Yea -- pics please!!   I've been looking at these for awhile and would love
to see pics and hear real-life stories of use.

Cheers,
Doug

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Troy,
>
>
>
> You got pics of this installation?
>
> > Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:03:31 -0800
> > From: colorworks@GCI.NET
> > Subject: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>  >
> > Your link doesn't work, but sounds a lot like David's syncro mod. I
> believe he used a waterbed thermostat to control the thing. I never liked
> the idea of heating the water inside the tank, as it tends to contribute to
> biological growth. That tank was never really designed for heat either.
> >
> > What I have done recently is to use the Eccotemp. This is an instant hot
> water on demand. It hangs from the gutter of the van and using an extend a
> stay on my propane tank, I made a connection to the unit. I put a special
> non-spill valve in the city water port, so that water goes out instead of
> in. A flojet pump completes the package. The flojet is a pressure activated
> pump, so that when the unit is turned on outside it instantly starts the
> pump. I went one one extra step and routed a line back into the van so that
> I could get hot water on demand at the faucet as well.
> >
> > While I spent weeks designing the contraption, the final installation
> turned out to be pretty simple. Much less involved than monitoring water
> temperatures and such. In 5 seconds you have hot water at a consistent
> temperature with good pressure.
> >
> > I can take some photos, if you or anyone else is interested.
> >
> > Troy
>
>

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