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In my bathrooms, there's already a drain in the shower (the shower is recessed an inch) and in the centre of the main area. They don't clog. I don't know about

by prawn 6y ago

In my bathrooms, there's already a drain in the shower (the shower is recessed an inch) and in the centre of the main area. They don't clog. I don't know about you, but I don't tend to wash baked-on lasagne from myself in the shower as happens in a dishwasher. I think it would largely be dust and the like if it wasn't left to build up. I'm thinking these things would be designed for new-builds rather than retrofitted. Recess the floor an inch. Sealed door. Pressure sprays angling down that hit the wall up to a height of around 6-7' or so. Doesn't need to be fully watertight. Run an exhaust fan during and/or after. Maybe have a linear grate/drain at the shower end, and an air spray to help push water as well as dry the tiles. Seal or hide power points. Cabinets would need a loose seal (they're sprayed, not submerged).

leetcrew 6y ago
> In my bathrooms, there's already a drain in the shower (the shower is recessed an inch) and in the centre of the main area. They don't clog. I don't know about you, but I don't tend to wash baked-on lasagne from myself in the shower as happens in a dishwasher. I think it would largely be dust and the like if it wasn't left to build up. I'm guessing no one in your household has long hair. my hair will clog any shower without a decent drain grate in a week or two.
- prawn 6y ago
  Yes, wife and one daughter have long hair. We've not had a clogged drain in 10ish years in this house. I don't think the sprays required to keep tiles clean would be enough water to flood an inch-deep recessed floor.
1123581321 6y ago
There is a whole sub-industry of plumbing that clears clogged drains. Suffice to say the risk should at least be considered.
- prawn 6y ago
  I'm not thinking of something that sprays a high volume of water for a long period. More like 15-60 second spray down of a shower, for example. And then a second spray if there was a way to rinse/dry/whatever. Shouldn't be enough to flood a typical recessed shower floor, or a purposefully recessed bathroom floor.

by prawn 6y ago

leetcrew 6y ago

> In my bathrooms, there's already a drain in the shower (the shower is recessed an inch) and in the centre of the main area. They don't clog. I don't know about you, but I don't tend to wash baked-on lasagne from myself in the shower as happens in a dishwasher. I think it would largely be dust and the like if it wasn't left to build up. I'm guessing no one in your household has long hair. my hair will clog any shower without a decent drain grate in a week or two.

prawn 6y ago
Yes, wife and one daughter have long hair. We've not had a clogged drain in 10ish years in this house. I don't think the sprays required to keep tiles clean would be enough water to flood an inch-deep recessed floor.

1123581321 6y ago

There is a whole sub-industry of plumbing that clears clogged drains. Suffice to say the risk should at least be considered.

prawn 6y ago
I'm not thinking of something that sprays a high volume of water for a long period. More like 15-60 second spray down of a shower, for example. And then a second spray if there was a way to rinse/dry/whatever. Shouldn't be enough to flood a typical recessed shower floor, or a purposefully recessed bathroom floor.