Coleman Hot Water System useage tips

G'Day Ron,

We put ours outside the shower tent on a small table, there is a flap in the tent for a hand hole. We position it so the control knob is at the hole and then we can turn it on or off as we please. I've found that even having a "luxury" shower, our family of 4 uses about 6 or 7 litres of water each.

We also have it on the Coleman Kitchen when not showering, it's brilliant for the washing up water etc........ you'll find more uses for it than just showering!

Cheers

Brian

Ron,

Pitch the standard shower head to the scheissenhausen. Replace it with one from a $20 12 volt shower and keep the 12 volt shower as a backup. This gives a better "spray".

Use cold water, get it straight from the river, or keep it in the shade. The GLW only likes a lukewarm shower and if the supply water is tepid and the setting on the unit is low, it tends to swich off. I love a HOT shower and don't have a problem.

No need to turn on/off or run into a bucket unless water is in short supply.

They can blow out in the wind, if windy, hang a towel over the top vents, one side only.

Any other queries, give me a call, 03 9706 6527.

Cheers,

Jim.

Hello Ron.

If you run it on the warm setting and reycle the water back into a bucket as you suggest the water will become too hot very quicly. Different strokes for different folks but it will supply very hot shower water without recycling. Just reach through and turn it off until you are ready to rince off as suggested above.
Regards: Grant

Thanks once again for top info from all.

Will take on board n look at our running procedure.

Think binning the original n going with big bucket n refilling is great idea.

We camp in a state park and a huge rainwater tank is close by for water top ups, so should be fine.

Will experiment.

thanks

Ron

I have had one for awhile but have just made a few modifications

First up
I changed the shower head to improve the flow.

This is the standard head that came with it


This is the new one:


Doesn't show up that well in the pictures but it now has a better "spread" of water

The new head came from Bunnings, cost was $17 (as it comes with all the other wall stuff) best thing was it screwed straight on to the existing hose adapter. It is plastic as well so its nice and light.
The brand is an Interbath Raindrop.

Next was I adapted the pump to screw directly on to a jerrycan. I mentioned in an earlier post that it was always a pain as the pump was too large to drop into a jerry.


How: I took the original jerry can lid and drilled a 28mm hole in the centre. Undid the pump and repaced the screw-on cap that comes supplied (the one designed for the Coleman Collapsible water container)

For some reason the seal wasn't perfect so I have put a o-ring and tape behind the new lid to hold it hard up against the pump. See pic below:


So now I can just use jerrycans and sit them under the kitchen connected up. Cheapest bit was the placement cap $1.50

I dnt worry about recircing the water, I generally find that it is an ok temp straight out of the jerrycan

Turned into an informative thread.

I see there are a few not so happy owners.

Majority seem to think positively about it though.

All valid comments about recharging battery and swapping gas etc. but personally I enjoy having camp maintenance to keep it all going, and dont mind tinkering with this stuff.

You should see all the bits n bobs n stuff we take, but SWMBO is comfortable, and were all happy with all our mod cons. lol

Then I have my other camping..........fishing with a swag / ute / rod.

Rgds

Ron

We had one on our 6 month trip with the kids in a camper trailer. Yes it took up a bit of space and organising making sure the battery was ok, but we loved it. Everything you take is a compromise between space/money/versatility etc. Instant hot water in the middle of nowhere was a real treat.

Cheers,

Mark.

Ron,

We like ours and it fits nicely in the Trak Shak. Don't take it when using a tent because of space.

Like others, we heat the water and use a $20 Jaycar shower either from a power pack or connected to the car. If using the Coleman shower attatchment I found that the hose becomes soft from hot water and kinks. Change it to a longer braided version with a new head as above.

We have a ProQuip metal water jerry can. This has a wider spout into which the Coleman pump can be dropped. $72 from ARB for the can or special order from most other suppliers. Bit of stocking over the spout stops bugs getting in. I made up an attachment for a plastic jerry but found that the seal was very hard to maintain and it was too fragile to cope with kids bumping it.

Good piece of kit in the right circumstances.

Adrian

Has anyone had a failure on one of the Coleman submersible pumps yet?? Michael