800mm wide bath v 700mm

lagi

I have been looking for a double ended bath 1700 x 700. I have seen one i like but its 1700 x 800. It will fit in but worried that i will have to use a lot more water to use it.

As it will only be for 1 person, does it use much more water? Take longer to fill? Any pros/cons i should consider.

phill99

If its only for one person, why have a double ended bath?

lagi

Because of where it needs to go it will need taps in the middle and a waste in the middle.

phill99

Remember that if the taps are on the wall side and they go wrong and need changing , the only way to do that is by removing the bath.

andyhop

phill99 wrote: »

Remember that if the taps are on the wall side and they go wrong and need changing , the only way to do that is by removing the bath.

Use wall mounted taps such as a Hansgrohe Ecostat 1001 bath filler, Soldered copper tube set into wall and you will zero problems

While centre rim mounted taps are not always a good idea, If theres a a leak then its normally down to bad installation. Always the option of coring a access hole from opposite side of wall or a custom made tap spanner with 550mm reach!!

MX5huggy

If you have your bath 12inches deep (300mm) then the extra water will be 0.3 x 0.1 x 1.7 = 0.051 cubic meters (which is the unit used on water meters/bills) = 51 litres per bath. You also have to factor in heating the extra water.

Becles

If you like a soak in the bath, an 800mm is worth it. We took out a 700mm bath that sort of went in at the middle with handles in it and it wasn't very deep. It was ok for a bath, but it wasn't very comfy.

Just put in this bath
http://www.tc-bathrooms.com/c/235-armour-plus-baths/424-alverus-bath-1700x800-with-armour-plus/
and it is fabulous!

It'll cost a bit more to fill, but it is so comfortable and I've had some lovely relaxing soaks in it.

ailuro2

It will cost 1/7 more to fill than the 700mm bath would.;)

But if you normally shower and don't take many baths, it would be worth it, imho, as long as you have the room for it.:D

lagi

Thanks for the replies, the topic went slightly off track but thats the sort of answers i wanted. I have a bath now which is 1700 x 700 and find that is adequate. But will be fitting a seperate shower so probably won't be having so many baths.

Thats a lovely bath Becles, i am looking at the squarer ones but at the lower price scale. I have since found out some more info regarding water volume.

A 1700 x 700 would be 175 litres and a 1700 x 800 is 230 litres.

Alan_M_2

In some bath designs the tub size doesn't change - sometimes the lip of the bath is simply made wider.

Easiest comparison is just to check the manufacturer specification - it should give the tub volume - you can then compare directly.

lagi

Unfortunately it was the manufacturers specs that gave me the volumes. Going to have to sleep on it as this is a hard one to call.