12V Turbo Shower

Yeah they work ok.

I found though , for more numbers (we have a larger family) , the pump seemed to struggle after the 4th person.

We went for the onboard shower with a Shurflow pump.

I used the those shower pumps during home extensions when the hot water was cut off and then for my line marker for my football field when the $1,500 job gave out. So having gone through about 5 of those turbo pumps i thought, this is not new technology, this is old technology done cheaply which is why those pumps give up.

So who uses 12v pumps ? Carvanners. So off I went to some warehouse for caravan folk and there in the kitchen pump bits was a solid heavy centrigual pump that cost me $70 and about the same size. Same connections as the Turbo pump, but whereas the turbo type pumps never last me more than a month this $70 unit has been going for two years now. I also find the seals are far more tolerant of hot water than the turbo pump types, and extremely tolerant of chalk, water and twigs.

Mine worked fine for the first half dozen times, then the impeller fell off the motor. I wouldn't want to be relying on it out iinthe bush. The rest of the unit seems to be ok so you could buy a submersable pump , much the same as the turbo one from Caravan accessories for about $70, it a Whale brand pump. made in USA. Michael

If you want a good pump that will last, go and buy a bilge pump for a boat at Whitworths. You can get all rates of output and the pressure from them will satisfy the most ardent and the prices are quiet reasonable.

I've been using an old canvas bag with the shower rose attached for years. Boil the Billy and add enough cold to make it comfortable and have a shower. Worked well.

Last week I bought a Solar Shower at Aussie Disposals for $7. Holds 20 litres, fill it,
leave it the Sun for 3-4 hours and enough hot water for two showers as long as you are just happy to wash and not stand under it for ever. Don't recommend it as an option in the winter, but it can be supplemented with the Billy.

One clean Jimbo.

Maybe I'm a bit premature in praising the turbo shower, seeing as I've only used it four times. Judging from the replies it looks like it won't last long!!! I liked the idea of buying a bilge pump from Whitworths, good idea.
Sparky