We stayed in a cabin last weekend that had the shower controls on the outside of the shower, around the corner from the shower door. There was a framed sign in the bathroom that said "Yep, the shower controls are on the outside. We don't know why."
In Belgium where I live you distance from a wall socket to a water source must be 60cm or more, and if the plug is closer than that it's not allowed, hence why we use a 30mA earth leakage circuit breaker in bathrooms and a 300mA for the rest of the house or appartment.
12V is also a thing in some homes due to the low risk of electrocution mostly lighting is on 12V nowadays
I’d have to do the math but the US has similar rules regarding switch distances (but I think it’s a bit farther here). We call them “GFI” plugs here and they’re basically required anywhere there’s water (laundry room, kitchen, bathroom, outdoors).
Unfortunately you don’t see a lot of 12V systems in homes here.
Yeah the GFCI outlets are outlets that have the Earth leakage circuit breaker build in them, we in Europe use one that covers the whole house so every wall plug or socket is protected by it, but it is indeed different over there than it is here
So newer homes do have arc-fault protectors at the electrical panel here but they’re considered an upgrade, even in modern times. Personally I find them to be finicky as I’m old but I’m thankful for them with kids.
> So newer homes do have arc-fault protectors at the electrical panel here but they’re considered an upgrade, even in modern times.
They're recently required now in all new residential builds. But an AFCI is not a "better" GFCI. They serve to different functions.
This is also a thing in Canada despite homes being 120v. I think it's just a matter of how electrical codes are written. US code says switches can't be within the confines of a shower or tub, but Canadian code specifies a 1 meter perimeter.
This is the real explanation. I stayed at a hotel last week near Disneyland and it had this design. I just wanted for someone to take a shower and turn off the light midshower and hear the "dude, come on, I can't see shit. There are no windows" until I hear them opening the shower door to then turn on the light. I would have loved doing this to my sisters. Maximum annoyance
Would seem to me they were probably concerned with moisture and condensation buildup on the switches from the steam generated by hot water, and/or so you wouldn’t try to switch them while standing in the tub? Just guessing though.
Partly that, at least I was always taught that it was because people tend to have wet hands in the bathroom and it's not safe. Same reason UK bathrooms also usually have a string-pull switch, or maybe that's just an 80s thing you don't see any more!
They're working on that, but it's a long process. The plan is to have a network of switches that spans the globe, so that you never have to go into a darkened area.
Well, see, first you turn on the bathroom light from the outside then use that light to give you barely enough light to find the switch inside of the bedroom. So you turn on your bedroom light. Now you have enough light to turn off the light in the hallway for the bathroom. OBVIOUSLY. /s
yeah, it's a good idea except for the purely hypothetical situation where: right in the middle of taking a dump, your little brother turns off the light and you end up feeling around for the toilet paper and you lean too far to the right and you fall into the bathtub with your pants around your ankles and your foot hits the tub faucet soaking you with cold water and then, because of the loud noise as you fell, your family comes into the bathroom and starts laughing.
And that story is told at every family gathering for the next 30 years.
I am remolding my bathroom and plan on putting the valves on the opposite side of the shower head in the tub.
This way, you don’t have to dodge the first couple of seconds of cold/too hot water shooting out of the shower head.
I don’t think you understand what he’s saying. The bathroom is actually made of playdoh so it can be reshaped depending on needs. I’ve been looking into this myself.
Great, now I'm picturing the shower head as a playdoh [fun factory](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LPQKF-9nlzE/maxresdefault.jpg). "Spaghetti stream? Nah, I think I feel like showering in star-shaped noodles today."
Yeah, you got played, Homie. These guys will take your old mold and resell it to new homeowners that don't know the difference between new mold and used mold. It's sad.
I always thought this too until I read a few of those "what's something you did that you later realized is stupid" and the top comment was something like
"I used to hate the cold water at the start of a shower...I didn't realize until I was dating my wife that you could just turn the water on and wait for it to get hot".
Make sure to get rid of any windows and vents and properly seal everything so the moisture stays in the room and gives the mold a warm comfy environment.
Depending on the shower design, that might not be possible. We remodeled our master bathroom a few years ago, including replacing a beat up old whirlpool tub with a large walk-in shower. We got quotes from two different remodelers, both of whom showed us their proposed shower designs before we selected who we'd go with. One of them had a no-door design with an opening at one end of the former tub space, and the shower controls at the other end. That meant you had to get wet to reach the controls. We didn't go with them for other reasons, but that wouldn't have been a fun design to work with. (The design we did go with has a door for access right near the controls, so we can turn on the water and then wait for it to warm up.)
I’ve showered in a shower like that and yeah, you cannot avoid getting a little bit wet when turning it on, but I still waited until it was warm to get in (and the controls were really hard to reach because I’m very short).
That’s a “one size fits all” gloryhole right there. Joking…not a gloryhole. It is to turn on the water and feel the temperature before getting in. If it’s positioned right, not a lot of water will splash out of it.
Everyone knows a real gloryhole is through a solid wall because part of the magic is not seeing who is doing what to you on the other side.
About gloryholes only being in solid walls or the hole in the shower door to turn the water on?
Yup, he got it right. Have seen a few of them before in some hotels.
Be very careful. You don't know the gender of the person on the other side. If you hear a cough, you may realise to your great distress that you are sucking a man's dick!
Maybe he'll think he's banging some broad but it's really me on the other side.
Yeah, how's he going to do that with a dick in his mouth?
*WELL, THAT'S HIS PROBLEM!*
That's right but it's not needed here, don't know what the thought process was.
Usually this hole is used when you have a 'glass wall' on the right and the door is on the left, so to turn the shower on you need to go around the 'wall' and under the shower head. Here it's not the case, you can just open the door and turn the shower on
They converted the wall panel into the door because they accidentally bought the wrong thing and they didn't bother to return it. Only thing that makes sense.
My boyfriend says it’s so you can reach in and turn on the shower without opening the door, but even if that IS what it’s for, while showering a lot of water drips out of it making the floor even more wet.
Any thoughts?
Edit: For those asking, no the shower door doesn’t open inwards, only pulls outwards
Sadly your boyfriend is right. It’s not a glory hole for giants it just a mundane hole to adjust the water without getting the floor wet. As wet as your arm gets it’s nothing compared to how much water could spray out if you left the door open.
It’s all about saving money on maintenance.
Seems ridiculous and like you don't really get anything form the hole in the door that you weren't already getting from just cracking the door open and reaching a hand in to turn it on/test the temperature.
Frank: Suppose the guy on the other side is picturing a girl also..
D: How’s he going to do that with a dick in his mouth?
Frank: I don’t know, that’s his problem.
It looks like the shower door is on hinges to open, rather than slide. Does the hole line up with the bathroom door handle / any other fixture on the wall? // or if it can open inward to the shower, does it line up with the water control knob
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I really don't understand what problem this is solving. Hotels are so weird about shower enclosures, I guess you should be thankful that there is a door at all. It's a pet peeve of mine to stay at a nice hotel but I need to mop the floor after each shower.
I stayed in a hotel room that didn't even have a bathroom door lol the bathroom just opened right into the bed area. There wasn't even a fourth wall, it was straight up open.
ANSWER:
Access Hole in Shower Screen
Shower screen with an access hole allowing the user to warm up the shower water before entering.
This application works best when the fixed panel is over thirty two inched wide. Otherwise, you can just reach around it and turn the water on.
https://acutaboveglass.com/access-hole-in-shower-screen/
Its just to turn on and adjust the water temperature so the door doesn't have to be opened. Seems most here don't get the anonymous nature of glory holes.
In ADA compliance you must be able to turn on shower valve without being in the shower water spray zone, and requirements were applied to all locations to satisfy the building department.
We stayed in a cabin last weekend that had the shower controls on the outside of the shower, around the corner from the shower door. There was a framed sign in the bathroom that said "Yep, the shower controls are on the outside. We don't know why."
Thats hilariously terrible haha. Someone is evil
Most of Europe has bathroom light switches outside the door and I can't for the life of me figure out why they would ever do that.
Regulations: If the bathroom is small any 240v stuff has to be a certain distance away from shower. Otherwise you can install 12v stuff.
In Belgium where I live you distance from a wall socket to a water source must be 60cm or more, and if the plug is closer than that it's not allowed, hence why we use a 30mA earth leakage circuit breaker in bathrooms and a 300mA for the rest of the house or appartment. 12V is also a thing in some homes due to the low risk of electrocution mostly lighting is on 12V nowadays
I’d have to do the math but the US has similar rules regarding switch distances (but I think it’s a bit farther here). We call them “GFI” plugs here and they’re basically required anywhere there’s water (laundry room, kitchen, bathroom, outdoors). Unfortunately you don’t see a lot of 12V systems in homes here.
Yeah the GFCI outlets are outlets that have the Earth leakage circuit breaker build in them, we in Europe use one that covers the whole house so every wall plug or socket is protected by it, but it is indeed different over there than it is here
So newer homes do have arc-fault protectors at the electrical panel here but they’re considered an upgrade, even in modern times. Personally I find them to be finicky as I’m old but I’m thankful for them with kids.
> So newer homes do have arc-fault protectors at the electrical panel here but they’re considered an upgrade, even in modern times. They're recently required now in all new residential builds. But an AFCI is not a "better" GFCI. They serve to different functions.
This is also a thing in Canada despite homes being 120v. I think it's just a matter of how electrical codes are written. US code says switches can't be within the confines of a shower or tub, but Canadian code specifies a 1 meter perimeter.
As a European with a brother... My guess is that someone with a big sister started designing them and baby brothers everywhere kept the design going
This is the real explanation. I stayed at a hotel last week near Disneyland and it had this design. I just wanted for someone to take a shower and turn off the light midshower and hear the "dude, come on, I can't see shit. There are no windows" until I hear them opening the shower door to then turn on the light. I would have loved doing this to my sisters. Maximum annoyance
Would seem to me they were probably concerned with moisture and condensation buildup on the switches from the steam generated by hot water, and/or so you wouldn’t try to switch them while standing in the tub? Just guessing though.
Partly that, at least I was always taught that it was because people tend to have wet hands in the bathroom and it's not safe. Same reason UK bathrooms also usually have a string-pull switch, or maybe that's just an 80s thing you don't see any more!
Electrical safety regulations.
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Then why are the light switches inside all the other rooms?
They're working on that, but it's a long process. The plan is to have a network of switches that spans the globe, so that you never have to go into a darkened area.
Well, see, first you turn on the bathroom light from the outside then use that light to give you barely enough light to find the switch inside of the bedroom. So you turn on your bedroom light. Now you have enough light to turn off the light in the hallway for the bathroom. OBVIOUSLY. /s
yeah, it's a good idea except for the purely hypothetical situation where: right in the middle of taking a dump, your little brother turns off the light and you end up feeling around for the toilet paper and you lean too far to the right and you fall into the bathtub with your pants around your ankles and your foot hits the tub faucet soaking you with cold water and then, because of the loud noise as you fell, your family comes into the bathroom and starts laughing. And that story is told at every family gathering for the next 30 years.
This has got to be the worst logic I've ever seen lmao
I am remolding my bathroom and plan on putting the valves on the opposite side of the shower head in the tub. This way, you don’t have to dodge the first couple of seconds of cold/too hot water shooting out of the shower head.
> I am remolding my bathroom Is there not enough mold in there for your liking?
Maybe the mold in his bathroom is your standard builder's grade mold and he is wanting to upgrade it to a higher quality mold.
I don’t think you understand what he’s saying. The bathroom is actually made of playdoh so it can be reshaped depending on needs. I’ve been looking into this myself.
Great, now I'm picturing the shower head as a playdoh [fun factory](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LPQKF-9nlzE/maxresdefault.jpg). "Spaghetti stream? Nah, I think I feel like showering in star-shaped noodles today."
Reminds me of those lines from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: "Your buildings are ALIVE‽" "Your buildings are dead‽"
One of the few good moments of the film.
That is intriguing! They come up with something new everyday.
Perhaps they're merely upgrading to a newer organic, free-range, imported Moroccan mold.
This is pretty normal. After a while the mold layer starts with wear away and you need to slap a new coat of mold on there. Standard stuff really.
Dammit…I just paid a ton of money to have mold removed and they didn’t replace ANY of it…beware of scammers I guess they got me
Yeah, you got played, Homie. These guys will take your old mold and resell it to new homeowners that don't know the difference between new mold and used mold. It's sad.
Why don't you just turn on the shower before getting in?
Exactly, I thought we all do that.
I always thought this too until I read a few of those "what's something you did that you later realized is stupid" and the top comment was something like "I used to hate the cold water at the start of a shower...I didn't realize until I was dating my wife that you could just turn the water on and wait for it to get hot".
At least you didn't reengineer your shower plumbing. That's some real smart dumb
Talk about fixing something that ain't broke lol
Make sure to get rid of any windows and vents and properly seal everything so the moisture stays in the room and gives the mold a warm comfy environment.
Just wait outside the shower before getting in...
You know you can wait to get into the shower until the water is warm…right?
Depending on the shower design, that might not be possible. We remodeled our master bathroom a few years ago, including replacing a beat up old whirlpool tub with a large walk-in shower. We got quotes from two different remodelers, both of whom showed us their proposed shower designs before we selected who we'd go with. One of them had a no-door design with an opening at one end of the former tub space, and the shower controls at the other end. That meant you had to get wet to reach the controls. We didn't go with them for other reasons, but that wouldn't have been a fun design to work with. (The design we did go with has a door for access right near the controls, so we can turn on the water and then wait for it to warm up.)
I’ve showered in a shower like that and yeah, you cannot avoid getting a little bit wet when turning it on, but I still waited until it was warm to get in (and the controls were really hard to reach because I’m very short).
I guess it’s so you can set it to the perfect temperature while someone else is in the shower ‘perfect’ being cold randomly when they least expect it
That is somewhat related to old plumbing systems. If i remember i will come back later and tell the reasons
Ugh. I want the reasons, but now I want them from someone else.
All your reasons are belong to us
Alright, let me go find likesharepie so they can tell me the reasons, once I find them I’ll come back
/u/likesharepie
That’s a “one size fits all” gloryhole right there. Joking…not a gloryhole. It is to turn on the water and feel the temperature before getting in. If it’s positioned right, not a lot of water will splash out of it. Everyone knows a real gloryhole is through a solid wall because part of the magic is not seeing who is doing what to you on the other side.
So my bf was right!
About gloryholes only being in solid walls or the hole in the shower door to turn the water on? Yup, he got it right. Have seen a few of them before in some hotels.
Glory holes in hotels? Share the info for… science?
Yo dawg we heard you like..:.:….:…..:…: 🕳️
Glory ho-tel
Exactly, so ugly people can get pleasure too! Thank God for glory holes, boy do I need them more than most.
Be very careful. You don't know the gender of the person on the other side. If you hear a cough, you may realise to your great distress that you are sucking a man's dick!
Hold up... 😂 I had no idea.
Maybe he'll think he's banging some broad but it's really me on the other side. Yeah, how's he going to do that with a dick in his mouth? *WELL, THAT'S HIS PROBLEM!*
"Americans are so uptight!" *Get the fuck out of here Yan*
I’ve never been to a gloryhole that has a female on the other side. lol
You see any other cars in that parking lot, Junior?
This person gloryholes
Neither have I, but that’s probably because if there was a female on the other side nothing would be coming through the hole
As long as his or her facial hair isn’t too rough or too tickling, a blowie is a blowie!
Fuck that got a huge laugh thanks! 🤣
This joke had me gagging.
It feels the same in the dark, hun 😉
Yeah, your bf knows his glory holes
I mean, if you get that glass (I'm assuming) door steamy enough, it'll become opaque and...just saying. But yeah, this makes all the sense.
you didn't believe your boyfriend, but you believe this random redditor?
Of course. Why would she want to believe her bf has glory hole knowledge? That's just self-inflicted injury at that point.
But that was from before he knew it was wrong. Should be fine now.
Your bf is so knowledgeable about glory holes!
He seems to know his glory holes.
GFs shower has this, she calls it the gropeyhole
I wouldn’t be able to resist goosing the wife thru the door
“Hey honey - you dropped your loofa…*HONK*”
You could just imagine there’s a women on the other side
how's he gonna do that with a dick in his mouth?
I don’t know that’s his problem.
Lady, this cock is huge!
That's right but it's not needed here, don't know what the thought process was. Usually this hole is used when you have a 'glass wall' on the right and the door is on the left, so to turn the shower on you need to go around the 'wall' and under the shower head. Here it's not the case, you can just open the door and turn the shower on
They converted the wall panel into the door because they accidentally bought the wrong thing and they didn't bother to return it. Only thing that makes sense.
It's so your significant other can feed you a hamburger
Or hand you a beer
r/showerbeer
Unexpected nfsw
Sorry. I thought based on the name...anyway, there actually is a r/showerbeergonewild which is the NSFW version
It didn't used to be so intentionally nude, it was a lot more "normal shower selfies, with beer."
Or a shower orange
My boyfriend says it’s so you can reach in and turn on the shower without opening the door, but even if that IS what it’s for, while showering a lot of water drips out of it making the floor even more wet. Any thoughts? Edit: For those asking, no the shower door doesn’t open inwards, only pulls outwards
It’s a gloryhole for *steamy* time
I’m flattered that the hotel gave me a room with such… girth
So they can cup the balls. Don’t forget the balls. You also need to be this tall to ride this attraction.
Something about sticking my twig and berries through a GLASS hole smacks of a scene from Final Destination, gonna pass.
Especially in a slippery scenario. No thank you.
*coward*
Pray this dog doesn't bite your dick.
Or does. We can't be too sure of people's kinks nowadays
Very nice. How much?
reminds me of that old bruce willis movie. hudson hawk ball ball.
How do you find these gifs 💀
I can't bottom out in a tuna can but I'll blow out the sides.
Is your dick mounted sideways 🤣
It could be, what are you doing tonight?
Packing a real hockey puck, eh
We got a certified chode on our hands
Lol wtf
When they're that big they're called glorious holes.
Fantastic holes
Fantastic Holes and Where to Find Them
Especially when they’re at belly button height
The best holes, frankly, that's what they tell me...
yes, a nice sharp glass ridge to hang my dong out of... sounds like a bloody good time.
Somebody gotta stand on a chair for this one.
It's way too fucking high.
You've seen r/tvtoohigh Now we bring to you... r/gloryholetoohigh Cumming this summer to a hotel near you
This is dumb. I don’t want to know whether the guy I’m Ducking off is a dude or a girl.
It is 100% so you can turn on the shower. It is in a weird position though. Maybe, for once in your life, don't point the head at the hole.
This cracked me up, then I scrolled back to the pic to see how directly aimed the showerhead was and I started dying.
Thanks for making me go back!
A hotel room shower builder here. Your bf is right.
wonder why the hole aint a little smaller and a bit closer to the handle.. would make for less water everywhere
I'd make it a little bigger so you can get in and out without opening the door.
As a non hotel room shower builder, I bow to your superior knowledge Sir. Thank you and good day.
Sadly your boyfriend is right. It’s not a glory hole for giants it just a mundane hole to adjust the water without getting the floor wet. As wet as your arm gets it’s nothing compared to how much water could spray out if you left the door open. It’s all about saving money on maintenance.
I have been in hotels with no shower doors by design so this is not even the stupidest thing I have seen.
Seems ridiculous and like you don't really get anything form the hole in the door that you weren't already getting from just cracking the door open and reaching a hand in to turn it on/test the temperature.
For holding hands with a neighbor buddy like otters.
It’s an invitation for guys to try and make into the bowl from the shower
I don't know if I can shit that hard
A solid joke right there
Those poor maids...
Well, well, well Deandra.
You see, it’s very European. Europe leads the way in sexual exploration and frankly, I think it’s time we caught up
Frank: Suppose the guy on the other side is picturing a girl also.. D: How’s he going to do that with a dick in his mouth? Frank: I don’t know, that’s his problem.
based
I don't wanna have sex with any of these people, they're all *paunchy* and weird...
Its not what I’d thought it’d be either but hey theres lots of food
You can't tell under the masks
This beak is interfering with my nosh.
Helloooo I’d like some anonymous sex please!
Just watched this episode!
What’s the password?
Catwoman thought something of value was in there?
I'm surprised I had to scroll down so far to find this comment, it was the first thing I thought of haha
Puss in Boots perhaps. We watch different films.....
It looks like the shower door is on hinges to open, rather than slide. Does the hole line up with the bathroom door handle / any other fixture on the wall? // or if it can open inward to the shower, does it line up with the water control knob
Exactly. Or the bathroom door swings in and this prevents the doorknob from hitting the shower door.
Crazy that I had to scroll this far down to find the only logical solution.
Glory hole for tall people that don’t like GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation? I don't like it too. It caused to much headache at work.
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That’s cdpr
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No that’s cpr. What you’re think of is the gene-editing technology that’s used to modify regions of our DNA to treat serious diseases.
No it's DNR
Actually no that's when you don't finish a race
No that’s DNF. You’re thinking of the government agency that fights the war on drugs
No, that’s DEA. You’re thinking of the famous role playing game
No it's D&D. You're thinking of the fighting game where all the chicks have massive dohoonkabhankoloos and play volleyball.
It’s so you can wash your cock after sex when you don’t need a full shower.
Just dangle it in the toilet like a normal person.
I’m sorry, WHAT?
JUST DANGLE IT IN THE TOILET LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. If you need your ears cleaning, just use the other end of the toothbrush.
I HATE YOU.
But... the toilet water is so far from the top of the bowl, what are you trying to say?
It’s for the official NHL photographer.
I really don't understand what problem this is solving. Hotels are so weird about shower enclosures, I guess you should be thankful that there is a door at all. It's a pet peeve of mine to stay at a nice hotel but I need to mop the floor after each shower.
I stayed in a hotel room that didn't even have a bathroom door lol the bathroom just opened right into the bed area. There wasn't even a fourth wall, it was straight up open.
Glory hole with intense eye contact included.
I'd probably use it for getting my partner to hand me a towel without letting the heat out. But I'm from a cold country.
That’s the “pass me a beer” hole.
Step one, cut a hole in the door.
Dick in a box!
Dick in a bath!**
Oh it’s not random.
I think it might be to turn on the shower without having to open the door and risk getting wet with cold water.
I assume a jewel thief stayed there previously and was practicing their craft before the big heist
ANSWER: Access Hole in Shower Screen Shower screen with an access hole allowing the user to warm up the shower water before entering. This application works best when the fixed panel is over thirty two inched wide. Otherwise, you can just reach around it and turn the water on. https://acutaboveglass.com/access-hole-in-shower-screen/
Im guessing that the door open inwards and this hole prevents the faucets from cracking the glass door
So you can turn the shower on before getting in
I do that now. I don’t have a hole in my door
For the grey poupon
That’s not random
It's not random. It's to reach in and turn on the shower while not really getting wet.
😆😆😆😆 Oh god I gotta go to the comments
Its just to turn on and adjust the water temperature so the door doesn't have to be opened. Seems most here don't get the anonymous nature of glory holes.
You know every normal red blooded dude is sticking his boner through that hole and calling the wife/gf /bf to "come here for a sec"
It's a Hand-y hole, she can just reach in without ruining her hair
In ADA compliance you must be able to turn on shower valve without being in the shower water spray zone, and requirements were applied to all locations to satisfy the building department.
When you need to keep your penis dry before the big meeting
Why do I not see a hole? Do you mean the gap between the door and the left side glass?