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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:18AM (#43140281)
Most European shower controls don't work this way anymore, they are thermostatic (i.e. you are just setting the desired water temperature, not directly adjusting the hot/cold balance). These are spreading to high-end US installs too.
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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by imtringued on Saturday February 22, 2025 @12:38PM (#43141128)
This is one of the weirdest things about showers. You set your shower temperature on the heater itself and then you pull the temperature handle all the way to the hottest temperature.

There is no point in actually trying to dial in the temperature using the handle. Just don't.

Btw. I'm talking about tankless heaters.

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