If running a bath just isn't technical enough for you, this could be your ideal solution, an iPhone application to fill the tub.

The bathomatic, dubbed iBath by users, allows you to control the depth and temperature of your bath, even if you are miles away.

Makers Unique Automation say the app works by sending a phone signal to your bath and could be used from the next room, or even as you are on your way home.

While the app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store, you will also need a special £4,000 bath with taps which can receive the signals.