Cleaning a 12v Shower.
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 08:24
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Herbal
I was hoping to get some advice on cleaning my 12 volt shower.
There is no brand name on it, but it is one of those blue ones. They come in a blue lunch box.
It looks clean. There is no
sign of algae or anything else. But I have noticed a slight musty smell when I first turn it on. The smell goes away in a few seconds. It gets used every day sometimes twice a day.
My first shower only lasted a couple of weeks, because I cleaned it...So I don't want the same thing to happen to this one. With the last one, I use a couple of caps full of vinegar in 5 lt of water and that was enough to damage the seals and water got into the motor.
Thanks for any tips.
Reply By: Member -Dodger - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 15:29
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 15:29
Unscrew the pump and remove the filter then put it back together without the filter.
Now I've got you thinking.
Then get a stocking old pantyhose is great, cut the foot off place the pump into the foot of the pantyhose and tie off around the top of pump using a rubber band.
After each use take of the panty hose and rinse it out including the pump.
The pantyhose is a great filter and will stop all but the colour getting through.
This has worked on our pump for a few YEARS now without a problem.
Change the pantyhose as required.
We have never had any odour however we hang the pump to dry after each use and clean the shower head regularly.
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Reply By: Herbal - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 16:07
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 16:07
Thank you everyone for the replies...
I am actually using this shower at
home. I turned my hot water off 9..almost 10 months ago...You don't want to know what my electricity bill is :)
I have been looking at this on and off for a couple of days. Trying to figure out why the smell and how to clean it...
I just took the shower outside and tried it... no smell. So I pour a couple of litres of water into the shower drain... Yep, the smell is the drain.
I would still be interested to hear of any tips to clean these 12 volt showers. But for now a bit of drano is in order. :)
Oh alright...My last bill was $91.46 all up for 89 days... Got about 2 weeks before the next meter read so going off what it reads today, I should be looking at about $98 for the next bill...That is all up with GST and "service charge"....I wonder what has caused the sudden and dramatic increase... :)
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Follow Up By: Member - Rosco from way back - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 16:22
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 16:22
I wish our bill was < a hundred bucks a quarter :o(
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Follow Up By: Herbal - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 17:23
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 17:23
haha...read it and weep :)
It can be done... But don't be fooled, it takes some big changes in life style and attitudes...but it can be done !
As I have mentioned before...everything I have that can be recharged is now recharged from my 10 watt solar garage setup. That means if my mobile phone needs charging and I don't have sun, then I don't make phone calls...Tell that to ya kids and see how long ya live :) Don't get me wrong, if I need to use mains power I do. But I have made a clear line in the sand between "need" and "want". We are not talking mega bucks, but I have reduced my bills from $350 plus to sub $100... But I do use more gas which is $20 for a 9kg refill which does cooking and hot water for a good 6 to 8 weeks... 10% of what I save !!
I know we are going way off topic... but hey, it is my topic :)
The hardest part I found was the shower... One day I say the hot water is OFF... 2 days later I say this is nonsense...3 days later I am saying this is just stupid... 4 days later I am saying oh no I have to boil up 10 litres of water this is not working... 5 days later and I say I think I will have a shower better pop on some water... and by day 7 it seems quite normal....Now almost 10 months later it is very, very normal to me....I have everything anyone else has. I have a hot shower once or twice a day. I have my mobile phone and laptop PC. I watch TV...and I even leave my front light on all night.
Mind you, I am on my own...No wife, no kids...so when I say the TV is off, it IS off... :) When I say that light is off, it IS off :)
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Follow Up By: Brian 01 - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 18:27
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 18:27
My last two quarterly electricity bills have both been about $60 each.
Two of us in the house, no gas, 4 air-conditioning units, swimming
pool, and all the other power hogs that you can think of.
Mind you, I do have a solar hot water system, 2 solar space heating units and a
grid connected PE system.
My annual bill for hot water is normally less than a dollar, and the last bill was for just 11 cents, the winter one is normally a bit more.
Most of the real cost that we might have paid is returned to us in solar input credits.
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Follow Up By: Herbal - Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 18:38
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 at 18:38
Yeah...11 cents is OK for people like you with money...but what
about us common people ? :) haha
I wonder if I could connect my 10 watt garage setup to the main
grid ?... I might need a bigger fuse...hang on, I aint got a fuse...I might need a fuse...
Bunnings might have a big enough fuse :)
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