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Kohler Shower Installation

Bob meets Eli and Greg who are installing the finish kit of the Kohler shower tower in the loft bathroom in downtown Boston. Greg explains the computer solid state circuitry that controls the pump and motorized valves. The buttons on the front of the unit are pushed which operate a variety of body, hand and head sprays. The unit operates at only 12 volts, which is a huge safety step, so there isn't 120 volts with a person in the shower. A real nice feature of the unit is its ability to compensate for low water pressure. The pump will boost the pressure to the desired setting.
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Kohler Shower Installation

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" We're installing the power shower tower. Right yes you are from -- which is not real nifty gadget we're looking at the guts of this thing -- he's just a little explanation of what we're looking -- mean this is circuitry. This is solid state court controls this. Pop these motorized -- when you presses buttons you know artists functions. That this works you can buys spray OK yeah generally speaking with a regular shower you get two functions like it'll come habits of match our common coming up shower and around us figure that bottom side he we've got a much different functions and so that's why we need the big computer -- right yes. Well you didn't -- I'm ready to just put this thing you always have now tested since. It swings back into itself. Installation kit. And and then you wretched check right. OK that tends there's a long way from the standard shower we just basically have hi lo controls. But the V aspect of its electrical would leave a lot of people who worry about getting shot twenty shower. There's no reason to worry it's how by twelve volts so even if it wasn't a problem. You know max involved as little as low voltage but it's also gonna get my glass phone records so even the smallest ball visually to ground and immediately stop shower. Who could possibly get hurt and what's this box appear in the ceiling on the other side it's a disaster transform this transfer on ten volts to twelve volts IC so that's where he would not -- down and then when the voltage is basically doing is is giving you the ability to have. That wide variety -- controls. What about water volume and pressured the any special requirements aren't really the -- and we'll take care to low pressure follow in your house. And the -- now doesn't allow you. To produce a shower woman two point five gallons per minute and any wire service can handle it well OK but if you have low water pressure this top is gonna help increase so perform proper so to perform right. Okay so idea given a world. -- now that's just coming out -- hand shower. Which normally yeah those features. And then all -- bonds from Brooklyn thing right. That's a."

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