Innovation and Design

Ammonitum's wooden sinks, bathtubs and toilet seats, after being glued up and shaped, are heavily polished, soaked in mordant solution, and covered in a minimum of ten layers of varnish. Finally they're coated in high-gloss NanoCover, a waterproof Danish solution used for everything from marine applications to anti-graffiti coatings. The whole process takes about twelve weeks, and the results are pretty darn eye-popping. Hit the jump to see more.

Ammonitum's beautiful wooden bathroom fixtures

Spartan 1065 Down for a few days :(

At the beginning of the week we had a customer having a mainline backup. We've cleaned this line many times over the years so this was to be a routine call. I initially had problems about 15 feet down the clean out which was in a terrible location to begin with, but like I said we've done this many times. The machine started to wind up quickly at 15 feet and I was pretty sure something was already on the cable at that point but continued on only to struggle even more. At that point my Dad tried and eventually we pulled it back and sure enough there were what we call 'wipes' on the line. They are not disposable and should never be flushed regardless of what the manufacturers tell you, but we disposed of the 'wipes' and ran the cable again. This time we made it a bit further only to find the same problem again. This time the machine would not retrieve the cable. We did not have much room in the confined space and were not able to coil the cable up around us to pull it out by hand so we were forced to cut about 20 feet of our cable with a grinder, and pull the rest out by hand. Fortunately the 'wipes' we pulled out were enough to open the line and our customer is going out of town in working condition. We have ordered new parts and are awaiting their arrival to repair our Spartan 1065 machine and plan on going back to see if we can find any roots down the line. You never can tell when or if something bad might happen, you just have to deal with what happens. :D

Shark Faucet by ST (Eco Friendly)

Blending eco and esthetics, this new eco friendly faucet by Italian bathroom brand ST Rubinetterie truly has it all. The Shark faucet designed by Simone Micheli will satisfy your style and eco-sustainability cravings. Like its namesake, the Shark faucet features a smooth, streamlined look that will instantly modernize your bathrooms. Minimalist in its mold, this faucet is simple, but not simplistic. Easy to operate features displayed on the faucet’s one-piece spout adds convenience to comfort. Check out the eco-friendly and stylish Shark faucet, by ST Rubinetterie.

via Trendir

Domolight shower head conceals 'color therapy' for a luminous bathing experience

The modern bath designs have long ago incorporated entertaining features like LCD TV, iPod docks, MP3 jacks, various massage therapies and LED lights for the energy efficient clientele, but it’s rare to see the sheer simplicity in design combined with perfection in quality. However, Domolight shower head has brought the elegance in its simple design with a minimum flow capacity of 25 l/min. DOMOLIGHT shower head conceals colour therapy in white light and comes with a remote control that allows to custom a colourtherapy program.

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KOHLER LAUNCHES BREAKTHROUGH KARBON ARTICULATING KITCHEN FAUCET

Although this isn't that new, I saw a commercial on tv today for this in action and it seemed like it was pretty interesting.


"The actual construction of the faucet is a combination of traditional brass and innovative carbon fiber composite tubing. The logic behind the use of carbon fiber lies in its superior strength and light weight, allowing for tight movement tolerance and the exceptional functional performance of this faucet. The joints connecting the four sections of the faucet employ a novel patented technology that provides exceptional resistance to support the spout while allowing for smooth and effortless handling."

Here's a link to the article

http://www.us.kohler.com/pr/pressrelease.jsp?aid=1194382981066

Five Steps to a Successful Home Renovation Project

With the economy still down people are keeping their money in their pocket more than ever. Home Renovation projects can either end up saving you a lot of money or costing you a fortune depending on what you're doing, the procedures and materials etc. I was reading on P&M magazine and came across this checklist of what to remember when starting a home renovation. Click the link below to read the article.

Five steps to a Successful Home Renovation Project

The Drop Showerhead designed by Giulio Iacchetti for the IB Rubinetterie Italian manufacturer. Made of silicone, it is fitted with pins Anti-lime and available in white, black, orange and blue.

The Drop Shower head

Hot Water Can Freeze Faster than Cold Water

"Hot water really can freeze faster than cold water, a new study finds. Sometimes. Under extremely specific conditions. With carefully chosen samples of water.

New experiments provide support for a special case of the counterintuitive Mpemba effect, which holds that water at a higher temperature turns to ice faster than cooler water.

The Mpemba effect is named for a Tanzanian schoolboy, Erasto B. Mpemba, who noticed while making ice cream with his classmates that warm milk froze sooner than chilled milk. Mpemba and physicist Denis Osborne published a report of the phenomenon inPhysics Education in 1969. Mpemba joined a distinguished group of people who had also noticed the effect: Aristotle, Francis Bacon and René Descartes had all made the same claim.

On the surface, the notion seems to defy reason. A container of hot water should take longer to turn into ice than a container of cold water, because the cold water has a head start in the race to zero degrees Celsius."

They still can't recreate this properly every time but it does indeed prove to be possible. I thought it was an interesting read. If you are wanting to read the article the information is from Sciencenews.org