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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #100 on: September 01, 2015, 10:37:32 AM »
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #101 on: September 02, 2015, 02:15:44 PM »
Best way is to send Bart a PM to get the special MySwag price!  :D
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #102 on: September 02, 2015, 02:58:37 PM »
Mine arrived today, thanks Bart. Awesome service.

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #103 on: September 03, 2015, 04:13:40 PM »
@ Inky67

Thanks for the kind words :)!! I have sent you a PM!

@ Fizzie

On point!

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No problem, my pleasure! Please keep me posted on how things go.
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #104 on: September 05, 2015, 07:11:36 PM »
Hi Bart
Could you please PM me the myswaggers price for a Hottap and Floptap6 pump? Thanks

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #105 on: September 11, 2015, 03:21:27 PM »
Big shout out to Bart. Exceptional Service..

Thanks Paul

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #106 on: September 11, 2015, 04:44:52 PM »
Hi Bart

Very interested in your hot water system, I would like to utilise the pump and gas fittings on my camper. It may open up more opportunities if the unit could just connect into these fittings.

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #107 on: September 11, 2015, 07:42:59 PM »
Mate have done exactly what you are after with my hot water unit..

Go to your local gas supply place and get some fittings to make a T peice up for your gas, and to your local hardware store and get some air or nitto fittings and do the same for your water.

That way you can run every thing with having to connect and diconect, you will see the fittings made up in my trailer thread below
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #108 on: September 12, 2015, 09:10:58 AM »
Hey Bart

Do you guys sell just the shower hose?
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #109 on: September 13, 2015, 02:56:19 PM »
Hey Bart,

Thanks again for the Joolca. Once you figure it out it really just keeps on working. Finally had time to set it up so now I can't wait until the next trip.
GreenRV has been really kind with some ranger 95 litre water tanks. It means we can get a constant hot water shower for about 5 and a half minutes with exactly 25 litres of water. That's on the high pressure setting on the rose. I'm very impressed. I have put it on a trolley to make it easier to move around. I didn't really want it on the trailer because with my kids there will always be muddy feet if the shower is that close to the tent. On the trolley it actually packs down pretty well and all the other gear fits into the packing crate. I'll test it out for a week next week but I also can't wait for the winter holidays next June. :D

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #110 on: September 14, 2015, 12:05:43 PM »
Hi Bart
Can i please get a MySwag price on the "hottap"

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« Reply #111 on: September 21, 2015, 10:28:50 AM »
@ pabhar

Thanks for the kind words Paul :)! Appreciate it.

@ wilson79

Thanks for helping out with Dusty road's install!

@ The punter & @ Finney

Please check your inboxes :)

@ G8r

Awesome setup!

Never thought of using hose clamps to mount the unit like that, great idea! Definitely going to be letting everyone know about that :)! Hope you don't mind.
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #112 on: October 16, 2015, 06:18:34 PM »
Gday Bart!

Just touching base to let you know the HotTap is still putting a smile on our faces every time we use it.
Just wondering if you have any tips on how to try and make it a little more wind proof? I know you have to conform to all the Australian gas standards etc hence all the ventilation but I wondered if in your testing if you might have come across any modifications that help with the wind, but don't result in a melted HotTap!

By the way, the new units are looking pretty snazzy!
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #113 on: October 16, 2015, 08:57:19 PM »
Hi Bart

 I noticed on your web site that you have new stock of you hottap units coming on October 17, is the new unit the same as the current ones or are they a updated version, will they be the same price?

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #114 on: October 20, 2015, 02:57:07 PM »
@ myminirocks

You rock :)! Great news that you are all still happy with the HOTTAP!

The product development guy is very creative, so, he likes to get into the design of the HOTTAP - he'll be pleased to hear the positive review on the looks of the unit.

I'll send you a PM so we can work out getting the unit a bit better in the wind. Please check your inbox!

@ timetogo

Hey Trevor,

The new unit will be a slightly updated version of the current model. It will look exactly the same as the current model does, but it will have one change.

The new unit will have an updated battery box design - it will be a custom moulded battery box.

The current battery box design does the job quite well, though, there is always room for improvement, true!

Aside from this it will have the same flow, heating, size, etc. specifications.

The price will stay the same for now. There are a couple other things we want to upgrade on the HOTTAP, so, over the next few months there will be a price increase.
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« Reply #115 on: October 20, 2015, 11:12:53 PM »
After a lot of phone calls and a trip to the factory we finally got it working. We bought it for fathers day and we are going away next week and wanted to make sure it worked first. Lucky we did. We choose Joolca because there were no negative reviews to be found, and the once that started negative turned positive due to excelent customer service and after care. I second that, a lot of phone calls, thanks for your patients Jack, and a trip to their factory and at least an hour with Bart, we got it going first go. FYI take out red caps from pump first. Very very happy, may need another unit for the house lol. Highly recomend this product. Staff are very patient and helpful. Thank you Bart and Jack
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #116 on: October 23, 2015, 07:39:42 PM »
Hi,

I haven't read through all the posts, so sorry if it's been covered.

Will these units handle mains pressure water?
Looking for something to supply hot water to the shower and sink in the shed.

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #117 on: October 23, 2015, 08:08:54 PM »
GeoffA i am sure someone else will jump on with a better test view but when i first received mine this is how i ran it for awhile (about 1/2 hour connected via a garden hose) and it didn't seem to bother it. Not sure how it would go with constant pressure though so if you were planning to leave it hooked up for a while you may want to consider installing a ball valve before somewhere.

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« Reply #118 on: October 23, 2015, 08:19:38 PM »
Order and paid today.....looking forward to not boiling water on the stove.....not looking forward to the extra water usage.

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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #119 on: October 24, 2015, 06:50:04 AM »
Hi,

I haven't read through all the posts, so sorry if it's been covered.

Will these units handle mains pressure water?
Looking for something to supply hot water to the shower and sink in the shed.

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Have run my one of the mains at time, no problems at all Geoff

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« Reply #120 on: November 04, 2015, 09:52:38 AM »
Sorry for the late addition here, had a couple days off last week and I have been playing catch up ever since. Haha!

@ Inky67

Thank you so much for the kind words :) It's always nice to read positive comments!

I'm happy we got it going and I hope it works a charm from here on. Keep us posted :)!

@ GeoffA

Rod and GG are on the right track, you can use the unit on mains pressure straight from your garden hose. The pressure is no issue as the unit is rated to 900 kPa (130 Psi).

When the unit is not in use for a while, I would suggest stopping water flow from the tap just to ensure no leaking/ fittings blowing off. They don't blow off on their own (I haven't had this occur before) or under mains pressure, but, it is always better safe than sorry! I would suggest the same when using any water supply (eg. pump).

@ weeds

Haha! There is always a trade off, isn't there? More water used, but, less time spent waiting. I think that's fair :) Enjoy!
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #121 on: December 06, 2015, 09:55:35 PM »
Hi Bart I am just about to buy your Hottap outings I am also after the bag just wondering if the website is the best price or if you are offering any other discount to Myswag people thanks

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« Reply #122 on: December 10, 2015, 04:16:10 PM »
@ bluey24

Hey! I'll send you a PM!

For anyone else that is keen, I won't be able to offer any member pricing on the bundle kits that we have (eg. HOTTAP OUTING).
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Re: G'day! Bart here from Joolca - Portable LPG Water heaters.
« Reply #123 on: December 10, 2015, 05:34:49 PM »
Hi Bart. In the market for a new hws. Don't suppose you do a version that uses the coleman style gas bottles.
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« Reply #124 on: December 11, 2015, 10:19:33 AM »
Hey feisty,

We don't have a version that uses the small bottles you're referring to. Though, the next best thing is that you could use the 4.5kg gas bottles (as long as it has a POL connection). I find that it is cheaper to run with than the small style gas bottles, but, I understand that space is an issue sometimes.
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