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05-05-2011, 03:42 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Moriches
Posts: 418
M.O.C. #6436
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Cold showers
We camp a lot with no sewer hook up. When we take a shower we valve off the water so we don't fill up the grey tank. When we turn the water back on it is freezing cold until it warms up. I think this is a common problem and has anyone found a workaround for it.
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05-05-2011, 04:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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Nope, nature of the beast......
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05-05-2011, 06:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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And it doesn't matter what type of RV you are in - trvst me!
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05-05-2011, 08:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location:
Posts: 2,376
M.O.C. #6575
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We haven't had that problem since the water heater hot side check valve went bad and I removed it.
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05-05-2011, 11:27 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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I use a recirculating pump in the stickhouse and always wondered how well this would work in a trailer. I would probably put the pump on a switch, to only run it prior to stepping in the shower or when the water needs to be hot real quick but in the bathroom, the water gets hot pretty fast, so we really don't need it there. However, DW agrees the kitchen faucet takes a long time to heat up. Unfortunately, the cost of the pump is too high to justify installing one of these right now.
It's interesting to consider but the motor needs 110v to run. Maybe there's a 12v version.
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05-05-2011, 12:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Turn on the water in the shower and, as you are waiting for it to get warm, let it run into a bucket. You now have a bucket of clean water...water the house plants, wash some clothes, or since it's clean, dump it outside. We do that in the stick house.
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05-05-2011, 01:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: St.Maries
Posts: 1,010
M.O.C. #7329
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Our Mountaineer did the same thing.
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05-05-2011, 04:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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X2... this is what we do. You can also use that water to flush with/add water to the bowl.
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quote:Originally posted by Hooker
Turn on the water in the shower and, as you are waiting for it to get warm, let it run into a bucket. You now have a bucket of clean water...water the house plants, wash some clothes, or since it's clean, dump it outside. We do that in the stick house.
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05-06-2011, 01:27 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Louisville
Posts: 159
M.O.C. #10437
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This is from modmyrv.com; http://www.modmyrv.com/2009/04/12/rv...y-check-valves . We haven't tried this yet, but it's on our list of "mods". That cold blast in the shower gets old pretty quick.
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05-06-2011, 02:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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Take a look at Oxygenic Showerhead up to 30% less water used One of or best mod's
C.W.
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05-06-2011, 03:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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From what someone explained a couple of years ago it has to do with the variation in pressure between hot and cold water. The only "fix" I know of for sure is to point that nozzle away from me for a couple of seconds before getting under it.
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05-12-2011, 05:20 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Moriches
Posts: 418
M.O.C. #6436
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Fixed the problem. You need a positive shut off valve for the shower head. Installed one and problem solved water temp always stays the same.
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05-12-2011, 09:18 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Maryville
Posts: 178
M.O.C. #10812
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x2 on the Oxygenic! A great mod to help conserve water.
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