Glad you got it installed and your Dad likes it.
I have put everything on hold here for a bit because my FIL is very much demanding to go back to his house. The problem is his doctor said he could not live alone anymore and his house is a nasty trailer that has damage from Hurricane Michael. It is full of mold, the roof leaks and the ceiling is sagging so low it almost touches the couch. There is a rodent infestation and he has not had running water do to pipe damage from the hurricane.
He lied to us about that and would never let my wife go in to check things. He also refuses to take a bath. Challenging is not the word we are experiencing trying to take care of him.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience and if we can get him committed to staying I will make that investment although I doubt he will use it.
Yesterday was the first time in my life I helped my father bathed.
Honestly, part of your FIL's issues with taking a bath is he may not be able take one and is too proud to say anything about it.
I was surprised how slow my own dad is, and he actually wasn't certain of himself getting out of the walk in tub, and I can't imagine how he was dealing with the current tub. That said, my dad actually fell trying to sit on the toilet to try and dry himself off yesterday (new rule is since it's a sit in tub, dry off IN the tub so you don't have to move as much). Heck, it seems like an ordel for him just to get dressed.
My father and I are too much alike, and my wife had to play facilitator last night going over my fathers pain, and the reality is at his age, if your in pain, take what you need and try to live a better quality of life pain free. Seems we will be going back and I'll make arrangements for his monthly pain shot in the back and he may start taking the pain medication the doctor presribed.
My dad was upset because it seems no one told him the tub had to sit full of water for 24 hours to ensure there were no leakages. Thing is, my wife was with me in the basement with him when I mentioned that twice to him the night before. He also complained that no one showed him how to operate the tub, yet he was with me when one of the installers was going over the operataion of the tub.
Next couple of baths I'll be spending time with him to ensure he can get the hang of the tub. Between the tub, handheld shower sprinkler, and the shower head, you do need to know what and where to turn the knob to get the water where you want it. Add in the air jets, air bubles, feet and back location, along with heated seat and lights, honestly is was a little overwhelming to me at first with the all the buttons and knobs.
Wasn't until my dad fractured his back 3 or so years ago that he finally decided to move the 8 hour drive to us (I flew up and drove him down). He pretty much stopped driving this year, but he won't let us take over his car insurance (his car even though we drive it more than he), and since he doesn't really like to drive now and we've had no arguments over it, I'm not going to push that issue.
I know he's thankful for what we do for him (his laundry, meals, going out...), but I also know he's ready to go be with my mom, who passed 18 years ago when he decided to move in with us and he doesn't like the fact that he has lost his independence, which can make him a little more "crabby".
Good luck with your father. You're a good man, just like my wife who puts up with my father from time to time when he's (my dad) in one of his moods.
The irony on my end is dealing with my dad is kind of like dealing with one of my 16 year olds now.
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, asked him what kind of tub they install, he didn't know, then asked me how his quote compared to others. I told him kind of high and he knocked it down to 21k. Geez, thanks. He was the only guy I didn't call back, but his company called a couple of weeks later and they informed me that a supervisor was looking at the quote and they felt like they could do better if I could spend the time to go over it. I told them no thanks. 
