Small HWS For Small Van
Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 17:32
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kevmac....(WA)
Would like to fit a small but economical HWS to my 12ft van, whilst utilising the existing pump from
tank. Anyone have suggestons to help me out please, even if have to instal flipover tap. Or are there any that have their own pump that would pump up out of bucket/drum?
Reply By: Notso - Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 19:14
Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 19:14
Have a look at these.
Van Water heaters
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Follow Up By: kevmac....(WA) - Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 20:30
Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 20:30
thx for the link Notso....only one that would fit in space wise is the sink top one, but unsure if that will work off
tank with small inline (switchable) pump.................plus only have a 1kva inverter gen.
once again thx all the same
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Reply By: Polaris - Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 22:51
Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 22:51
Recently bought a
Red Rock 6 litre. Would be easy to add to a van.
Check out the demo video.
Try here
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Reply By: disco driver - Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 22:52
Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 at 22:52
Hi Kevmac,
In my opinion, unless you have an inbuilt shower, a HWS is an expensive luxury.
A large kettle/saucepan will get you enough hot
water for a good wash, or a
portable shower and/or all the
water required for a large dish washup.
Check out 12V bilge pumps for pumping out of buckets/drums (BFC have a good range in
Albany).
Another cheap and easy way to have a shower is to use a Hills 5/7 litre pump-up garden sprayer. Fill with warm
water, spray on, lather up and then spray off.
The same unit is handy for under vehicle spraying should you be unlucky enough to have a build up of grass start to smolder from exhaust pipe heat.
Cheers
Disco
Denmark
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Follow Up By: Member - Captain (WA) - Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 13:21
Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 13:21
I agree, unless you have a shower, the HWS is not necessary IMHO. My camper has a HWS and it only gets used if having a shower. If just doing the dishes, I simply boil the kettle. Why heat up 14L of
water (HWS size) when you only need ~3L.
Cheers
Captain
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Reply By: The Bantam - Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 00:02
Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 00:02
kev mate forget any notion of heating
water with electricity away from mains power.........it simply is not practical.
you need to burn somthing.... gas is the most convienient.
coleman do a portable gas hotwater system as do others.......but as has already been posted..as yourself do you realy need one.
The price of one of those portable gas hot
water systems will buy you a pretty decent gass burner set up that has many uses.
My brother carries a gas rung that he runs of a 9kg bottle and he recons it will boil a 3/4 full 20 liter drum in 6 minutes flat.
It has
water warm enogh for a shower or a bucket bath in a bcouple of minutes flat..and the same rig cooks his crabs or runs his barbq plate.
cheers
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Follow Up By: kevmac....(WA) - Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 23:00
Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 23:00
OK I am convinced...............go back to what we used to use when we tented........... 20 ltr drum and a 12 volt shower pump off a spare battery ......................thx for all the responses people............. only addition I may make then is to get a gas ring( already have a spare gas bottle)
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Reply By: Member - Ann D (WA) - Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:39
Thursday, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:39
Kevmac,
Have a look at a Mercury HW60 hot
water system,as seen on campertrailers.org
Have one and have not had a chance to use it yet.
Cheers
Ann D.
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