Looking for Shower timers

5 years ago

Does anyone know if there are Shower timers ? Something that would turn it off or maybe just turn off hot water so my teenagers have to stop showering. I am tired of banging on the door and listening to my husband complaining. I am looking for something simple not a whole house automation.

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Wild Bear & Co Hervey Bay

5 years ago

My mum was forever yelling at my sister to get out of the shower... after a while, my mum would turn on the hot water in the kitchen sink which would make that gorgeous hot shower, turn icy cold to much yelping & hollering by my sister who had no choice but to turn the taps off! I know it’s less than ideal but it’s an idea until you implement a more stable solution ;)

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Dr Retro House Calls
5 years ago
There is a device available in the US called a Shower Manager, but I don't know if it is available in Australia, or how good it is.

http://www.showermanager.com/conservation-store/shower-timer-home.shtml

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

of Dr Retro House Calls
KK1000
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5 years ago
Thanks, I new I could count on you .
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lynleigh_glass
5 years ago
They have a waitlisted of 8weeks. As I type I am listening to my teen take a ridiculously long time in the shower.
Sara Graham
5 years ago
I don’t have an answer but I feel your pain.
Sara Graham
5 years ago
This made me curious. Here are a couple of other alternatives to the Shower Manger Mentioned by Dr Retro. These are both more expensive, and a bit more brutal in that they cut off the hot water rather than just restricting the flow. Unfortunately it seems that the Shower Manager doesn’t work with shower heads with a restrictor (which is most Australian showers on the market these days).

http://www.showerguard.com.au/store/

https://www.showertimer.com.au/
siriuskey
5 years ago
That works Nik, others in our house turn on the cold water tap so that the water is too hot to stay under
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Acubuildnsw
5 years ago
you could just simply go out to your hot water system and cut the water supply.

cheap and easy way to resolve your problem.
bigreader
5 years ago
Short term solution. Buy a $4 timer at Kmart. Once the timer goes off open the door wide. You can add incentive by walking in singing something like Bonnie Tyler.
bigreader
5 years ago
Second view. I absolutely love long hot showers. I find that they are stress releasing. Being a teenager is tough. Unless it’s stopping others having hot water or using the bathroom, I’d leave them and wear the cost.
kiwimills
5 years ago
nar....threaten them with unlocking the door with a nail file and walking in. Tell them you will knock once and if it doesn't stop in 5 seconds..you is coming in with a video camera...

they can then deal with even more stress!!
KK1000
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you all for your contribution I had a really good laugh, I have tried some of the techniques described but 20 y old boys are resilient, but not as much as their mother LOL, I find comfort in knowing that one day they will be parents as well... ..
kiwimills
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Oh I have 28,22,20 boys...then 2 teenage girls.

The boys will shower in cold, so best to turn water totally off

However...tell them u will hide their charger if they r not out when your timer goes

They have tenten minutes, get showering !!
kiwimills
5 years ago
10...not 2x10!
Ruth BT
5 years ago
You realise that shower time for teens is special time?!!
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Wild Bear & Co Hervey Bay
5 years ago
Shower time for teens is special time?! Lol! I don’t know what rock I’ve been living under but evidently it’s overgrown with moss! It’s become special time for me now at the ripe old age of almost 41... and not for the same reasons as teens lol..because I finally get to shower on my own - with no kids - and shave my legs in peace ... now that’s true me time ... the only 10 mins I get once a week!! I might find a hair stimulator so the leg hair grows faster & I can shave more frequently to enjoy more me time... and god help anyone who touches the hot or cold tap to rush me out of my own shower hehe
HU-963368195
3 years ago
Electronic Shower Timers are still available, at www.showertimers.com.au and have helped solve water abuse from teenagers, backpackers, hostels, caravan parks, and the like
HU-229980505
3 years ago
You should look at the Hydrao Showers - they are great and have taught my kids to reduce their shower time. Power and water bills are much happier now! https://greenspecifier.com.au/plumbing/hydrao/
HU-928352573
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try the shower wizard . I like it, I own it. Look me up.

jim.

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