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Title: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: Twinpiston on December 01, 2015, 11:29:58 AM

Hi all, one of the features/creature comforts I wanted in my new camper was hot water, can I get the external shower and hot water system added it what is another option available?
Cheers

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: briann532 on December 01, 2015, 02:51:07 PM

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=39656.msg756801#msg756801 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=39656.msg756801#msg756801)

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: edz on December 01, 2015, 03:35:33 PM

As the link obove, ... We have a gas instant  8 liter PM heater unit,  Puts out nice and hot  40 / 42 deg C  shower water with a reasonable flow  in winter time ..  [ would get much stronger shower flow if we used cooler temperature setting IE: Summer time  ]..
We use a 12.5 Lpm pump .. It pays to  prime the heater core  before you start your shower though , We use  25 ltr containers of cold water for showers and these  give  roughly 6 minutes of continuos shower time ..

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: archer63 on December 01, 2015, 04:31:44 PM

Sorry to butt into your post Twinpiston...but I may be in a similar position soon and have been thinking about external hot water showers.
Saw this today at anaconda and would like to know if people think these things are viable, worth the coin or not ?

Cheers
Rob

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: Twinpiston on December 01, 2015, 06:06:44 PM

I want a factory look and feel as I don't want to hand to hook things up, and I want hot water in the campers sink.

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: archer63 on December 01, 2015, 06:32:36 PM

Yes...can understand that as well.
Also...if it is installed then that is one less thing you have pack.

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: feisty on December 07, 2015, 05:34:15 AM

Quote from: archer63 on December 01, 2015, 04:31:44 PM

Sorry to butt into your post Twinpiston...but I may be in a similar position soon and have been thinking about external hot water showers.
Saw this today at anaconda and would like to know if people think these things are viable, worth the coin or not ?

Cheers
Rob

I too have been looking at the new h2oasis by coleman. Been out a month or two. Like the size.  They are about half the size of the aquacube. I love my aquacube and recently plumbed it into the camper for the external shower and hot water at the sink.

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=45969.0
Budget hot water install in the Pioneer

The base model doesn't have a valve on the shower head which is a bit annoying.  It also lacks the digital water temp guage of my aquacube logic but that is not a deal breaker as long as it works well. They have fixed one of the biggest complaints of the old version. It will now run off a 12v lead when the internal battery goes flat.

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on December 07, 2015, 06:11:16 AM

Have a look at some of the marine hot water systems.

We replaced ours about 2 years ago and I think it was about $450 and a 25 litre system.
They are just a miniature of a normal hot water system etc.

Worth a look.

Title: Re: Installing hot water into Jayco Swan Outback
Post by: Liege on December 13, 2015, 08:53:00 AM

we got one of these recently at the sydney 4x4 show for under $300. Gas Hot Water System and use a 25L container for water.

http://www.smarthotwatersystems.com.au/shop/smarttek-6-smart-hot-water-system/ (http://www.smarthotwatersystems.com.au/shop/smarttek-6-smart-hot-water-system/)

(http://www.smarthotwatersystems.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2.jpg)