Cleaning a 12v Shower.

Thanks Bob... I might ??? give that a try unless someone offers a 2 question mark shouldn't ??

Cheers.

We've still got the same one we've had for years and years. Basic maintenance by taking the screw out that holds the shower head together to remove any little bits of debris which clog it, then hang it up to dry overnight.
Sometimes it's still hard to start pumping as it tends to dry "tight" but I take the bottom filter off and gently move the impellor with a screw driver and she's off and running.
AlanH.

Thanks Alan.

That sounds like my first one. A small screw holds the base on and you can actually remove the motor. It also had a small screw holding the head together.

This new one is the big brother. I remembered it's a Primus. The blue one that comes with a blue lunch box carry case. You can remove the filter on the pump, but the rest is sealed.

They are only $40 to $50 depending on which shop you go to. So it is not bank breaking. But I would rather clean it than replace it but at the same time, I would rather not replace because I cleaned it :)

I wish our bill was < a hundred bucks a quarter :o(

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 :)

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.

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 :)