How much water for a MH shower? (1 Viewer)

[Duck Truck]

Hildeweller
Only those people who invite us in to use them
lol

 

[The Wino]

There is another side to this, hot water volume, your heater will heat it's smallish tank up but relatively slowly so you will run out of hot water before you run out of water. You'll have to suck it and see. I laugh, quietly to myself, when I hear people say "I would not use a campsite shower, our MH shower is good for us". They obviously don't know what a real shower is like. Many of us describe a campsite by the quality of their showers.

We are the opposite why walk across a campsite to a shower that you might have to queue for hang up all your stuff try to get dry without getting anything wet etc when you have your own? If there was an option to have cheaper sites with no shower or electric we would take it every time. As it is we only use them if visiting our son in Edinburgh or whwere there are no c/ls

 

[PaulW2]

We have just come back from 5 nights away ,we have a 200ltr fresh water tank and we lasted the 5nights with a cup full to spare both showering every night and all the other stuff the water is used for so I guess that works out at about 40ltrs a day for both of us
Brian & Jo

Almost exactly the same for us. 200l tank lasts about 5 nights at that level of use.

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[Theonlysue]

I use under 20 litres a day.
Shower every morning and save the cold water that comes out first.
Used for washing up later.
Wash up once a day, usually in the evening.
Use spray bottle for loo. That really makes a difference in how quickly the cassette fills up lol
Occasionally use a campsite shower but struggle to find the off button

Best thing you can do is leave bucket under open waste tap for 24 hours and see how much it fills up.

 

[buttons]

Hmmm - I'm a pensioner who thinks he's a teenager! Lot's of good feedback here - thanks guys

Some will convince you they only need fill up just once a week. I would suggest that it would be the amount of shows they take not the water used for each show.

 

[Minxy]

Some will convince you they only need fill up just once a week. I would suggest that it would be the amount of shows they take not the water used for each show.

Oooooo-errrr ... and what shows do you put on dear?

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[buttons]

Oooooo-errrr ... and what shows do you put on dear?

Oh heck @Spriddler do you want this job as my scribe or not.

 

[vin0114]

Agree with most, wet down soap up and rinse off, 8-10Ltrs. At home running measured at 18-20Ltrs - know this because I measured before having a water meter fitted!

 

[tacr2man]

Agree with most, wet down soap up and rinse off, 8-10Ltrs. At home running measured at 18-20Ltrs - know this because I measured before having a water meter fitted!

Funny you mention that as was thinking of fitting one on the RV

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[Marvic]

MH Showers, what luxury!
When I were a lad, no one had a shower in their home, most used to have to have a strip wash at the sink with a flannel, then cue up for the Sunday night bath before school on Monday. The house had no central heating either, only a coal fire in the living room (to dry off in front of), and another coal boiler in the kitchen which warmed the water tank.
I cannot tell you how many times my mum would blame me for ruining her wall paper in the bathroom as it was soaked with steam, hardly surprising really as the bathroom was so cold in winter as soon as you ran the hot water tap the room steamed up so much you

couldn't see your toes!
Sounds crazy these days, but we were happy enough, it was usual for mums to come in the bedroom and fling open the windows, even mid winter, "to let the fresh air in".(she was of Scottish decent)
Now I am a big southern softie,I cant stand cold weather, cant afford to open the windows at home as it takes long enough for the house to get to 24 degrees
PS: and I only visit my Scottish relatives mid summer, I would have to hibernate if I lived up there full time! The winter Wind would blow me over at times.

God we have gone soft .We lived in a2up2 down 10 kids. Tinbath under stairs.copper boiler I corner all lined up. Smallest in frontoldest at end. Thank God for our motorhome with all mod cons.

 

[vin0114]

Funny you mention that as was thinking of fitting one on the RV

 

[Reallyretired]

Around 20-30 litres a day for everything, however swmbo tends to go for a strip wash rather than a shower and uses site showers if we're on one. I find it amusing to see people walking around a site in a dressing gown in the rain.
We use a spray bottle for the loo with diluted pink stuff in.
I don't use site showers even if available due to inconvenience and the fact I got a verruca in one years ago which took 6 months to be rid of

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[GWAYGWAY]

Are they showers? I thought it was just a small shallow bath with a spray head. Very difficult to sit in it though.

 

[EX51SSS]

How dirty are you really??

 

[magicsurfbus]

Having started to use a 10 litre watering can to top up the water tank I reckon 2 showers will usually need a watering can full putting back in , so that's 5 litres each.

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[EX51SSS]

We did meet a couple a few years ago who only had a 55 litre tank and they reckoned they needed to fill up after 1 shower. Perhaps they used the shower like they do at home

 

[dalspa]

During the warmer months we never use the boiler to heat (via gas) the water. We shower in the shower enclosure, but use a Hozelock portable shower which holds 5 litres of water in total - from which we can both get an adequate shower. I bought the portable shower (unused) in a car boot sale, one of the best buys for a fiver.
Depending on the actual air temperature, it is easy to gauge how much hot water to put in, heated in the gas kettle. Much easier to conserve water this way, and less waste to dispose of. Been doing it this way for many years. We only use the boiler for showering when we have the heating on - but still keep an eye on the water used.
David.

 

[Reallyretired]

I find it wastes a lot of water getting the temperature stable. I am going to try taking my watering can in the shower and running the shower in that till the temperature stabilises. That water can be put back in the tank.
It seems a particular problem in my mh as the water pipes run in the same spaces as the heating ducts, fine for winterising but leads to sections of the cold water pipes getting very warm.

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[stewartwebr]

I appreciate that the OP was relating to the shower time in terms of the water content from the tank and not the duration of the shower in terms of hot water supply.

Anyone with concerns/issues around hot water supply who has Alde Heating may consider fitting Alde Flow. I have it in my van and we have a continues flow of hot water (tank content dependant) If the fresh tank has water, we will have a continues flow of hot water until the tank runs dry. I like a long shower in the morning!

I posted a post on the topic when I first collected my van asking if anyone else had experience of the system. If anyone wants more info it would be worth searching for that topic.

The dishwasher uses 9 Litres per wash

 

[tacr2man]

I appreciate that the OP was relating to the shower time in terms of the water content from the tank and not the duration of the shower in terms of hot water supply.

Anyone with concerns/issues around hot water supply who has Alde Heating may consider fitting Alde Flow. I have it in my van and we have a continues flow of hot water (tank content dependant) If the fresh tank has water, we will have a continues flow of hot water until the tank runs dry. I like a long shower in the morning!

I posted a post on the topic when I first collected my van asking if anyone else had experience of the system. If anyone wants more info it would be worth searching for that topic.

The dishwasher uses 9 Litres per wash

The hungriest for water on mine is the washer/dryer 54litres

 

[tonyidle]

I posted a post on the topic when I first collected my van asking if anyone else had experience of the system. If anyone wants more info it would be worth searching for that topic.

I did. Note the last bullet point from the advert:

Available for retrofit exclusively at Alde UK. 3020-023 options dongle required.

• Dimensions: Height 180 × Width 320 × Depth 320 mm
• Weight: 2.3 kg
• Max 12 V current: 0.17 A
• Max flow-rate: 3.5 LPM
• Combines power of gas and electric heating
• Can use existing surge damper/accumulator
• Buff manservant to refill Aquaroll may be advantageous

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[davidathomas42]

I find it wastes a lot of water getting the temperature stable. I am going to try taking my watering can in the shower and running the shower in that till the temperature stabilises. That water can be put back in the tank.
It seems a particular problem in my mh as the water pipes run in the same spaces as the heating ducts, fine for winterising but leads to sections of the cold water pipes getting very warm.

Thats actually a really good idea when off grid. Ill put it in my living in the motorhome full time if the wife ever kicks me out plans. I was a boy scout so like to be prepared

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

How dirty are you really??

Depends who's asking

 

[Cat53]

Think our tank holds 100 litres and we tend to drop 25 litres a day. That's me showering and Steve washing plus tea,ncoffee, etc.

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[Mr Chrysalis]

Don't know about an individual shower but with both of us having a shower, & everything else water is used for our daily useage is around 35Lt.

I would think that you both had a shower, there would be no space left for water. Then a rub down with a damp flannel afterwards would use very little water

 

[Lenny HB]

I would think that you both had a shower, there would be no space left for water. Then a rub down with a damp flannel afterwards would use very little water

?? not sure how to interpret that.

 

[PeteH]

"Navy" showering:- wet down, water off, Soap Up, Rinse off. "DON`T" bend down to pick the soap up.

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