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Japanese bath in Europe: autofill + keep warm

In Japan, almost every house has a bath that can be:
1. programmed to be filled at a specific temperature
2. keep itself warm (by adding hot water automatically when it cools down)

We’re building a house and really want this. It doesn’t sound very complex technologically, but nevertheless we can’t immediately find it in the mainstream shops in Belgium.
Does anyone have an idea about where to look for or get such a bath?

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6 comments

  1. LIXIL has a branch in Luxembourg, LIXIL Europe S.À R.L. I don’t know if they do the automatic baths. TOTO is in Europe, but they sell ‘freestanding baths’ with no mention of filling or reheating. Those are the only two majors bathmakers I could find in Europe.

  2. Please check out the Japanese hot water boiler by noritsu, Paloma Rinnai
    The boiler is connected to the bathtub with a circulation system that has thermal sensor and heats the water to specified temperature . It also fills the bathtub to designated level of water. This circulation system is separated from the hot water supply so as not to mix with the water supply of kitchen or any other taps.
    Try contact the company
    I am plumber from Tokyo
    Noritz
    URL. noritz.media press-net.com

  3. I do have a heated bathtub from Laufen Kartell. It is not really advertised but you can find the heating add on in the accessory list

  4. I know that, in Australia, there are a couple of companies that act as import agents for TOTO, Inax, Rinnai and other such companies. However, prices are considerably more expensive than in Japan and I assume it would be the same for Europe, if they have distributors there.

    It’s worth noting that Japanese baths aren’t kept filled and heated all the time (or they shouldn’t be, anyway). Rather, they’re filled in the late afternoon or early evening, with the water heater keeping the water warm for a few hours until everyone has had a bath, and then the water is emptied out and the bath is cleaned, ready for the next evening’s use.

  5. These are unit baths so the whole bathtub, shower, walls and floors and the ceiling fan are one unit. I think it makes more sense to have the toilet separate as in Japan as well as it solves a lot of congestion problems around toilet and shower during rush hour

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