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divine · 09-08-2009, 11:43

I'm just about to have a bath anyway so I tried measuring it but I can only find a crappy digital 'health' thermometer which only reads up to 108f (42C) before just displaying a 'you're about to die' sort of warning.

Flibster · 09-08-2009, 11:46

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Shoes/boots will fit in a kitchen sink, unless your sink is considerably smaller than all the ones i've seen.

I can't stand in the sink though....

divine · 09-08-2009, 11:53

Why can't they soak in hot water without your feet in them? Surely all you're doing is trying to warm them, so once they're warm enough, take them out and put them on? Also how much difference to this process will it make if the water is 48C and not 60C?

divine · 09-08-2009, 12:12

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Originally Posted by divine

I'm just about to have a bath anyway so I tried measuring it but I can only find a crappy digital 'health' thermometer which only reads up to 108f (42C) before just displaying a 'you're about to die' sort of warning.

I tried it anyway when it was at a decent temperature, not quite monkey bath hot but still pretty hot.

104F, which is 40C.

I dare say all you hot bath lovers will be more than fine with 8C of leeway above that.

Flibster · 09-08-2009, 12:59

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Originally Posted by divine

Why can't they soak in hot water without your feet in them? Surely all you're doing is trying to warm them, so once they're warm enough, take them out and put them on? Also how much difference to this process will it make if the water is 48C and not 60C?

Doesn't work.

You need your feet in them and very hot water to shape them. Even then it normally takes a couple of goes to get the fit right.

divine · 09-08-2009, 13:21

I would have thought most of the reshaping happened during the cooling/drying phase of wearing them as opposed to in the water. There are people online, having looked on google, who suggest filling the boot with hot water and then emptying/wearing, so I can't see it making much difference personally.

That said, surely you could find something else with which to do it? A deep tray, a storage box or something? Or is your bath the absolutely only item in your house you could stand in that also holds water?

So now the issues we have beyond 'dont tell me what to do' and 'let stupid people scald themselves' are making beer and breaking in boots. Hardly everyday activities for most people. Even people who do those things will do it a few times in a year at most surely?

I'm really not seeing enough of an issue to warrant such anger from everyone.

Feek · 09-08-2009, 14:14

'Don't tell me what to do' is enough for me.

wicksta · 09-08-2009, 16:05

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I'm really not seeing enough of an issue to warrant such anger from everyone.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said people were angry without actually knowing the real facts.

Mountain, molehill.

Zirax · 09-08-2009, 17:03

One thing that I haven't yet seem commented on is this.....

With a hot bath (hell lets just have it running at 48ºc). The temperature of the bath upon filling will not be 48ºc. Even with a plastic bath or worse with a cast bath you need to take away the amount of heat lost through heating the sides of the bath. Also then take away the heat loss of the water through it sitting in the bath before you get in. Mine takes ages to fill due to having a deep bath and a small tank.

This means by the time that you get in the bath will be comfortable but will lose temperature. Now lets assume that you want to top the bath up after 5-10 mins. Basic understanding will tell you that to raise the temperature with 48ºc going in will take a heck of a lot more water than a quick blast at full temp.

I have seen this already at the hotel I'm in and from personal experience of having a bath with this, it's rubbish. This is due to heat loss as described above.

Fayshun · 09-08-2009, 17:46

\o/ for bath thermodynamics!

09-08-2009, 11:43	#41
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I'm just about to have a bath anyway so I tried measuring it but I can only find a crappy digital 'health' thermometer which only reads up to 108f (42C) before just displaying a 'you're about to die' sort of warning. __________________

09-08-2009, 11:53	#43
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Why can't they soak in hot water without your feet in them? Surely all you're doing is trying to warm them, so once they're warm enough, take them out and put them on? Also how much difference to this process will it make if the water is 48C and not 60C? __________________

09-08-2009, 13:21	#46
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I would have thought most of the reshaping happened during the cooling/drying phase of wearing them as opposed to in the water. There are people online, having looked on google, who suggest filling the boot with hot water and then emptying/wearing, so I can't see it making much difference personally. That said, surely you could find something else with which to do it? A deep tray, a storage box or something? Or is your bath the absolutely only item in your house you could stand in that also holds water? So now the issues we have beyond 'dont tell me what to do' and 'let stupid people scald themselves' are making beer and breaking in boots. Hardly everyday activities for most people. Even people who do those things will do it a few times in a year at most surely? I'm really not seeing enough of an issue to warrant such anger from everyone. __________________ Last edited by divine; 09-08-2009 at 13:28.

09-08-2009, 14:14	#47
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	'Don't tell me what to do' is enough for me. __________________

09-08-2009, 17:46	#50
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	\o/ for bath thermodynamics! __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

09-08-2009, 17:03	#49
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	One thing that I haven't yet seem commented on is this..... With a hot bath (hell lets just have it running at 48ºc). The temperature of the bath upon filling will not be 48ºc. Even with a plastic bath or worse with a cast bath you need to take away the amount of heat lost through heating the sides of the bath. Also then take away the heat loss of the water through it sitting in the bath before you get in. Mine takes ages to fill due to having a deep bath and a small tank. This means by the time that you get in the bath will be comfortable but will lose temperature. Now lets assume that you want to top the bath up after 5-10 mins. Basic understanding will tell you that to raise the temperature with 48ºc going in will take a heck of a lot more water than a quick blast at full temp. I have seen this already at the hotel I'm in and from personal experience of having a bath with this, it's rubbish. This is due to heat loss as described above.