Acrylic or steel bath?

AdrianW2

On a practical note, steel limits your choices on cleaning products and makes soaking in acid to remove limescale a more daunting prospect.

IM

AdrianW2 wrote: »

On a practical note, steel limits your choices on cleaning products and makes soaking in acid to remove limescale a more daunting prospect.

So not only are plastic-bath users a bunch of layabouts, with hours to idle away soaking and worrying about dipping temperatures - but they are so filthy that they need acid to shift the detritus they leave behind...?

:think::think::think:

iamana1ias

IM wrote: »

LOL...

This business about heat loss... How long do you folks spend in the bath, for it to be an issue?

With mine I'd fill it with lovely hot water and by about 10 minutes it would be cold. As it took a good 20-30 minutes for the tank to reheat I'd have 10 minutes lying in cold water before I could get it hot again. Truly awful and impossible to lay in there for any decent length of time

my lovely acrylic bath stays nice and hot for a good 45 minutes and is still bearable for another 15 minutes. It's perfect for a long relaxing bath

iamana1ias

IM wrote: »

So not only are plastic-bath users a bunch of layabouts, with hours to idle away soaking and worrying about dipping temperatures - but they are so filthy that they need acid to shift the detritus they leave behind...?

:think::think::think:

Since when was limescale "detritus" from humans?

I didn't get the chance to laze in the bath for hours with a bath that lost the heat so quickly!!

27col

Someone on here last year was enquiring about getting a big copper bath. I can't imagine how rapidly that would lose all the heat from the water.

stargate222

Steel every time. In my last house I had an acrylic bath, admittedly it was a bit old, but when I showered it wasn't as secure underfoot as I would've liked! I worried I would end up in the kithcen one day! I had a steel one installed in my present house and I couldn'be more pleased. I haven't noticed it being colder than the acrylic but I don't wallow like a hippo! However I have seen on a house makeover show them using insulation as Looby Loo suggested.

I got my bath suite from Screwfix.com and your proposed one looks similar. Here's the link http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/Bathrooms_SuitesGrove.jsp?ts=32195

Also a lot cheaper!

mommame

We were daft enough to remove our steel bath and replace with a plastic one and now deeply regret it.
The plastic one scratches so easily and is not as deep /wide as the steel one.
If like me you have a hair gel wearing son it is a nightmare to get the residue off,also it creaks like mad even with reinforcing underneath.
Hubby is refusing to humour me and get another steel one but I am not giving up!!
Mom

TimBuckTeeth

Another vote for steel from me.
A steel bath is more durable and doesn't creak and bend like plastic and won't crack. The surface finish is more durable and doesn't scratch like plastic.
Unless you get an expensive one, a plastic bath will look and feel cheap and 10 years later will look worn compared to even a cheap steel one.

I have not had any problems with cold bath water, but putting insulation round a bath is easy and cheap.

R&C

We are currently trying to decide between a steel and acrylic bath. Our problem is that we are going for a very small 1400 bath so our options are limited.

I can get a 2.3mm steel kaldewei bath for under £100 but it has no handles and we have a young daughter. Alternatively I can get a Carron Delta 5mm acrylic bath with antislip base and handles for more than double the price.

Both have their pros and cons. if I bought the steel one, is it possible to add handles to the bath? and re the acrylic, is the 5mm thickness enough to make it fall into that 'good quality' acrylic bath bracket?

Many Thanks, and sorry for butting in on the OPs thread!

aliasojo

R&C wrote: »

Both have their pros and cons. if I bought the steel one, is it possible to add handles to the bath? and re the acrylic, is the 5mm thickness enough to make it fall into that 'good quality' acrylic bath bracket?

Just to cloud the waters even more...you can get a Carronite version of the acrlic bath which is supposed to make the acrylic as strong as steel but without the cold factor drawback. Obviously more expensive though.