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wlou 05-25-2010 12:19 PM

Thanks
 
Thanks everybody you just confirmed what I thought! I was thinking of putting one in the guest bath and kitchen also, and after everyone's comments, I know I will! Thanks!!!

graciegirl 05-25-2010 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pmurray (Post 266324)
I had a solar tube installed in my shower (not a roman Shower) and I love it.
it was so dark in the shower the solartube made a great difference.

I think Solar Guys are greathttps://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/images/smilies/024.gif

Another good thing about a solar tube in the shower is that direct sunlight is very good to keep mold at bay and mold does happen in damp, dark, closed up spaces.

And on the issue of keeping the dark out....WHAT I THINK IS that you guys are hanging around the all day long happy hour someplace.

TrudyM 05-25-2010 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Talk Host (Post 266369)
I'll be damned if I'm going to climb up on the roof every night. What I do is shine a flashlight at the inside lens. It dilutes the dark for several hours. Then I have to get up at about 2 a.m. and do it again, but it's better than climbing up on the roof. There might be a raccoon up there.

You can get the kind that is wired with a light for night time. That is what they use up here in the cloudy Pacific Northwest as we only have full sun for about 50 days a year, but even with the overcast the tubes seem to cut the total dark of an interior bathroom. They are on my TV wish list.

Just a thought:mornincoffee:

getdul981 05-25-2010 07:06 PM

I have seen, on HGTV I believe, that you can get the solar tubes with a baffle in them to cut down on the bright light if you want. Or, I guess you could use it to cut down on the dark entering if you wanted.

Yoda 05-25-2010 09:52 PM

OK. This is interesting. We have a Gardenia. Front is North. Lani is South. We have a Roman shower. It has a window. Daytime in the shower is close to sunglasses time. We can read in the w/c without a light on. The kitchen is North and gets plenty of light. We have plenty of light throughout the house except the bed rooms but enough to function very well during the day. Light at night, not needed.

What are we missing?
Should I put Solar Tubes in to be in style? After reading this thread I feel deprived.

Yoda

mak44070 05-26-2010 06:54 AM

Yoda:
Maybe you should install a Moon Roof?


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