RE: For those of you without a place to go....

[pharmer <pharmer@domain.elided>]

Dan "Tom's Enabler" Felix wrote:

> 
> What's the hottest PCV can get before it melts??  I think a metal pipe on
> top of the bumper might work as well or better.  1" diameter should be
> sufficient.  Wrap your heating element around it, or figure out a way to
> mount a pipe to your exhaust. 
> 

Well, now that you guys got Tom started, here's a few more ideas:
  
1.  I'd recommend the use of simple garden hose for its low cost and 
    flexibility.  Then you just get some of the couplers to connect it
    to copper pipes, and the tank.

2.  I'd store water in two 5-gal plastic buckets.  They are very easy
    to fill.  Since you are talking about bringing this somewhere with
    a bunch of folks, you might want the ability to give lots o showers!
    Easy to tap, also, us beer-brewers do it all the time.  Also, you
    could bring a few extras, and tell folks they could have a shower
    as long as they bring their own water.

3.  To heat it I'd connect the hose to a copper wire coil wound around
    my catalytic converter.  I'd wrap the cat & tubing with insulation
    to really concentrate the heat.

4.  To adjust the temperature of the hot water I'd use a few different
    tricks: idle speed, my MSD timing adjustment (lean it out to add
    heat), and I'd connect the hot water system to the cold water 
    system with a simple garden hose Y-connector.

5.  To move the water I'd use a hand-powered pump downstream of the
    Y.  You could also run an electric off your inverter, but I think
    a hand-powered crank would be more fun.

6.  I'd then use a small garden nozzel intended to mist plants for the
    shower head.


Ken Farmer