colinthefox wrote:wolfbus.uk wrote:I am wondering that if I got the 10L one once the water is mixed with cold how much mixed water this would provide for one shower?
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thanks for that, really useful looks like for one person a 10L elgena is fine but for 2 people i'd want the 15 or 20L
ninja.turtle007 wrote:The Kampa Geyser is quite bulky.
I've been thinking about alternatives for a long time. My plan is to mount a 20L Scepter water tank over the rear nearside window. The water will be heated with a 12v 600w stat controlled immersion heater. I have roughly calculated that to heat 20L of 10C water to 35C will take about 60 minutes. This will require about 50A/H, although my battery bank is 288A/H, I would imagine that it's not a good idea to do this. The idea is to have a switch with two 30a relays in parallel in the cab so the heater can be turned on whilst driving and the power be taken from the alternator. But possibly, I would also install either an intelligent relay so the heater can only be activated whilst the engine is running. But maybe with an override switch to top the temp up if we don't shower straightaway.
I'm still thinking this through l, so any comments welcome.
I guess there are so many ways of doing it but if you going to put time and effort in why not have as luxuriant shower as you can have?
have you looked at the Elgena heaters Tom? they only take 200W 12V so draw a lot less current but use the engine coolant. Once heated i'd imagine there very easy to keep to temperature in normal conditions.
For physical reasons a shower is very good for my shoulder injuries and movement, I've had a few ops and get a lot of trouble and stiffness so I want a proper shower when poss. A bracket is a must and a plentiful supply of piping hot water.
Here are the plans i've drawn up, I liked OBG idea of dredging from streams so I will use two tanks and have that as an option. But for normal use i will just shower out of my drinking water and main onboard supply, and have a seperate underslung tank for those times I need extra capacity and resourcefulness. I guess everyones journeys will be very different.
here are my plans anyway I am going to make those recesses for the pump and shower head in bulkhead from the metal cut out from my roof.
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I think all in it's going to cost a grand for 2 tanks, two pumps, filters, elgena boiler and the sundry bits, but if I went to a hotel and it had a drippy shower that got cold quick i'd want my money back !