Coleman portable shower
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:41
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pepper2
A mate brought along his brand new coleman portable gas shower over
easter,but we couldnt get it to ignite,is there a trick to lighting these things,we tried 3 different gas bottles ,you can hear
the pilot light ignite from the pietzo ignighter hold the switch in for a few seconds but the flame goes out immediately ??? any ideas
Reply By: Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:44
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:44
Was the
water pump working? If you couldn't hear the
water pump running then there isn't any
water being forced through the system and the unit will turn off the gas and shut it down........I think there is a flow switch for this?
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Follow Up By: pepper2 - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:53
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 10:53
yes
water pump was working
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Follow Up By: Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 11:11
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 11:11
How was the
water pressure? If there is insufficient pressure out of the pump it will shut down? This is the problem I have at the moment, the
water pump isn't pumping the
water through enough and is shutting the system down.....
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:51
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 14:51
Teabag,
There was a batch with a faulty thermostat (thingy).
We had the same problem as you, took it back to the retailer who replaced it no questions asked.
Pete
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Follow Up By: Teabag (Queanbeyan) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 15:25
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 15:25
Pajman Pete,
Doubt they will do it under warranty due to being 18months old?
Mine seems to be
water pump pressure or lack of......
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 15:56
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 15:56
Mine was 15 months old and there was no problem. It is worth asking the question.
Pete
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Follow Up By: warfer69 - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:27
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:27
I found especially if its brand new that the
water hose can bend (crease) a little and thats all it takes for the bugger not to work...I may change the hose to something more suitalble..
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Reply By: pepper2 - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 13:15
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 13:15
have sorted it out has faulty hose restricted gas flow,new hose all is
well,thankyou for the replies.........
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Reply By: kampen - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 17:52
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 17:52
hi everyone,
has anyone seen the hot showers at supercheap, can't remember name but looks closely like the Coleman which i have.didn't check them out but seen price was around $260 for memory.
Pete
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 18:11
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 18:11
Yep and if you look at the specs (same as in Kmart) it only heats up to 20 degrees over the supply
water eg. 2 degree getting sucked out of river will only heat to 22c thats a bloody cold shower in winter let me tell you.Get the coleman or primus cant go wrong. I have the primus bit more mucking around than the colman (seperate gas bottle, cant run on butane and doesnt get as hot as the coleman as far as having a coffee direct from the outlet but great for showers more than hot enough) but also the primus has no electronics works a treat. Regards Steve M
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Reply By: Member - malcolm T (SA) - Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:17
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 20:17
hi
coleman have at least a 10 year warrranty. ours was replaced after 3 years with a new one. no questions asked!
malcolm
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