We have one of those walk-in tubs -- the kind where the tub's about four feet high, with a door. You close it, sit down, turn on the water, which then fills the tub. We got it for my mother, who can't use a regular tub, and wasn't too keen on the idea of a shower. It works pretty well. There is one thing they don't tell you, though.
When you're ready to get out, you have to wait for the tub to drain pretty much entirely before you can get out. What this means is that you're sitting there, wet, subject to any vagrant drafts. Even if you continue to pop up and dry yourself, you're still damp. You can drape a towel over yourself, but not a bath robe (unless it's short). Just - sit. For about, oh, five minutes. Which I'm told can seem like a very long time...particularly if you're wet. In fact, when my daughter tried the tub, she got so antsy, she clambered over the wall to get out while it was draining. Yeah. That thrilled us, too.
In retrospect, we should have had a warm-air blower installed, I think. Or a heat lamp. Or a big honkin' drain.
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FYI- I know of a walk in tub that has a "fast drain" that drains 8 times faster than a normal drain so that you don't have to sit there a freeze while you wait for it to empty. Might not help you since you already have a walk in tub, but you might want to check it out. The website is www.arwholesale.com. Who knows, maybe you can trade yours in for one of these.
I don't think we could easily replace or retrofit the tub -- it's on a concrete slab, with the drain set into the concrete -- but I appreciate the information. If anyone else sees this, they might benefit from it.
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