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Gender and relationship norms pop up in strange places sometimes. For instance, the Kohler Overflowing Bath. The idea itself is a little strange - it's a tub within a tub, where the inner tub overflows into the outer. The tub does recirculate the water, but this isn't exactly an environmentalist's dream. First, the tub is huge. Really huge. 275 gallons huge.
Second, the heat loss created by what amounts to a 20 foot wide waterfall is enormous. So enormous, that two inline 2 kilowatt heaters are required to keep the thing warm. That'd make your electric meter spin in a hurry. I'm pretty sure that my entire house very rarely pulls 4 kilowatts, unless every air conditioner is on. Want some additional numbers? Assuming the water entering your house starts at 10 deg C and you want the tub at 45 deg C, raising 275 gallons of water to that temp requires 140 cubic feet of natural gas (assuming a 100% efficient water heater, whereas most are only around 60%).
So, the gender norms.... the video advertises that the bath is specifically designed for "one man and one woman". What exactly does that mean? What happens if two dudes hop in the tub together?
Second, the heat loss created by what amounts to a 20 foot wide waterfall is enormous. So enormous, that two inline 2 kilowatt heaters are required to keep the thing warm. That'd make your electric meter spin in a hurry. I'm pretty sure that my entire house very rarely pulls 4 kilowatts, unless every air conditioner is on. Want some additional numbers? Assuming the water entering your house starts at 10 deg C and you want the tub at 45 deg C, raising 275 gallons of water to that temp requires 140 cubic feet of natural gas (assuming a 100% efficient water heater, whereas most are only around 60%).
So, the gender norms.... the video advertises that the bath is specifically designed for "one man and one woman". What exactly does that mean? What happens if two dudes hop in the tub together?