Any freestanding tub with inline heater?
thisishishouse
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Looking for a soaking tub w/inline heater (no jets, no bubbles!)
Comments (8)hi Soshh, Are you looking for tub with more than 20'' deep? So far, I found the following tubs from MTI with inline-heater options for our candidate. They are all 19-21'' deep. Since you can install 42'' wide tub, you will have more option than me! :) Here is their search page if you haven't looked yet: http://www.mtiwhirlpools.com/products/ >MTI-5 Whyndam 1 (59 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 19 3/4), rectangular, $1086 >MTI-22 Holiday (59 1/2x35 1/2 x 20), rectangular, $1138 >MTI-15 Charleston 1 (60x36x19 1/4), oval, $1101 >MTI-9 Victoria 2 (59 3/4 x 35 1/2 x 21 3/4), oval, $1195 As I searched more, it seems Aquatic doesn't drill hales for tub spout&valves. So I'm leaning toward MTI at this moment... -b...See MoreFreestanding Soaking Tub
Comments (6)It depends o the space you have. Beware wall mounted fillers with free stand tubs. . ........it is very difficult to find them with any reach, and a free standing tub is far more suited to a floor mounted tub fill. Boxing out a wall for plumbing defeats the look of the free stand. If you want a wall or deck faucet, make a niche for a slide in tub, , or build a deck with a drop in, or under mount tub....See MoreFreestanding bathtub in the shower - pros/cons
Comments (26)My friends have this set up in their home in Kyoto. You take a shower first so you are clean then you get inside the soaking tub. The soaking tub is not drained for days and has a heater inside so the water stays hot, similar to a hot tub but without the jets. Toilet and sink are in a separate closet nearby. It's been awhile since I've visited but I recall the "shower" part was a wall with multiple hand sprayers (so multiple people could wash up at same time). It included stools you could sit on while you washed up. The soaking tub was quite large with a deck around it and could fit multiple people. I don't remember the floor being slippery. I do remember feeling icked out when I learned the tub was drained infrequently -- until I realized everyone took a shower before soaking. Basically to answer your question, in such an arrangement, you aren't wiping it out everyday. It stays wet and gets drained and cleaned once a week....See MoreCan you buy a free standing tub online?
Comments (30)Stacey- No...as I mentioned in my first post, I got a wall-mounted one for about $400. You can see it in the picture I posted. I like a simple and clean look and the floor mounted ones look like fancy, exposed plumbing to me. If you can run your supply pipes up into the wall, all you need is the valve that's hidden in the wall, like a shower valve, and the spout and and handles that are surface mounted. l also like it because it doesn't take up space, and you don't have to worry about the structural issues that a floor mount sometimes requires,especially if you have to go through tile. My wall mount does go through wall tile, but I prefer that as it seemed easier than plumbing that has to go through and be secured to floor tile. Just my preference, but it made tub filling a whole lot cheaper. P.S.: I could have gotten a cheaper tub, but I preferred getting a name brand I had had good experiences with before. I'm sure that there are good quality tubs out there that sell for less than what I spent, but I'm not an expert on tub brands. I was simply happy spending $1620, as opposed to $3000-6000 locally....See Morehomepro01
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