Chinese students left high and dry as bluetooth shower system fails to deliver hot water
- Users say new app-based payment system not only does not work but also puts their phones at risk of water damage
- And cost of taking a shower has risen fivefold, others complain
University students in central China are complaining of being left high and dry after a new “intelligent” shower system installed in their dormitories failed to deliver enough hot water, local media reported.
“My trousers were off, my phone was wet, my money was gone,” a student at Changsha University of Science and Technology in Hunan province, was quoted as saying in an online chat room, Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported on Thursday. “And in the end it still didn’t give me enough hot water!”
The “it” referred to is a new bluetooth-enabled app that controls the temperature and pressure of the water delivered by the communal showers.
According to a notice issued by the university, the app, named Enjoy Campus, was introduced as part of a wider programme to upgrade its paid-for services for students, including laundry facilities, hairdryers, drinking fountains and other services, the report said.
But the plan has so far failed to impress the intended beneficiaries.
The trouserless young man said he could not even get the system to work until he moved his phone right next to the shower unit.
Other students echoed his complaint, saying the system was inconvenient and that the water stopped flowing every time they lost their connection. They were also concerned about their expensive smartphones getting damaged by the water.