Glind Hot Water Showers

Baz,

Do you have to run your engine at greater than idle to get warm water??

Thanks Peter,

Do you use the Original or the Little Ripper, we are considering the Little Ripper, but not sure whether Original would be better because it is bigger unit.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Am going now to look at your website.

Ta

Shaz

We use the origional, I havnt used the little ripper.
cheers
Peter

Both use the same heat exchanger, however the original comes with a larger pump - capable of lifting futher and higher volume output.

Hi ToyMotor,

thanks for responding.....Do you have the Original Glind or the Little Ripper? We are considering Little Ripper but wonder whether Original is better.

Any advice appreciated

Shaz

I run PVC water pipes on my roofrack (20L each). One air line from spare tyre to pvc pipe via acetilene regulator (10psi). Drop one billy of hot water in it and there is pressurised hot shower. Total cost 100.00. No mods to vehicle.

I should say male disconnects mounted in the car and female disconnects on the hoses......to many Wild Turkeys tonight.

Stuart

Just picked up my 100 today and having a Glind put in next week.

If you could pass on some photos i would much appreciate it.

Bear,

You will need to shoot me your email address.....so I can send you pictures.

Regards

Stuart

Stuart

outbackbeyond@optusnet.com.au

Thanks

Hi Ya ,, How can you add more cold water???? isn't that what you are heating???/

Michael,
Sorry I didn't explain that very well.
The way I operate our shower is that I put the cold water into a plastic container (eg bucket or a storage --type box). I start the shower running and leave it re-circulating the water back into the bucket. Eventually this heat the whole contents of the bucket; possible to a point where it is too hot to shower under. If you use the button on the shower rose to shut off the water flow while you lather up or shampoo your toenails etc, you have to be VERY careful when you re-start the water flow....Why? ...Cos the litre or so of water that has been sitting idle in the heat exchanger while you've been attending to business, comes out "super-heated". I found this out the hard way when I aimed the rose straight at my coight the first time I used it, after lathering up.....OUCH.
So, if the water going in gets too hot, shut the motor off (the pump should be wired to run without the motor running) and possibly add another few litres of water to the bucket from the jerry can you keep close by.

Hope this helps.

I plumped to two mail brass hose fittings on exterior of Roobar...use a length of heater hose as inlet hose..doubles as spare heater hose.