Comments by "XSportSeeker" (@XSpImmaLion) on "Why Are Shower Handles So Sensitive?" video.

  1. First world problems... xD Or, to be fair, problems of countries with proper winter with snow and all time, versus tropical countries - at least in part. Problem here in my mom's apartment isn't about finding the right balance, it's about hoping that the water gets hot enough during winter. Electric shower that although new and fancy by country standards, it's yes, that famous type with exposed resistance in direct contact with water... Even Mehdi was kinda surprised by it (Electroboom). Also, I guess a symptom of winters not getting cold enough, insulation here is kinda poorly done, not only for internal spaces, but also pipes and water tanks. As temperatures never goes bellow freezing, the attitude towards insulation and putting up thermal barriers on houses and apartments in the entire country is... cavalier at best. xD What this translates to is that when the weather gets cold here (by our standards, single digits C), the water temperature also goes down by a lot, and then electric showers struggles to bring the temperature up. We're not even in winter here yet, cold days probably dropping down at least some 10-20 degrees C more than it is right now, and we're already hitting the limits of how hot the electric shower can go. Cranked to the max, reducing flow rate to get to the right temperature. I'm not really sure why, but it's like, it's hard to even find different options in the market... of course, basic electric showers are cheaper and so they'll sell more in a country that is mostly poor, but it's not like there is zero market here for fancier alternatives. For some reason though, for electric, you either go with very simple exposed resistance wire electric shower, or you need to get huge tanks that requires separate and complex installation. No in between option like small wall mounted systems that can go all in the shower box or something. I used to think it was about market monopolization, but we actually have at least half a dozen big brands cornering the market, it's weird how little innovation there is. The "fancier" more well known local brand have a huge range of electric showers which... well, don't have much difference between models at all, outside looks. You get some fancy slim line multi shower head with smooth flow control yadda yadda with internals that is exactly the same thing as the cheapest model - one or two exposed standard resistors in direct contact with water flow. So, you can change things around a bit, but water temperature, the most important point of contention there, will only get so hot no matter if you take the cheapest or the most expensive model. :P
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