Does anyone out there have experience with Walk-in tubs?

Hi Garden,
My mom and I haven't had a problem with clogging.....knock on wood. The tub has two different ways the water drains. The power motor drain is in the side of the tub....low level. (It has a screen type thing over it and I always use a paper towel after she is done to take away any hair or stuff that is over it.) The other drain is like any other tub. If too much stuff clogs it up, you can pull out the plug piece, wash it and put it back to move up and down with the manual drain.
Once again, I HUGE thumbs up for my mom and her new tub!

Walk-in tubs are extremely expensive, will be used for a relatively short time, and make a house tougher to sell.

If, given all that, you really want one, I would first make very certain that you are getting the tub for the right reason. I've known more than one family who put in the tub because their parent wasn't bathing (and saying that it was because they couldn't comfortably get in and out of the tub), then, once it was installed, still didn't bathe because many elderly prefer not to (for lots of reasons that are off-topic here).

I have also known families who have installed them and then, weeks later, their parent had a health issue that caused them to move to a SNF or AL. If someone is at the point where they cannot get in and out of a tub, they may also be at the point where they won't be living in the house much longer.

I've also known people who have still slipped in the bathroom, even with the better accessiblilty of the walk-in tub. It's still wet and slippery. Getting a bath in a regular tub with someone to help you in and out is still way safer than a walk-in.

We found a shower bench that fit the bathtub and got a handheld shower that was easy enough to install ourselves. If the bathroom is chilly, I'd recommend getting a space heater and warming the room up first. There are much cheaper options than getting a walk-in bathtub. Good luck to you!