Hear, hear. get the agreement FIRST, then when the agreement is breached, warn of the imminent consequence, and when that too is breached, cut off the hot water.
Cheap, only needs to be done once...or maybe twice...usually the threat is enough after that.
But education and 'true agreement' is hte only way to do it without serious 'interpersonal relationship' management.
My Dad did it to us kids, and it stuck with us, so maybe the problem is an indulgent childhood?
10mins ought to be plenty.
Another cheap option is a kitchen timer, followed by a bucket of cold water over the top of the shower screen....if done carefully and humanely this can even be a 'game'...
...we used to play that one with my Dad as well.
But eventually we got the message, and the threat was enough.
Although a remote controlled stop-cock on the hot water inlet could be useful. it could be operated "in all innocence" while you were audibly inside the house....
..and you could commiserate and appear concerned about the HWS 'failure'....
...which oddly only fails after 10 mins of shower time.....
...or figure out some equally devious way to remain 'innocent' yet achieve the desired goal in the face of unbending opposition.
In the case of truly truculent and dogged resistance I'd consider divorce. Life's too short to spend time with someone who's goals are clearly so opposite to your own. LOL
Posted Tuesday 29 Nov 2011 @ 1:04:17 pm from IP
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