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Date:         Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:46:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
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From:         Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Make your own shower ideas AGAIN
Comments: To: "J. Harvey" <jtharvey2@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Water circulated htrough heater boxes on the exhaust??? <grin!>




>My post didn't work so I'll summarize my thoughts....
>
>A rear Vanagon heater stripped down and submerged in a small water tank with
>a 12v pump controled by a simple on/off switch.  A two way valve, position
>one sends water from the tank back into the tank (circulates the water,
>heats it up across the heat exchanger), position two sends the heated water
>to the shower head.
>
>Might work but I imagine a water to water heat exchanger would be more
>efficient and more resistant to corrosion.  Anybody tried this or similiar?




Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee


ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu


'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
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