The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners & Lovers Group - 3.0

[ehh]

Still regretting not getting a photo of that one lone new shower head in my room. Makes me wonder what possibly could have happened to the original for them to cave and put a new one in.

A guest installed their own and forgot to uninstall it when they left.

 

[AstroBlasters]

A guest installed their own and forgot to uninstall it when they left.

I genuinely think that’s the answer….

 

[tx911]

I genuinely think that’s the answer….

Had to be either @VGCgroupie or @ClaraOswald

 

[VGCgroupie]

Had to be either @VGCgroupie or @ClaraOswald

Wasnt me.. I just got reap the benefits of someones else's work

 

[tx911]

Wasnt me.. I just got reap the benefits of someones else's work

I feel like the new ones will look similar in six months unless they make a concerted effort to keep them clean. Is it something about the water at VGC?

 

[VGCgroupie]

I feel like the new ones will look similar in six months unless they make a concerted effort to keep them clean. Is it something about the water at VGC?

Someone said it’s the copper pipes but it takes a long while for the build up to occur. Peeling happens when it’s not cleaned properly and the build up then falls off and takes the chrome overlay with it. Again another thing they could prevent if they chose to use better materials. Like a shower head that is brushed nickel and not chrome.

 

[gsdweller]

The 'chrome' that is peeling is not actually chrome. It is a metalized polyester that looks like chrome and is much cheaper.
True chrome plating replaced nickel because it is much better. It is harder, more durable, and resists tarnish better. In a properly plated chrome fixture, nickel is typically plated up as a base layer, then the chrome is plated on.

 

[VGCgroupie]

The 'chrome' that is peeling is not actually chrome. It is a metalized polyester that looks like chrome and is much cheaper.
True chrome plating replaced nickel because it is much better. It is harder, more durable, and resists tarnish better. In a properly plated chrome fixture, nickel is typically plated up as a base layer, then the chrome is plated on.

I had no idea there was fake chrome! This explains why my what I thought was cheap chrome fixtures in my house lasted so well. We lived there 15 years and they looked almost perfect when we sold the house. Spoiler... I had copper pipes in that house too!

 

[VGCgroupie]

I am SO HAPPY that I dont have to come on this thread and complain about VGC bathrooms anymore (fingers crossed they hold true to their word and dont do us dirty) . AKV got such a good refurb in the bathroom.

 

[tx911]

Wow, that looks great!

 

[VGCgroupie]

Wow, that looks great!

Yeah and I think did great sticking with the feel and theme of AKV too

 

[ClaraOswald]

Had to be either @VGCgroupie or @ClaraOswald

Ha! Not me. We are currently still in our room with the crappy shower head pictured earlier.

 

[tx911]

Ha! Not me. We are currently still in our room with the crappy shower head pictured earlier.

I hope you’re having a good trip! I was so happy being there that the shower head and mushrooms didn’t even register.

 

[ClaraOswald]

Having a pretty good great trips. Few bumps here and there but overall good. No mushrooms in our room, thankfully. Heading home tomorrow and already looking forward to our trip next June.

 

[AZMermaid]

Still regretting not getting a photo of that one lone new shower head in my room. Makes me wonder what possibly could have happened to the original for them to cave and put a new one in.

It’s a very sensitive and unique product and you must have been in the room they are using to test out the new model.

 

[VGCgroupie]

It’s a very sensitive and unique product and you must have been in the room they are using to test out the new model.

Found the photos in a FB group.

 

[cruisehopeful]

Having a pretty good great trips. Few bumps here and there but overall good. No mushrooms in our room, thankfully. Heading home tomorrow and already looking forward to our trip next June.

If you feel like heading back over to VDH before you leave and I'm not at the parks, you're welcome to check out my room.