I love baths. As a kid, I hated them: the old enamel bath sucked the heat out of the water as soon as you got in and our ParkRay fire struggled to provide enough hot water for a bath and the radiator, so in the winter the temperature in the bathroom would be uncomfortably cool. And I am allergic to soap, so baths used to make me itch, until some nice scientist invented shower gel.

Now, I love baths. There is nothing better at the end of a long day than a soak in the bath, with a glass of wine and my husband reading to me. Aaah, bliss. Our bath, however, is so small that you end up sitting in a puddle with your knees around your ears, which is not the most relaxing of positions.

And the water still goes cold.

Enter the BathOMatic Eco, a bath control system that fills the bath itself, prevent overflowing, and keeps water at a consistent temperature. Oh, I want one! But wait… there’s the BathOMatic Eco Ultimate, which adds an automated fragrance and bubblebath dispenser. Or the BathOMatic Eco Whirlpool Ultimate, with all the features above and a spa setting for the most relaxing bath ever! I have seen – and been in – many beautiful baths in my time, but a bath that sets and keeps a constant temperature would be just heaven.

Mind you, heaven doesn’t come cheap. The SelfBuild & Design magazine priced the basic BathOMatic at £6463, inc. VAT. And that doesn’t include the bath, as the website says “bathomatic can be added to any bath, including retro-fit, and by any qualified and competent plumber.”

And, for the geeks amongst us, the BathOMatic can be controlled from “any location via a LAN”, meaning that Kev could control my bath from his computer… which could be a good or a bad thing, depending! And to top it all, the brochure includes a photo of an iPhone interface for the control system, which seems to indicate that I could run my bath whilst I was on my way home.

This definitely goes on my wishlist!