Coleman on demand hot water Q.

Hi Mark,

Yes you can run it on LPG. I run mine on LPG when I'm doin more remote travel (saves on weight etc).

Cheers Wilko

I have had one of these for 4 years it works well, even better (hotter) with the LPG bottle, things to check include the battery (is it even sparking as you turn it to hot ?) and the hose connection at the heater end, its a bit tricky to screw in well. Keep trying its worth it as the LPG is cheaper and better for the environment than the disposables - rgds PHIL

just went and retried the unit on LPG and now it woks fine.

the temperature is more easier to control on the LPG gas opposed to the propane.

thanx to all who replied. (Kev excluded from that too :-P)

hahahha

Now order yourself a MacCoupler from the USA and refill your own Coleman bottles in order to keep the unit truly portable and not tied to a 4/9 kg gas cylinder,

Congratulations on your purchase, I use mine all the time. I allow any club member to use it as long as the water they supply is fresh and not murky such as dam water. River water is usually fine.

Of course you now know it does run on LPG by now - I have had mine for 4 years and it has never seen a propane bottle lol.

Ensure you run the clr through it every 6 to 12 months.

Also make sure the battery is charged before you use it nothing like having a nice warm shower in the middle of winter and when the "low battery" led comes on :) (I bought a Jaycar 12v - 6v 5A dc to dc converter and made a extra lead so I can run mine straight from the car, camper or power pack - probably a tad more expensive than buying a whole new battery but now I have no more "Low Battery" Led's

The other issue mine has is that the pump seizes up when stored for a while, which i just get a little nail (Take off the filter at the bottom) and spin the impeller. I now give it a squirt of inox everytime I come back from a trip hopefully that might settle the problem otherwhise I just need to get a new pump.

The last issue you will run into if you use a esky or bucket is the little filter on the end of the pump gets clogged - very easy to clean but you will probably notice poor water pressure or maybe the overtemp led comes on cause the unit doesnt have enough water running through it.

One last hint which I do is heat the bucket of water first rather than trying to regulate the temperature. Once the water is heated restart the unit on cold just to run the pump. That way whilst showering you can keep throwing the shower head back in the bucket without it keep heating the water and making the shower unbearable hot.

I bought mine when my daughter was 6 months old and it has copped a flogging. I used to fill up a large container to bath her in when she was that young :) Worth every cent I paid for it....

Regards