Hi
Marcus,
It was
me
with the idea of using a timed valve…*stands on top of soap box
feeling proud*
Although
I
didn’t convert my bath (I’m going to take the thing out..
*hateful hateful waste of water*) I just
thought that the ‘valve on a timer’ seemed a little easier, and
kept things to
a minimum … IMHO, using Home Automation can sometimes lead you to
over-complicate
matters when it doesn’t need to be..
Anyways,
I
do believe that your idea would also be possible – and would look a
lot more ‘factory
done’ rather than ‘DIY look’
(imo)
Not
sure
on the tv fitting front, I think some of the other chaps might have more of
an
idea ?!? but I would have much preferred 12v instead of 240v in the
bathroom !
Jonathan.
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From: Marcus Warrington
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Sent: 21 August 2002 14:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Bathroom
:Auto
Filling Bath ? & TV's ?
A while ago we had a small thread on auto
sensing
the depth of water in a bath, possibly via an
ultrasonic measuring device. Someone suggested a
simple timing routine would probably be simpler and
I think I would probably agree (at least to start with).
Someone responded to that thread saying they'd converted
their bath to auto fill with an electronic valve and an
extra tap/spout (a piece of bent chrome pipe). Not really
wanting to have an extra tap, I'm wondering if it wouldn't
be possible to simply tap into the whirlpool system hoses.
If I placed a "Y" splitter on the pipe that feeds the
pump
(i.e. from the bottom water intake hole) and ran this via
an anti siphon valve, to a mixed hot/cold water supply that
was controlled by an electronic valve, I could fill the
bath through the whirlpool jets. Anyone done anything like
this or see any reasons why it shouldn't work ?.
I'm also interested in having a small LCD TV in the bathroom
like the one shown on Carol Vauderman (sp?) show the other
month. I checked on the pricing of these and 2K is little
steep! So I notice Craplins are selling 5.6" LCD TV's
that
have AV input, IR, can run from 12 volts, and have Channel
presets. Since it can run from 12 volts I figure this must
be safer in a bathroom and all mains (socket) wiring is RCD
protected at the consumer box anyway. My aim is to mount
it flush in the wall at the foot of the bath and have a few
control buttons on a double gang Clipsal switch plate. I
figure that mounting it in a box with a Perspex front should
seal it from the damp environment, my only concern is how to
stop potential condensation occurring... anyone tried
anything like this ?
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