Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 16:55:46 -0500
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From: vt <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Sources for plastic valves?
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Recommend you go to a store that sells home acquarian supplies. Or go on
the web and look in "aquarian supplies" sites. We have reconfigured a
couple of our pumps for our two fish tanks inside and the one outside so
that they distribute water differently and more efficiently through carbon
et. al. filter media - and we bought the supplies to do this from acquarian
sources.
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 3:26 PM
Subject: Sources for plastic valves?
> This is only marginally related to Vanagons because it is about camping
> equipment.
>
> We have a Zodi On Demand portable hot shower thingy. Works just fine.
> But, I'd like to modify it.
>
> It has a pump on a hose that you drop into a water reservoir. The
> storage bag is designed to be that reservoir. The water is pumped
> through a coil of copper tubing that is heated by the gas flame, then
> out of the device, through the outlet hose and to the shower head. To
> conserve water, one is meant to put the shower head in the reservoir
> when soaping and scrubbing, so the water recirculates when it is not
> needed. This also provides hotter water. You're not meant to turn off
> the pump when the flame is on.
>
> In my experience, showering is a lot easier when you can use both hands
> for rinsing and scrubbing, but with a shower head that has to be
> hand-held because it always needs to be returned to the reservoir,
> one-handed showering has to be mastered.
>
> So while rinsing myself this past week, it occurred to me that the
> shower head could be mounted like a real one if there was a valve in its
> line that could be used to divert the water back into the reservoir when
> soaping and scrubbing. In one position, the hot water comes out the
> shower head, in the other position, it goes back into the reservoir.
>
> So I'm looking for a source for inexpensive plastic valves. I reckon the
> line has about a 3/8'' ID, and barbed fittings on the valve would work
> fine. Aquarium supply stores?
>
> Heck, I suppose I could just put a tee in the line and use bulldog clips
> to alternately open and close the recycle or the shower head line.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
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