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sl8

(17,016 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 09:36 PM Jan 2023

I'm not what you'd call a urinal/toilet aficionado, but I do admire this gentleman's passion:



2002 Gerber Clinton Urinal Flushes!

BTR Plumbing


Much, much more on his channel:
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I'm not what you'd call a urinal/toilet aficionado, but I do admire this gentleman's passion: (Original Post) sl8 Jan 2023 OP
We are redoing our master bath WA-03 Democrat Jan 2023 #1
No, I'd be the worst person to give that sort of advice, sorry. sl8 Jan 2023 #2
Former Realtor and owner of 7 different homes in 30 years Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #3
Okay WA-03 Democrat Jan 2023 #4
Hey, build out a tiny-house brew & tap room in your backyard. Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #5
Great idea WA-03 Democrat Jan 2023 #6
Ugh. HOAs. Sorry to hear you're in one of those neighborhoods. Better Days Ahoy Jan 2023 #7
what's the benefit? Orangepeel Jan 2023 #13
Larger target to hit and quicker/more efficient WA-03 Democrat Jan 2023 #14
"...now I have about 20 urinals..." LudwigPastorius Jan 2023 #8
Good question. 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #11
When a woman walks into a bathroom and sees a urinal, milestogo Jan 2023 #9
Have you ever shown a black light in a bathroom used... 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #10
No, I haven't done the black light thing. sl8 Jan 2023 #12

WA-03 Democrat

(3,336 posts)
1. We are redoing our master bath
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 09:55 PM
Jan 2023

Wife and I both would like a bidet but she will not let me get a urinal. Why not?? I would use and enjoy it everyday. She says "nobody will buy the house if it has one." I'm I just ahead of the curve or out of my tree? Any tips or suggestion?

sl8

(17,016 posts)
2. No, I'd be the worst person to give that sort of advice, sorry.
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 09:59 PM
Jan 2023

I'll bet some other Lounger will, though.

Better Days Ahoy

(706 posts)
3. Former Realtor and owner of 7 different homes in 30 years
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:07 PM
Jan 2023

Your wife is correct.
Your target market will shrink to single ex-frat boys.
Or single illegal home growers of copious amounts of cannabis.
Not making any of this up.
But you do you, dude.

Better Days Ahoy

(706 posts)
5. Hey, build out a tiny-house brew & tap room in your backyard.
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:17 PM
Jan 2023

Set it up with a zinc bar and a steam-punk style half-bath with a funky composting urinal. Have fun with that. Justify the urinal in the tiny tap room by saying you won't need to keep running into the house as you work your way through growlers.

I speak "guy" sometimes, too.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,336 posts)
6. Great idea
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:22 PM
Jan 2023

HOA says no way on any shed/tiny house but maybe an add on to the garage would pass the test.

Better Days Ahoy

(706 posts)
7. Ugh. HOAs. Sorry to hear you're in one of those neighborhoods.
Wed Jan 4, 2023, 10:31 PM
Jan 2023

Yes, try the garage build-out thing. Think: Speakeasy.
eBay has vintage speakeasy grills for sale. (Yup, I have one from a Chicago joint.)
Plant tall shrubs that grow quickly and can be trimmed and shaped to hide an outside entrance.
A 2nd level on your garage works, too. Hide it in the eaves. Think: Mansard roof -- the roof that's an actual 2nd floor.

Geez, your HOA would never let me live there.

Orangepeel

(13,975 posts)
13. what's the benefit?
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 11:49 AM
Jan 2023

I don't have a penis and I'm genuinely curious why a urinal is better/easier/more convenient than a toilet in your home. Is it higher? Is the opening bigger?

WA-03 Democrat

(3,336 posts)
14. Larger target to hit and quicker/more efficient
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 12:37 PM
Jan 2023

I hate turning on the lights in the middle of the night to make sure my aim is true. The lights wake me up and I am not a great sleeper. Yes I could just sit on it but that adds extra steps. I just want to urinate and return to the bed with no muss and no fuss. It's seems practical to me but most women are horrified by the notion. My guy friends just laugh at me which is par for the course. The right tool for the job and all that jazzy.

milestogo

(22,645 posts)
9. When a woman walks into a bathroom and sees a urinal,
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 09:06 AM
Jan 2023

she quickly walks out thinking "I'm in the wrong place."

3catwoman3

(28,657 posts)
10. Have you ever shown a black light in a bathroom used...
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 09:36 AM
Jan 2023

....mostly by the male members of the family? Enlightening, so to speak.

Is this a passion, or an obsession? Seems a little pervy.

sl8

(17,016 posts)
12. No, I haven't done the black light thing.
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 AM
Jan 2023

I knew of a few substances that glow under UV, now I see that urine is one of them. I have noticed that the male members tend to be troublemakers.

As far as the pervy aspect, I didn't see it that way. He's a plumber that likes to collect old fixtures. I tend to view it as similar to an electronics tech. that collects old radios. I have been wrong before, though.

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