from it. Do these air bubbles work better/worst/not at
> all? Are they a gimmick? I'm not looking for 'luxury' just utilitarian
> 'healing.' I hope I'm getting my point across. 8>0 I think they even have
> a tub that has both, but I don't know if it would be worth it. Anything
> else I should look for in a tub like this?
> 
> Next question,
> This is a small bathroom and it normally doesn't heat up as much as I
> would like on cold mornings. I was thinking about a supplemental heater in
> the room. The options here seem to be an electric wall unit, or a radiant
> floor option. I love radiant flooring, but since this is a bathroom, I
> wasn't sure about keeping it warm all the time. The heater would be the
> best for turning on when needed and turning off. But I was wondering if
> the radiant floor, keeping it warmer all the time might be more efficient?
> Or if it could heat it up quickly if I didn't keep it warmer all the time
> (but I doubt this.) This was the company he has experience with
> http://www.warmfloor.com/. Note, it will be a tile floor when done. Is
> there a good way to figure what option is more efficient?
> 
> So there are the two questions. I'd love to hear any opinions or
> experience with either or both.
> 
> To try and make this shop related, I use this bathroom to clean up my
> filthy, greasy self every time I return from the shop! 8>)
> 
> 
> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
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