Bathing by Kevin Ireton New Kohler bathtub with the water dropping from the ceiling and designed to overflow into a recirculating trough. And as far as I can tell, the amazing thing about this tub is that it's designed for taking a bath, well, actually, for soaking. Designed to overflow, the tub has a circulating pump that continually fills the tub so that water flows over the edge.
Water is captured in a special lip and returned to the pump.
In one installation the water entered the tub dramatically from a spout in the ceiling. There's also an inline heater to make sure that the water stays warm. What we're after here, clearly, is a quieter, more relaxing experience than the roiling churn of a typical spa tub. With 50 people watching her, though, she looked a little more embarrassed than relaxed. Kevin Ireton is Fine Homebuilding's editor in chief .