Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:47:55 -0800
Reply-To: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Point of use hot water
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Our friend Leon Korkin has a pump system and water heater on his 'korkwood
camper" that made an appearance at BBB earlier, that works like a champ.
I'll see if I have any pictures and I'll put em up somewhere, likely my
picasa account. Was at the courthouse recently for jury duty and a really
cool vendor cart had a washbasin and hot water flow through propane heater.
Had I known there would be a quiz I would have studied more thoroughly.
Nice folks by the way with a good array of various over-rice thai walkaways.
The coleman unit works with its own pump and runs off an internal?infernal
6v sealed cell. Called a hot water on demand. Saw my first one at Texas
Springs CG being used by an older Polski who had a venerable Vanagon as
camper. He also had the most marvelous pressure cooker system, also from
Germany. No yuppy puppy this fellow. The real thing. We chatted a bit
about vanagons and his escape from East Germany in the 80s. Sometimes
fascination happens in the most unusual places.
Pensionerd. (often in hot water these days)
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> The bigger L10 version needs 30 to 80 psi water pressure to turn on.
> That's a city water hookup. The little L5 will work down to 4.5 psi. I
> think. Page 9 of the manual says 4.5 psi minimum, then further down it
> says that the "Required water pressure = min operating water pressure (14
> psi)...".
>
> <http://www.eccotemp.com/Instruction%20Manuals/FVI-12%20Manual%20V1.1.pdf>
>
> I have no idea how much of a head that the standard Westy water tank pump
> can be counted on to deliver at the required 1gpm flow rate.
>
> Just mentioning this for folk looking at those two models.
>
> Not sure where you'd mount the thing, either. It does not appear to be
> intended for outside use.
>
> With a proper water supply and a propane bottle, I reckon someone could
> put together a nice installation that could be erected in the camp site.
> Someone far more ambitious than me, at least.
>
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 1/28/2010 9:47 AM Tom Rowsell wrote:
>
> I have the L5 unit. It works fine, but the flow rate is not "great". Lots
>> of
>> heat though, and it comes with a hose/regulator for a BBQ tank. I think
>> there's an "L10" version (
>> http://www.goenergystead.com/Eccotemp_L10_p/l10.htm ) that in my opinion
>> would be worth the extra $$$.
>>
>> Tom
>> http://tomrowsell.com
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I've been looking for ways to ways to get a hot shower in my
>>>
>>>> westy. I came across this:
>>>> http://www.eccotemp.com/gas.htm
>>>>
>>>> If you scroll down you'll see the L5 Portable Tankless Unit. Has
>>>> anyone tried this? You can get one for around $125.
>>>>
>>>> I've been thinking of ways to tap into the rear heater core to make
>>>> a hot water tank, but this seems much easier.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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