What is a reasonable length of time for a shower?

Pico and ME · 10-17-2008, 02:00 PM

I've been the bad guy lately because I'm trying to get everyone to cut down on their shower time. Just trying to save a few pennies here and there, but also, the boys like to take 20 to 30 minute showers! They treat them like saunas. I take the shortest shower of them all...usually no more than 7 minutes. Now I start to get really ancy when their shower time starts to exceed 10 minutes.

I know my control freak is really showing here. What do you think is reasonable?

Pie · 10-17-2008, 02:07 PM

Mine's about 15 minutes.

glatt · 10-17-2008, 02:07 PM

Depends on how many people are waiting, how much time there is, and how big the tank is.

On the weekend, I'll take a nice long hot shower, maybe 30 minutes.

During the week, it's about 10-15 minutes.

I think once you get over 20, it's getting unreasonable.

When I was in high school, my brother would take long showers in the morning and use up all the hot water before I would get a chance, so I would go down into the basement and turn the hot water valve off on him when he was in the shower too long. I had to stop doing it to him though. He would return the favor when I was in there.

Cicero · 10-17-2008, 02:08 PM

30 minute bath. That's reasonable for me...As for your boys...10 minutes sounds like more than enough time to me.

I don't bathe every day either. I bathe every other day unless I'm especially dirty.

glatt · 10-17-2008, 02:10 PM

Oh, um, how old are the boys? Some things in the shower take a little time.

Clodfobble · 10-17-2008, 02:13 PM

I probably take about ten minutes, not including the time getting dressed and stuff afterwards. It's longer on days when I shave. Mr. Clod takes more like 15-20 minutes, but he does a full scrubbing regimen on his face that I don't have to do, and he gets distracted easily. Plus, I've learned over the years that the morning shower is an important psychological time for him, where he mentally goes over the day and such, and if he's rushed the whole day is guaranteed to be off for him.

But the kids... well, the stepdaughter used to take at least 30 minutes, but it wasn't deliberate, it was because she's always had a really hard time staying on task. I'd go in to check on her and she'd be just standing there staring at the tiles or something. She's gotten a little better as she's gotten older, and now at age 10 she probably takes about 20-25 minutes. The 6 year old boy is probably about the same. I think it depends on the age of your boys, but realistically there are some things younger kids just can't do as fast. It really comes down to whether they're just slow, or they're purposely luxuriating.

HungLikeJesus · 10-17-2008, 02:13 PM

I think it all depends on your motivation.

If you're trying to reduce energy use, water use and cost, you need to look at the shower time and the flow rate. I take a long shower, but use the shut-off on the shower head to produce a very low flow most of the time (e.g. when I'm shaving). My wife takes a much shorter shower but has the water blasting, so we probably use about the same amount of hot water.

Pico and ME · 10-17-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Oh, um, how old are the boys? Some things in the shower take a little time.

Oh God I know. This is why my husband hasnt really been helping me in this fight. They're teens.

Cicero · 10-17-2008, 02:18 PM

I knew it!! 10 mins.

Sundae · 10-17-2008, 02:22 PM

Shower time vs bathroom time.
I am amazed - really, honestly amazed - that anyone can spend more than 10 minutes under a shower. I mean it's not like you can have a book and a glass of wine in there!

Bathroom time - meh. Ex HM used to disappear for two hours. I made a joke about laptop/ bathroom time/ wanking and he was quite offended that I thought he'd do it in a public space. So lord alone knows what he was up to!

Pico and ME · 10-17-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

I think it all depends on your motivation.

If you're trying to reduce energy use, water use and cost, you need to look at the shower time and the flow rate. I take a long shower, but use the shut-off on the shower head to produce a very low flow most of the time (e.g. when I'm shaving). My wife takes a much shorter shower but has the water blasting, so we probably use about the same amount of hot water.

Good idea with the shower head, but we currently have one that uses a filter in it to cut the chlorine. I hate taking a shower and it smells like Im at the 'Y'.

monster · 10-17-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

They're teens.

I think I would STFU and count myself as damned lucky they're showering at all! Imagine the alternative!

Pico and ME · 10-17-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

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When I was in high school, my brother would take long showers in the morning and use up all the hot water before I would get a chance, so I would go down into the basement and turn the hot water valve off on him when he was in the shower too long. I had to stop doing it to him though. He would return the favor when I was in there.

LOL! I've been tempted.

Pico and ME · 10-17-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I think I would STFU and count myself as damned lucky they're showering at all! Imagine the alternative!

Ha! Not with my guys. D started taking a shower on his own everynight when he started getting interested in girls. G is a water baby, he loves it for its own self.

wolf · 10-17-2008, 02:30 PM

Five to ten minutes, depending upon whether I forgot if I washed my hair or not and do it a second time just to be sure.

10-17-2008, 02:00 PM	#1
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	What is a reasonable length of time for a shower? I've been the bad guy lately because I'm trying to get everyone to cut down on their shower time. Just trying to save a few pennies here and there, but also, the boys like to take 20 to 30 minute showers! They treat them like saunas. I take the shortest shower of them all...usually no more than 7 minutes. Now I start to get really ancy when their shower time starts to exceed 10 minutes. I know my control freak is really showing here. What do you think is reasonable?

10-17-2008, 02:07 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Mine's about 15 minutes. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-17-2008, 02:08 PM	#4
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	30 minute bath. That's reasonable for me...As for your boys...10 minutes sounds like more than enough time to me. I don't bathe every day either. I bathe every other day unless I'm especially dirty. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-17-2008, 02:13 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I probably take about ten minutes, not including the time getting dressed and stuff afterwards. It's longer on days when I shave. Mr. Clod takes more like 15-20 minutes, but he does a full scrubbing regimen on his face that I don't have to do, and he gets distracted easily. Plus, I've learned over the years that the morning shower is an important psychological time for him, where he mentally goes over the day and such, and if he's rushed the whole day is guaranteed to be off for him. But the kids... well, the stepdaughter used to take at least 30 minutes, but it wasn't deliberate, it was because she's always had a really hard time staying on task. I'd go in to check on her and she'd be just standing there staring at the tiles or something. She's gotten a little better as she's gotten older, and now at age 10 she probably takes about 20-25 minutes. The 6 year old boy is probably about the same. I think it depends on the age of your boys, but realistically there are some things younger kids just can't do as fast. It really comes down to whether they're just slow, or they're purposely luxuriating. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-17-2008, 02:13 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I think it all depends on your motivation. If you're trying to reduce energy use, water use and cost, you need to look at the shower time and the flow rate. I take a long shower, but use the shut-off on the shower head to produce a very low flow most of the time (e.g. when I'm shaving). My wife takes a much shorter shower but has the water blasting, so we probably use about the same amount of hot water. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-17-2008, 02:07 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Depends on how many people are waiting, how much time there is, and how big the tank is. On the weekend, I'll take a nice long hot shower, maybe 30 minutes. During the week, it's about 10-15 minutes. I think once you get over 20, it's getting unreasonable. When I was in high school, my brother would take long showers in the morning and use up all the hot water before I would get a chance, so I would go down into the basement and turn the hot water valve off on him when he was in the shower too long. I had to stop doing it to him though. He would return the favor when I was in there.

10-17-2008, 02:10 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Oh, um, how old are the boys? Some things in the shower take a little time.

10-17-2008, 02:18 PM	#9
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I knew it!! 10 mins. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-17-2008, 02:22 PM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shower time vs bathroom time. I am amazed - really, honestly amazed - that anyone can spend more than 10 minutes under a shower. I mean it's not like you can have a book and a glass of wine in there! Bathroom time - meh. Ex HM used to disappear for two hours. I made a joke about laptop/ bathroom time/ wanking and he was quite offended that I thought he'd do it in a public space. So lord alone knows what he was up to! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-17-2008, 02:30 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Five to ten minutes, depending upon whether I forgot if I washed my hair or not and do it a second time just to be sure. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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