I find RV shower to be a pain. Trying to get the temperature right, wasting water on a limited supply, the dripping of the RV type shower head. If you know what I mean, you know what I mean.
Seems like a practical answer is a warm water tank, one that heats water to a reasonable temperature. Any such thing?
The "Dripping shower head" if you use a shower head with a cut off and totaly cut it off then when you restore flow you tend to regret it (Too cold or too hot) but the DRIP tends to make is "normal" when you re-start flow (This is assuming a cut off valve in the shower line not the mixer valves)
There is also a temp, regulating mixer valve or several out there but I do not have a link.
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Thats what I was thinking, replacing the limit/temperature switches. But above my paygrade.
Did some looking around and 98 to 104 is the recommended temperature for showers by doctors, dermatologists etc. I believe the heaters are set at 130 degrees.
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Fulltimer50 wrote:
In the normal water heater configuration, the hot water from the heater is mixed with cold water from somewhere else. If all of the water comes from the heater, you are going to run out of warm water faster than if you mixed it.
In the normal water heater configuration, the hot water from the heater is mixed with cold water from somewhere else. If all of the water comes from the heater, you are going to run out of warm water faster than if you mixed it.
^^^^ This ^^^^
If the water heater tank temperature was say 90 degrees, you would never be able to finish a shower with warm water.
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It's also another incentive to conserve water while dry-camped.
It probably wouldn't be all that difficult to adapt the adjustable thermostat from a residential electric water - i.e., something like this:
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Skibane wrote:
Meh, if you're accustomed to taking "Navy showers", 5 gallons is plenty.
It's also another incentive to conserve water while dry-camped.
It probably wouldn't be all that difficult to adapt the adjustable thermostat from a residential electric water - i.e., something like this:
Meh, if you're accustomed to taking "Navy showers", 5 gallons is plenty.
It's also another incentive to conserve water while dry-camped.
It probably wouldn't be all that difficult to adapt the adjustable thermostat from a residential electric water - i.e., something like this:
Interesting idea! Using 5 gallon of water for a shower is only when I have hook ups!!!!
So ~2.5 gallons for a Navy shower (and we could probably do better).
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
steveh27 wrote:
I leave the water heater off, only turning it on 18-20 minutes before taking a shower. That gets the hot water to a temp I can use without cold water. It may take a few tries to figure out how long to leave it on. Saves a lot of water.
I leave the water heater off, only turning it on 18-20 minutes before taking a shower. That gets the hot water to a temp I can use without cold water. It may take a few tries to figure out how long to leave it on. Saves a lot of water.
I have been doing the same thing for 10 plus years since I first started to RV. I have a battery operated kitchen timer that I use. As mentioned the time for shower hot water is about 20 minutes, plus or minus 5 depending on the temperature of water in the tank. I can fine tune the temperature by checking at my kitchen faucet. I waste very little water because the tank is close to that faucet. I then shower with hot water. There is a little waste because of the distance between the HW tank and shower. Even so I only need about 1 gallon for a Navy type shower. My wife is about the same unless she washes her hair which can mean another half gallon for a thorough rinse. We never use hot water for dish washing. Instead we use a dishpan with hot water heated for a few minutes in a tea kettle.
Fulltimer50 wrote:
In the normal water heater configuration, the hot water from the heater is mixed with cold water from somewhere else. If all of the water comes from the heater, you are going to run out of warm water faster than if you mixed it.
In the normal water heater configuration, the hot water from the heater is mixed with cold water from somewhere else. If all of the water comes from the heater, you are going to run out of warm water faster than if you mixed it.
This is the real problem with lowering the hot water heater temp.
Mix 130f water with 60F cold water, to get 100F water at the shower head. With a 6gal water tank, you can probably keep that up for around 8-10gal before so much cold water has been mixed into the hot water tank, that the hot water tank is putting out water below 100F.
If you start with 100F hot water tank, as soon as you start pulling water, the hot water tank starts dropping below 100F quickly getting progressively colder since it's pulling 60F water from the fresh tank to replace the "hot" water used. If there is only 1 of you and you do a 2gal navy shower, that may be acceptable as it will probably only be down in the upper-80's by the time you are done.
If you have room, you could install a separate 5gal tank (or pick the size you think is suitable for showering) with it's own fresh water pump. Fill the reservoir, with a mix of hot and cold water of the desired amount and temperature. Then using the secondary pump plumbed to the shower, you can take a shower off the reservoir tank with a constant temp...at least until it runs out.
Seems like more hassle than it's worth but it should work.
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jjrbus wrote:
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
You need to add an inline shutoff. Works great!
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
You need to add an inline shutoff. Works great!
jjrbus wrote:
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
You need to add an inline shutoff. Works great!
Adding an inline shutoff defeats the purpose of spending the big bucks for an RV specific shower head.
jjrbus wrote:
Adding an inline shutoff defeats the purpose of spending the big bucks for an RV specific shower head.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
You need to add an inline shutoff. Works great!
jjrbus wrote:
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
I bought one of those Oxygencis rv shower heads that everyone is just madly in love with, greatest thing since sliced bread according to the forum.
It bypasses so much water I shower with it in the off position!
You need to add an inline shutoff. Works great!
Adding an inline shutoff defeats the purpose of spending the big bucks for an RV specific shower head.
Our Camco shower head has a positive shut off...
Camco 43712 RV Shower Head with On/Off Switch
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steveh27 wrote:
I leave the water heater off, only turning it on 18-20 minutes before taking a shower. That gets the hot water to a temp I can use without cold water. It may take a few tries to figure out how long to leave it on. Saves a lot of water.
I leave the water heater off, only turning it on 18-20 minutes before taking a shower. That gets the hot water to a temp I can use without cold water. It may take a few tries to figure out how long to leave it on. Saves a lot of water.
Is that using GAS or ELECTRIC?
When using gas to heat the water, I figure about 12 minutes to reach comfortable hot shower water.
Electric seems to take a little more time.
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