Coleman Hot water Unit
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 13:30
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Kev M
Hi all,
Starting tomorrow K Mart have the Coleman Hot
water Units for sale for $289.00 without accessories.
Does anyone know if I can get one any cheaper in the
Sydney area. I went into Rays in Campbelltown on the weekend and they were $399.00. So I was thinking that this could be a good buy $110.00 off what others are selling them for.
Also does anyone have the carry bag for them and are they worth the extra money? and what shower attachment do you use, I've read previous threads and people mentioned changing the shower nossel. Which nozzel do you use.
Opinions or suggestions please
Cheers Kev
Reply By: Brew69(SA) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 15:10
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 15:10
Seems a good price. The bag for us is great. Protects the unit during transport. I got
mine from Rays with bag and gas hose and shower attatchment for $329 about 6 months ago.As far as the shower attachment goes it is a bit short and i have heard of people lengthening them. Or just use a canvas shower bag.
We get lots of use from ours and would really be lost without it.
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Follow Up By: Kev M - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:44
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:44
I have a couple of canvas shower bags so that may be an option. I think that I'll end up just getting the bag and the gas hose.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 20:06
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 20:06
The gas hose hasn't been used by us yet. You get 150 lt from one of the coleman canisters which is about the battery life too i think. I have never had the battery go flat on me, always charge it up before you store it.
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Reply By: Member - Alan (WA) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 15:25
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 15:25
We have one too and love it. The only comment I would make is it would be great if it were just that little bit hotter so you could make a HOT cup of coffee - rather than just warmish....
If anyone knows any tricks to this, I would be very interested.
Alan
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Follow Up By: Kev M - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:51
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:51
Do you drink it with or without milk??
When I go bush I drink my coffee black, drinking it black may allow the coffee to seem hotter.
Kev
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Follow Up By: Scrubcat - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 20:48
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 20:48
I haven`t tried it, but what would be the result if you put
water through that was already hot , I reckon it would get hotter. ????
I am going to try it next time I set
mine up. Thats if I remember!
Scrubcat.
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:07
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 21:07
Yep that would work.
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Follow Up By: navaraman - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:52
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:52
From the Coleman site:
"Integrated safety features include automatic shut-offs when
water temperatures exceed 160 degrees or the unit tips over"
Pat
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Follow Up By: Member - Alan (WA) - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:29
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:29
There is no way
mine heats to 160 degress. Web site version says it is available from Jan 07 - and there is a picture of it pouring into a cup!! I am wondering if it has chnaged.....bugger if this is so - I have only used it twice..
I would think
mine gets to 70ish - short of boiling..
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - Alan (WA) - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:31
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:31
A - found where you were looking Pat - says 160 degrees F - which is 71 degrees C....ie no change in version.
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 17:57
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 17:57
If you recycle the hot
water through the unit the high temp cutout operates.
Pete
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Reply By: Shaker - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 16:38
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 16:38
Shower unit is great, the new shower heads come with a 2.4m hose, we have the old shower head & 1.2m hose, which, as we put the unit on a stand it is ample length. I assume that as with any
water hose, the longer it is, the greater the wall friction & less flow.
The only thing I am disappointed in is the bag, it nearly doubles the size for transport. I would rather have a smaller bag, & store spare bottles elswhere.
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Follow Up By: Kev M - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:49
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:49
It's good to know that the hose length has increased. I may
well change my mind from comments above and get the attachment as
well.
thanks Kev
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Reply By: kev.h - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:52
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 17:52
Great unit made the canvas bag for less than $10 bought a 12v shower from Dick Smith for $29 and a gas bottle adapter from BBQ Galore for $19 works great
Regards Kev
P.S. Coffee temp,s OK if you drink it straight away
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Follow Up By: Noldi - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:09
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:09
Not seen this model in the flesh befor, I went to the Coleman site and it talks about small gas canisters, can this be replaced by a hose to my gas bottle? How long do the canisters last? are they disposable or can they be refilled (I suspect not)
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:50
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 22:50
The gas bottles last for about 10 - 12 showers, I wouldn't buy one until the gas hose was available, but as the 'disposable' bottles are so convenient & make the unit so portable, I didn't even buy one.
I have purchased, from the US, an adaptor for filling the 'disposable' bottles from a 4.5 or 9 kg bottle.
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Follow Up By: kev.h - Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 23:31
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 at 23:31
Noldi
I didn,t like the price of the disposable canisters can fill a 2.5kg bottle for the same price with 5 or 6 times as much gas guess i'm just a tight ass
Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - Alan (WA) - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:33
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:33
I have the attachment that goes straight to normal gas bottle. Haven't tried it yet as I also got 2 cannisters to try to see how long they lasted.
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Follow Up By: Flight Sargent - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:39
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 00:39
Hey shaker....very interested in the attachment you speak of to refill the bottles....where can I purchase that from ?
SARGE
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 09:46
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 09:46
It is called a MacCoupler, & is available in the US, Trucksprings have them or just do a search.
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 18:04
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 18:04
They are on Ebay:
Mac Coupler
We have the colemen and the coupler and both are great.
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 18:39
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 18:39
Must be a tight arse as well ,
Boiling billy of water in a 15 lt bucket gives 2 showers with the expensive $17 Supercheap shower .
If I am going
camping I dont expect everything to be 'on tap'
Glenn
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Follow Up By: Flight Sargent - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 20:33
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 20:33
Glenn D....If I was a tight arse I am sure I would have all your money....
Sarge - Latin Name ( tightus anusus )
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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:40
Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 20:40
Good one ,
If you had all my money I'd be married to you : (
Glenn.
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Reply By: Keith_A (Qld) - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 11:05
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 11:05
Brilliant piece of gear. One question on how to use - we put intake and shower head into bucket - turn it on till water in bucket is at desired temp.
HOWEVER, when ready to shower -
1. if used in the shower tent, the unit can get wet when showering (yes I could use the plastic raincoat but hey, like to keep it simple - read lazy).
2. I worry that the heat from the flame could cause the shower tent fabric to ignite.
3. Selecting COLD - so it just turns on the pump and not the heater, is a bit tricky.
So - am thinking of heating the water in the bucket outside the shower tent, then leaving the unit outside, and using our Dick Smith/Jaycar 12V pump/shower inside the tent.
How do others use theirs? Am I missing something?
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 11:09
Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 11:09
Put the unit on a table outside the tent, or as suggested further up heat the water and use a canvas shower bag.
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Follow Up By: kev.h - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 20:43
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 20:43
2Kg gas bottle & hose adaptor you can have hot water for a month carry one canister for back-up use the dick smith shower in a bucket cant get any easier
Kev
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 23:59
Friday, Oct 27, 2006 at 23:59
I do the same as Brew69, small table just outside the shower tent, why would you stuff about with a $25.00 DSE shower, when you have a $400.00 Coleman one?
As far as I'm concerned all that using a big gas bottle does is make it less portable & more cumbersome to use.
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