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I get in, turn the water on max hot, and stick my hand in the stream of water coming out of the tub spigot. As it gets hotter, I adjust the temperature setting
by mindslight 4y ago
I get in, turn the water on max hot, and stick my hand in the stream of water coming out of the tub spigot. As it gets hotter, I adjust the temperature setting and converge on the right place. Then, I hit the diverter so water comes out of the shower head, while I stand mostly out of the spray (avoiding residual cold water and it takes a few seconds to warm up the pipes themselves). Then I stand fully under the spray and do minor adjustments, which continue throughout the shower.
This seems natural to me, but I've never met anyone else who does it this way.
- bckr 4y agoI think it really depends on your water system at home. In this apartment, the water heats up fast and gets really, really hot. So it takes about 5 seconds to reach the desired setting. There’s also a pretty good range where it feels good to get in. So it’s just not worth putting a lot of thought into it. At other apartments, I’ve had more involved systems. This thread is making me think of that blog title: Reality has a surprising amount of detail.
- mindslight 4y agoI didn't spend any time designing that set of steps or anything. Rather at each point I'm just doing the immediate thing that will get me showering the quickest. It's probably most useful when the hot water comes up quick, less useful when you have to wait a while for that. And it fails horribly when the hot water isn't working. I've never felt the need to adjust though, except for shower-only stalls and the like.
- worthless-trash 4y agoSame, but no diverter, they are not common in Australia.
- kgc 4y agoMe too