ABearWithFurniture Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Was wondering if anybody has had any experience with these, good and/or bad. Thinking about renovating the bathroom and adding one of these where the current walk-in shower is. Ariel Walk-in Steam Shower Main questions are: How hard are they to install. Maintenance...some purport to be self-cleaning. Radio, phone, bluetooth, etc...do these options actually work in there? Thanks in advance for any information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Price: $2390 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 (edited) I'm looking at another one that I really like for about $3200...I've got to think that ripping out the old one and installing a new one won't be that cheap though. After having watched the movie 'The Fly'...these things look kinda creepy Edited July 15, 2010 by ABearWithFurniture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I'm looking at another one that I really like for about $3200...I've got to think that ripping out the old one and installing a new one won't be that cheap though. After having watched the movie 'The Fly'...these things look kinda creepy I'd be concerned about being scalded to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I'd be concerned about being scalded to death. On the plus side though, one could steam a sh1t load of shrimp in one of those puppies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 http://www.aquapeutics.com/test/u6810b.html Look at this one, I can beam up Kirk, Spock, Scotty and McCoy with this bad boy. The very little I know is from the brief time we were thinking of putting one in when we built and decided against it. Cost was the main factor, of course. These are very very very nice, but we opted for the jacuzzi tub instead. The plumber said to do it right with no future problems, you need to run some pretty substantial water feed lines to provide good output for it all. Ton of extra plumbing. What really broke it for us was he said you should have multiple tankless water heaters for it to do it right balla-style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Yep, I looked at a couple of those...I'm not sure I'd want to come back out of some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm74 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 steamist makes one of the best in my book. I notice them in high end resorts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Got to love the shipping details... 'Shipping...This item ships via motor freight carrier and will be delivered to your curbside. Please note that this is a very large and heavy item! You MUST be able to make arrangements to get this into your home.' Looks like I might have to 'put a large hole' in the side of the house to get it indoors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 ABWF....I've done a couple steam showers from scratch, never one that was a self-contained enclosure like this one. Oddly...their 'installation instructions' pdf won't come up for me. Nevermind....it worked in IE, just not in Mozilla. It wasn't very helpful actually. Sounds like if you have the drain/supply lines and electrical done for you, the rest of the installation isn't too bad. Honestly.....that thing looks a little too space age for me to consider putting one into my own home.....lol. I'd rather do the steam unit in a big, tiled shower with a bench, body jets and a couple showerheads. But I will tell you....that steam shower I did in his condo ended up being the feature that sold that condo for top dollar. Brand new kitchen, carpet, hardwoods, hardware, fixtures.....but all anyone wanted to talk about was that steam shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 make your own for half the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Oh.....and TimC is right. Maybe a dedicated tankless water heater unit is a good idea and a great plumber that can help you with the water pressure/water supply. You know that Kohler commercial with the plumber adjusting that HUGH shower with all the body sprays? You'd be amazed how much extra care in plumbing it took to get all those working well together.....lol. But it sounds like these units you are looking at just have the one supply line each for hot and cold.....so the biggest consideration will be adding a pressure 'boost'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thanks for all the input, much appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trots Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Puddy: "Well, it's a big job. You've got to dismantle the latch hasp from the auxiliary drainage line." Kramer: "No. It says 'main line'." Puddy: "It's a misprint. What do you got, a Clarkman?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Steam showers are great. Make sure you have enough room for you to play a little grab-ass with the wifey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Steam showers are great. Make sure you have enough room for you to play a little grab-ass with the wifey. Mmmmmm, steamed snapper!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulzale Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Enjoyed one in a rental condo on vacation. Know nothing about putting it in or maintenance, but I would love one in my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Mmmmmm, steamed snapper!! Soapy groper (which is a bit like grouper) is pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I can't get the kids out of the shower as it is... added to the "when they grow up and move out list" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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