Body spa shower mod

MagnoliaTom

MagnoliaTom

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I decided to upgrade my shower.
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Removed panel to access valve
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Removed the shower fixture
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Connect water lines
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Shower tower done!
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This is probably not good for boondocking or those with limited water. I’m guessing my next addition with be a tankless water heater as I’m sure the DW will lament the lack of hot water after trying to take a 30 minute shower! Lol

Here’s a YouTube video my son put together
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sengli

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I did some reading on the tankless water heaters, and saw that they can get plugged pretty easily. And eat propane if used hard. As matter of fact jayco stopped offering them as an option because of so many issue's.

Thats quite a shower system.
 
MagnoliaTom

MagnoliaTom

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sengli said:
I did some reading on the tankless water heaters, and saw that they can get plugged pretty easily. And eat propane if used hard. As matter of fact jayco stopped offering them as an option because of so many issue's.

Thats quite a shower system.
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Not completely accurate. Jayco does offer tankless water heaters as an option. In fact, a buddy with the same trailer but a year newer has the Girard tankless in his. His has the Girard 2. Secret is to set the hot temperature at what you like for a shower and only use hot water. If someone likes a colder shower, reduce the temperature on the tankless not the tap.

As far as getting plugged, he hasn’t complained of that yet. He doesn’t use any more propane than I do since he’s not constantly keeping 10 gallons of water hot.


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mlpeloquin

mlpeloquin

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The only other question is what is the required flow rate? Currently with a filters in line and 1/2" plumbing at 43psi, I have around 5gpm.
 
MagnoliaTom

MagnoliaTom

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mlpeloquin said:
The only other question is what is the required flow rate? Currently with a filters in line and 1/2" plumbing at 43psi, I have around 5gpm.
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I believe the flow rate is 2.5 gpm. With your setup I’d say you’d have excellent pressure


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For20hunter

For20hunter

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Tom,

How do you like the tankless so far, and have you noticed a drastic increase in propane use or is it still too new to know?

Rod
 
MagnoliaTom

MagnoliaTom

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For20hunter said:
Tom,

How do you like the tankless so far, and have you noticed a drastic increase in propane use or is it still too new to know?

Rod
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I haven’t had a chance to use it while camping yet. I just installed it yesterday so it’s too new to know for sure but I have a buddy with one (same trailer too) and he doesn’t seem to complain about propane usage. Keep in mind that it doesn’t use propane unless the water is on so you’re not burning up propane keeping 10 gallons hot.

We typically use the CG power to keep the water hot via 110V and only switch on the gas to speed up recovery time when all the kids take showers so I’m interested to see if we end up using more propane than before.


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For20hunter

For20hunter

Pacific Region Directors-Retired
MagnoliaTom said:
I haven’t had a chance to use it while camping yet. I just installed it yesterday so it’s too new to know for sure but I have a buddy with one (same trailer too) and he doesn’t seem to complain about propane usage. Keep in mind that it doesn’t use propane unless the water is on so you’re not burning up propane keeping 10 gallons hot.

We typically use the CG power to keep the water hot via 110V and only switch on the gas to speed up recovery time when all the kids take showers so I’m interested to see if we end up using more propane than before.


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Thanks! Keep us posted. I am thinking of doing the same thing, but was curious about the propane use.

Rod
 
Mike-n-Justina

Mike-n-Justina

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Tom,
I really like the body spa you installed. Can you tell me what kind and model # it is and where you found it? Thanks
 
MagnoliaTom

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jbeletti

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Cool mods - thank you for sharing. Do you still own your Heartland?

I've had a couple Girards and the Suburban Nautilus. I prefer the Suburban. Seemed to be less finicky.

I've found the RV tankless water heaters to be pretty miserly on propane.
 
MagnoliaTom

MagnoliaTom

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jbeletti said:
Cool mods - thank you for sharing. Do you still own your Heartland?

I've had a couple Girards and the Suburban Nautilus. I prefer the Suburban. Seemed to be less finicky.

I've found the RV tankless water heaters to be pretty miserly on propane.
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Thanks. No, I no longer own the Elkridge. I traded it in for the Jayco. I don’t believe Heartland had a mid bunk model at the time I traded in.


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