Robert Jones Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 This home originally built in 1910, was gutted and remodeled in 2007. I am not sure what this device is above the master bathroom jetted tub. Anyone run in to these before and can tell me what it is? Click to Enlarge 74.73 KB Click to Enlarge 14.28 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 This home originally built in 1910, was gutted and remodeled in 2007. I am not sure what this device is above the master bathroom jetted tub. Anyone run in to these before and can tell me what it is? Click to Enlarge 74.73?KB Click to Enlarge 14.28?KB Could be a ceiling spout. Was there a diverter that would send the water through it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I looked all over for one and didn't see it. It does have a screen like it should be a spout. That heavy metal piece unscrews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Jim's right. It's a ceiling spout. They are one of the stupidest "new ideas" the plumbing industry has ever thought up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 outrageously expensive too! http://www.faucet.com/kohler-k-923-mode ... Mgodb24ATw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Only rich people can afford to have cold baths, I guess. After falling 8 or 9 feet through the air, the water is pretty well chilled. Click to Enlarge 49.18 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I imagine water splashes all over the place when the tub is about half full. Another brilliant designer product like the sink with no unsightly overflow drain. [:-thumbd] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I imagine water splashes all over the place when the tub is about half full. Another brilliant designer product like the sink with no unsightly overflow drain. [:-thumbd] Oddly enough, the splashing is the worst at the very beginning. After there's an inch or two of water in the tub, there isn't so much. When I first started filling the tub in the picture, the water splashed over the glass partition and down to the kitchen below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 And loud. They're crazy loud at first. They came. They went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Only rich people can afford to have cold baths, I guess. After falling 8 or 9 feet through the air, the water is pretty well chilled. Click to Enlarge 49.18?KB How do you take a bath with nothing but glass between you and the traffic outside? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Only rich people can afford to have cold baths, I guess. After falling 8 or 9 feet through the air, the water is pretty well chilled. Click to Enlarge 49.18?KB How do you take a bath with nothing but glass between you and the traffic outside? Or nothing but glass between you and the folks in the dining room, living room, and kitchen on the first floor. . . Or sit on the Bidet or Toilet. . . Download Attachment: IMG_6852 (Large).JPG 86.83 KB Marc, this is Portland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 The water is hard enough here that all that glass would be etched to obscurity in no time. And, if you swap the tub for the kitchen island my nephews would be belly flopping into it within minutes of arriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've seen bathrooms like this where they have that glass that clouds out with an electric current; hit a switch, it's private. I'm surprised they don't have the magic glass. Then again, it's Portlandia; body functions are a natural act, it's politically correct to not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I've seen bathrooms like this where they have that glass that clouds out with an electric current; hit a switch, it's private. I'm surprised they don't have the magic glass. Electrostatic glass. We've got it but we don't use it for modesty. Then again, it's Portlandia; body functions are a natural act, it's politically correct to not care. Pretty much. We've got the Naked Bike Ride: http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/17/lots ... otos-73404 And the naked airport guy: http://www.kgw.com/news/Naked-fliers-at ... 08166.html Nobody cares too much about naked people on the 8th floor of a highrise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasden Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Reminds me of the time I was staying at the "Tower Hotel" in Seoul. Glass wall in the shower overlooking the city. Pretty cool until I realized they could see IN! Talk about shrinkage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejager Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I imagine water splashes all over the place when the tub is about half full. Another brilliant designer product like the sink with no unsightly overflow drain. [:-thumbd] Oddly enough, the splashing is the worst at the very beginning. After there's an inch or two of water in the tub, there isn't so much. When I first started filling the tub in the picture, the water splashed over the glass partition and down to the kitchen below. I imagine that the splash coming off the person under the shower would spread quite far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I imagine water splashes all over the place when the tub is about half full. Another brilliant designer product like the sink with no unsightly overflow drain. [:-thumbd] Oddly enough, the splashing is the worst at the very beginning. After there's an inch or two of water in the tub, there isn't so much. When I first started filling the tub in the picture, the water splashed over the glass partition and down to the kitchen below. I imagine that the splash coming off the person under the shower would spread quite far. Actually, it's just a tub. The shower is next to it, on the right, and completely surrounded by glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Naked Bike Ride? I wonder if they use a special seat on the bikes? [:-dev3] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Naked Bike Ride? I wonder if they use a special seat on the bikes? [:-dev3] I don't know and I have no desire to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yeah, That must be some kind of northwest mania. They have some kind of parade in the Freemont district of Seattle every year where the participants literally "parade" their stuff. Naked guys and ladies on bikes and donkeys and all sorts of weird shite. People line up to see it with their kids fer crissake! Naked elderly ladies in body paint - [:-yuck] [:-shake] ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 . . . Naked elderly ladies in body paint - [:-yuck] [:-shake] Hey, don't dis naked elderly ladies in body paint. Some of my best friends. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I don't get it. Every animal on the face of the earth can be naked except for humans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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