Tim Streater <(E-Mail Removed)> gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying:

> And it would be an even bigger PITB if I had to carry the TB in and out
> of the bathroom every time I used it.

We tend to leave ours in the bathroom, only putting it on the charger
(outside the bathroom) when it needs charging - about once a week with
two of us using it.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Adrian <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Tim Streater <(E-Mail Removed)> gurgled happily, sounding much
> like they were saying:
>
> > And it would be an even bigger PITB if I had to carry the TB in and out
> > of the bathroom every time I used it.
>
> We tend to leave ours in the bathroom, only putting it on the charger
> (outside the bathroom) when it needs charging - about once a week with
> two of us using it.

OK - so whose job is that then? :-)

I happiest when I'm busy doing nothing, so I tend to optimise such
things away.

--
Tim

"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689

"geoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In message
> <74282338-47d3-45a8-9026-(E-Mail Removed)>, Andy
> Dingley <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>How do I charge a toothbrush in the bathroom? It fits a shaver
>>socket, and I'm allowed a shaver socket within the relevant zones, but
>>all the shaver sockets I've seen (which admittedly isn't that many)
>>have a tendency to hum when something is plugged into them.
>>
>>Does anyone make a silent socket?
>
> Is it important ?
>
> The only time I sleep in the bathroom is when I'm ****ed and fall asleep
> on the bog - in which case, I'm beyond caring
>
>
> --
> geoff
>


I got annoyed with Braun when they altered the hole in the toothbrush body
so that it no longer fitted the wall mounted charger that they used to
supply.

"dennis@home" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:fSkmo.851$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>
>
>> I got annoyed with Braun when they altered the hole in the toothbrush
>> body so that it no longer fitted the wall mounted charger that they used
>> to supply.
>>
>
> That would be because the old one wouldn't work properly with the new one.
> I bet you would have been just as annoyed when something broke if they
> left it the same.
>


Yes (if that was the case - but I guess it was cost reduction) - but I wish
they had continued with a wall mountable one.

On Sep 21, 11:51*am, Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
> How do I charge a toothbrush in the bathroom? *It fits a shaver
> socket, and I'm allowed a shaver socket within the relevant zones, but
> all the shaver sockets I've seen (which admittedly isn't that many)
> have a tendency to hum when something is plugged into them.
>
> Does anyone make a silent socket?

This is one of the things I /do/ like about Germany wiring regs as
opposed to British. You are perfectly free to install a 16A socket
(and a normal light switch) in a bathroom. (Although I was slightly
surprised about the electric socket directly /under/ the tap in the
wall where the washing machine screws in, in our shower-room).

Note that British regs /do/ allow switches and sockets in the kitchen.

On 22 Sep, 10:02, Tim Streater <timstrea...@waitrose.com> wrote:
> In article
> <ecd7685d-87b6-4ef1-a73d-a58011e03...@m1g2000vbh.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> *therustyone <johnedhud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 21 Sep, 22:07, "OG" <o...@gwynnefamily.org.uk> wrote:
> > > "Andy Dingley" <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote in message
>
> > >news:74282338-47d3-45a8-9026-(E-Mail Removed)....
>
> > > > How do I charge a toothbrush in the bathroom? *It fits a shaver
> > > > socket, and I'm allowed a shaver socket within the relevant zones, but
> > > > all the shaver sockets I've seen (which admittedly isn't that many)
> > > > have a tendency to hum when something is plugged into them.
>
> > > > Does anyone make a silent socket?
>
> > > Electric toothbrushes don't need charging more than once or twice a week, so
> > > we have a charger on the landing.
>
> > Battery life will be drastically shortened if it is continuously
> > charged on a typical dumb charger.
>
> You referring to the one supplied by the vendor? Mine is on charge 24x7
> (except when I'm using it, of course, or away).
>
> Mine doesn't hum, although I had to replace it when we moved into this
> house as the installed one only worked when the light was turned on - a
> dead loss. The new one doesn't hum either.
>
> And it would be an even bigger PITB if I had to carry the TB in and out
> of the bathroom every time I used it.
>
> --
> Tim
>
> "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
> nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" *-- *Bill of Rights 1689- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Unscientific observation, based on my cordless phones, the batteries
only seem to last a year on continuous charge when run warm. My Braun
toothbrush battery is now getting a tad weaker after 8 years, and is
charged only when flat.


rusty

On 22 Sep, 13:30, "John" <Who90nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> "dennis@home" <den...@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote in message
>
> news:i7csf5$dbn$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > "John" <Who90nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> >news:fSkmo.851$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>
> >> I got annoyed with Braun when they altered the hole in the toothbrush
> >> body so that it no longer fitted the wall mounted charger that they used
> >> to supply.
>
> > That would be because the old one wouldn't work properly with the new one.
> > I bet you would have been just as annoyed when something broke if they
> > left it the same.
>
> Yes (if that was the case - but I guess it was cost reduction) - but I wish
> they had continued with a wall mountable one.

You can still get a wall mountable charger, although it's a big b****d
with space for storing brushes. We bought a combination pack of wall
mounted charger and two motors, which seems a bit dumb to me as you
don't have anywhere to put the one that's not on charge, it was a good
deal though. I haven't yet found a small wall mountable one like we
had with the old style Braun brushes, the website listing the various
models is less than clear...

As a previous poster noted, I'm presuming that the new motors have a
different type of battery and hence the charger is different and hence
it's sensible that the old brushes won't go on the new charger and
vice versa. What really annoys me is that there are actually at least
two *different* types of "new" chatger, and if you buy the wrong brush
it still won't fit/work with the other type!

Graham

"Frank Erskine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:51:36 -0700 (PDT), therustyone
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Unscientific observation, based on my cordless phones, the batteries
>>only seem to last a year on continuous charge when run warm. My Braun
>>toothbrush battery is now getting a tad weaker after 8 years, and is
>>charged only when flat.
>>
> That's my experience too. My toothbrush is also several years old, and
> lasts two or three weeks (at least) on a charge.
> The charger generally lives either downstairs on the kitchen table or
> on the landing outside the bathroom.
> Out of interest, is it possible to replace the battery? Indeed, what
> sort of battery is used in 'em? My Braun 3D "pulsating toothbrush" is
> marked "NH Accu" on the back.

Tabbed C cells were in our -1 Braun toothbrush. Couldn't tell you what
chemistry though.

"dennis@home" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Frank Erskine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:51:36 -0700 (PDT), therustyone
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Unscientific observation, based on my cordless phones, the batteries
>>>only seem to last a year on continuous charge when run warm. My Braun
>>>toothbrush battery is now getting a tad weaker after 8 years, and is
>>>charged only when flat.
>>>
>> That's my experience too. My toothbrush is also several years old, and
>> lasts two or three weeks (at least) on a charge.
>> The charger generally lives either downstairs on the kitchen table or
>> on the landing outside the bathroom.
>> Out of interest, is it possible to replace the battery? Indeed, what
>> sort of battery is used in 'em? My Braun 3D "pulsating toothbrush" is
>> marked "NH Accu" on the back.
>
> The base has a slot to allow it to be removed but its to recycle the
> battery.
> It breaks the coil which is also in the base.

Can only comment on my -1th Braun that needed a little TLC and a bit more
DIY after a tumble into the bathtub.
Opening the base gave access to the cells and the circuit board. Solder
fixed the damage to the latter and it re-charged fine for a coouple more
years.

A replacement was bought only when the cost of the replacement + 4 heads was
not much more than the cost of 4 heads by themselves.

"Andy Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Frank Erskine wrote:
>
>> Out of interest, is it possible to replace the battery? Indeed, what
>> sort of battery is used in 'em?
>
> Mine has a large slot in the base where you can insert and twist e.g a 10p
> coin to remove the battery for re-cycling ... it DOES warn that making use
> of this slot apparently cracks the whole toothbrush case into two
> rendering it useless.
>

Push the spindle in as you twist the base - it releases a bayonet.