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Starfish Bath Sensor Ergonomic Evaluation

A Complete Ergonomic Review of the Starfish Bath Sensor

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By Chris Adams, About.com

Starfish Bath Sensor

Starfish Bath Sensor

Chris Adams, 2006, Licensed to About.com
The Starfish Bath Sensor is a niche ergonomic tool that makes preparing a bath easier. The sensor is actually two sensors wrapped up in a starfish shaped package. The first alerts you when the water level reaches it so that you do not overfill your bath tub. The second is a temperature sensor the tells you exactly how hot your bath water is.

Both features come in handy and in some cases are rather important. If you need these features the Starfish Bath Sensor delivers them.

Why is it Different?

The Starfish Bath Sensor tells you when your water level is reached and what temperature it is. This removes a few steps from the task of taking a bath (as a detailed task analysis would show) and provides additional information you would otherwise not have available.

Does it Deliver?

The Starfish Bath Sensor does what it says it does. You stick the suction-cupped sensor to the tub at the desired level and it beeps when the water reaches it. It is as simple as that.

It also reads the temperature of the water if you attach the probe. The readout displays Celsius or Fahrenheit scale so you can understand it. The temperature sensor is accurate down to a tenth of a degree.

Beneficiaries

Anyone who takes a bath regularly will benefit from the Starfish Bath Sensor. You can start running your bath then go about some other business and not have to attend to the tub until the alarm sounds. If you've ever accidentally overfilled a tub you will also benefit from the piece of mind this product brings.

Those who need to monitor water temperature will benefit as well. New parents often stress over learning the correct water temperature for bathing babies. Now they won't need to. Those care givers who assist in bathing the elderly will reap the rewards too.

If you use a hot bath as a heat treatment for physical therapy, repetitive stress injuries, or arthritis you will be able to adjust your therapy exactly. Some groups that are affected are:

  • Bath Soakers
  • New Parents
  • Care Takers for the Elderly
  • Repetitive Stress Injury and Arthritis Sufferers
  • Short Term Memory Sufferers

Summary

If this is what you need then you need this. What that means is that the Starfish Bath Sensor is a niche tool. Not many people will need it. But if you do happen to need it then you need it.

Even if you do not need it many people will still benefit from it because of the reassuring feedback it provides. If you are new to bathing babies or the elderly you will enjoy the peace of mind of knowing the water is not to hot. If you need the heat therapy you can fine tune the temperature to get the effect you want. If you constantly forget you are running a bath you will be pleasantly reminded by the alarm.

The Starfish Bath Sensor makes things a little easier and reduces your stress. After all, isn't that what taking a relaxing bath is all about?

For more information on the ergonomics of the Starfish Bath Sensor read page 2: The Ergonomic Breakdown.

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