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David Clark (Dclark) (24.197.82.121)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 1:13 pm: | |
Assume MCI MC-9.
Assume 50-100 gal tanks.
1. Can someone post schematic of what is required to have working bath & kitchen?
2. Can someone make specific recommendations of components to be used? I realize many are available. I'm looking for recommendations of what, where available, and cost. I've looked at different sites, none of which have dimensions.
3. Would like to know dimensions of tanks.
4. Would like specific recommendations on hot water options. What works, and works well?
David Clark |
CoryDane RTSII (66.155.188.80)
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1. Can someone post schematic of what is required to have working bath & kitchen?
There are sites with plumbing schematics that you can look at. I think there are a couple on this site in the "conversions" section. You just have to look for them.
2. Can someone make specific recommendations of components to be used? I realize many are available. I'm looking for recommendations of what, where available, and cost. I've looked at different sites, none of which have dimensions.
What you use, as well as specific recommendations, will depend on your needs. You can use normal home fixtures if you like if you have the room. There are smaller verions designed for RV's that also fit the space. All can be obtained at any rv supply store or go to the salvage stores where you can find great discount prices on overstock items. The catalogs have dimensions mentioned on what you may need.
3. Would like to know dimensions of tanks.
Go to a site and look at the many dimensions of tanks, there are a pleathura of sizes for the gallons you mention. There are sites on the web you can look at. Some are mentioned further down the message board or you can search the archive.
The reason so many tanks are available in so many sizes is because no one has the same space requirements. There are even "bladder" type water storage that form to the space it is in.
YOU REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT A SITE and peruse the list of tank sizes you need.
4. Would like specific recommendations on hot water options. What works, and works well?
OK, what type of bus are you building?
Are you going all electric?
Do you want a tankless system?
Do you want a HWH with a tank?
Do you want a HWH that combines with the heating system?
Do you want to heat water with the sun?
After you know what you want, then perhaps we can offer a better answer.
"Imagine Your Dreams"
cd |
John G Root Jr (Johnroot) (66.82.9.70)
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I heat the hot water and the bus with the Hydrohot system from Vehicle Systems. When I get it all working as I want I'll write more about what it took to do it. The Hydrohot or Aquahot system is a diesel fired burner that provides on demand heat. It comes with easy to follow instructions for setting it all up. |
Ian Giffin (Admin) (64.228.43.167)
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David,
The Plumbing section of the Bus Converter's Bible by Dave Galey is online right now on this web site. That section might give you some additional useful information. You can find the link on our home page.
Of course, you'll have to turn on your browser images again and wait for more graphics to load.
Ian Giffin
www.busnut.com |
Gary Stadler (Boogiethecat) (68.7.217.217)
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If you're going to use a standard "tank style" RV water heater, think about using Fast Fred's idea of a diverter valve at remotely located sinks, etc that lets hot water go back to the cold tank via a separate hose. You just turn it on until the hot water arrives, then close it and do your thing. No expensive "on demand" heaters, you get hot water almost immediately without wasting a drop, simple.
Also consider using a smallish bladder-type accumulator tank, such as you'd see under a kitchen sink for the RO water purifier. Does three things... keeps the water pump off most of the time, takes care of expansion as your hot water heats up, and if you listen to your pump you can have an idea of how long a shower you're taking (the pump comes on with every couple gallons of use). I actually use my hot water diverter valve to drain the accumulator tank and make the pump run, then when the accumulator tank is full again (the pump goes back off) I turn power to the pump off and tell my guest "Shower's ready, and you have 2.5 gallons". Their shower quits when the accumulator tank runs out!! Quite a nice way to police novice shower takers when in the boonies!!
ronthebusnut sells new 50 gallon water storage tanks for about $50 each. Three fit perfectly under the bed. Keeps em from freezing during winter months and keeps me from stashing junk under the bed! Perfect use for mostly wasted space.
I love mine....
Cheers
Gary |
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