Interesting product

Dennis · 2013-02-01T02:39:08+00:00

Saw this advert - shower head with LEDs to illuminate the water stream, coulour indicates temperature. Supposedly without batteries or external power. "No batteries and external power supply needed. The color change tells you the water temperature. Bright LED light. Approved by CE & RoHS certificates. Electricity is generated by hydraulic mechanism." I wonder what mecahnism they use to generate the power & if it really is as bright as the marketing pictures depict! No doubt they will make a few dollars out of it!

Feb 01, 2013 27 Replies

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Peter 13 years ago

Now you are talking s*it. Errrr I mean sewage. ;-) Miles of pipe under most cities. Don't forget storm water. I still don't get why we build houses now with a roof then effectively install another roof (solar panels) on top to be efficient. I guess the problem is there must be a dollar in it.

The above mentioned product (I am unable to follow the link at the moment thank you Telstra) I assume is designed to be replaceable over serviceable. I am also guessing at the mentioned price they plan to flood the market.

Businesses are in business to make money.

:-P

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Franc Zabkar 13 years ago

On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:02:22 GMT, Jan Panteltje put finger to keyboard and composed:

I think it's called hydroelectricity. ;-)

- Franc Zabkar

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

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yaputya 13 years ago

Then you must live in one of the following countries...U.S.A... Liberia...Myanmar.

If you live in the US and don't work in a technical field then you are probably just ignorant of the real extent of metrification. The unit of temperature is just the lowest common denominator in the sensible (metric) units vs. silly (US/Imperial) units debate which was won a long time ago by near universal consensus. (Except for the obstinate and stupid trio of the U.S.A., Liberia and Myanmar)

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"Many myths swirl around the metric system and U.S. involvement with it. Let's dispel a few. First, the relationship between the metric system and the United States dates back to the 18th century, not the

1970s. Second, all countries have either fully adopted or legally sanctioned the International System of Units, or SI, the modern form of the metric system. That includes the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar, three countries often listed as the sad-sack metric losers." >

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yaputya 13 years ago

Nothing like a good Euro-hand-shower, especially when you are holed up in a lonely yank hotel...........can't get no...... satisfaction etc......

When you're onto a good thing, stick to it. (or vice versa!)

Just joking!!!!!

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amdx 13 years ago

If you don't have 30 psi, it's not worth taking a shower! Mikek

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geoff 13 years ago

Um I think the poms are at least still partially stuck in the imperial dark-ages too.

geoff

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krw 13 years ago

30 psi?! I guess not! The normal household water pressure is twice that. I prefer rain heads, about 10' up, though.

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Chris 13 years ago

It says in the description:

"Electricity is generated by hydraulic mechanism"

So Jamie's probably right.

Chris.

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