Temporary Outdoor Shower (DIY Fail)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Well, it certainly didn't go as planned but...I think I can make it work! Bucket showers for the win??
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The heater should have some type of overheating coupler so you don’t burn it up. If the unit was still to hot when testing, the switch would be open and not allow ignition. If I remember correctly it is a bi metal klixon switch that pops open and after it cools it pops back in allowing current to go to ignition. The Klixon switch’s are used in air conditioning to prevent compressor burn out.
Content idea: I'd love to see a "day in the life of Jenna" where you do your Saturday am routine, go into town, shop for groceries and supplies (don't have to go crazy with details on price per item, etc), do afternoon crap, make dinner, see how you entertain yourself at night, etc. Just an idea. You are super interesting!
I love your videos! Just pure, simple living. Not trying to impress anyone just enjoying life. Nothing better… Who doesn’t like an outdoor shower this can help keep the moisture down in your trailer as well. If it were me I would enjoy it until I thought my lines would freeze 😂 You’re pretty smart I believe you will figure out why it’s not working outside! If you choose to use a handheld shower they sell a bag that gets warm from the sun for showering
Try using JB WELD on your tub. It’s like putty at first but that stuff gets hard as a brick and sticks to anything. I believe it’s originally used for something to do with a car. It’s only a few dollars …
I put wet hand towels i n plastic bags in the fridge. I drape them on my head and neck to cool my blood off. Proud of your creativity.
For some reason all the Tinas are smart 🙂
Hang in there Jena don’t second guess yourself babe 👍
You might have to much water presser from the new pump . Just a thought .
my th0ts
Couple buckets with warm water and a rag works too 😂
Catching up on your videos as a new subscriber. Love that "can do" attitude! Very interesting to watch!
I use a shower tent with a bucket and camp shower that's rechargeable. Works great and 5 gallons is more than enough. The shower tent keeps the mosquitoes out. Have fun!
I thought about ordering a shower tent, I think I might. The curtains are driving me nuts lol
@@gypsyjenna Check the width at the top, mine is a little tight. But it works. 🙂
I was just going to suggest that! Mine is great!!!
Jenna with all sincerity, I bet your father is very proud of all you do to solve issues that come up. Love the bucket solution. I saw where someone else used an old handicap porta potty as a shower room. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Thank you 😊
Well, it’s not a fail but it’s really complicated lol your place is definitely the most improvised, conglomeration of devices I’ve ever seen😁but you are smart and make things work somehow. The stoppers in the hose ends are washers lol
Another dizzying video living off grid in the woods. I don’t know how you keep pleasant under all of these issues but it could have been worse from the fires and no home!
Be safe. ✌🏻
Rubber washers, that's right!! My brain forgets the simplest words sometimes lol
If it works, it works.
Back in my tent camping day all I needed was tree and a solar shower. Basically a clear 6 gallon bag of water with a spigot, and a black background to absorb heat from the sun. If there was no sun, I could poor hot water into it.
Jenna you need to put more support the whole bottom of your tub like a 1 inch plywood support where ever the most weight is applied and several 4x4 blocks in 4 places or more those tubs are not made as good as they were in the old days like everything else cheap made shit lol !!
Thanks for your review of your portable water heater. I’ve been looking at one for our planned move off grid.
It's still going strong!
same
Hello from the sunny Ozarks Jenna! Always something! Another video of value! dont forget to get a few of those dragon flies on a wire from the dollar store or amazon to keep the mosquitos,black flies and deer flies away. put them on your hola hup and front door. tight lines and bent poles!
Right, I still need to look for some of those, thanks for the reminder!
I like your videos Jenna. I too am presently living in a 40ft trailer in Quebec winters. Even though I'm a guy, you in a weird way, give me courage because somedays I worry. It's cold.
Stay warm out there this winter! Multiple sources of heat are always a good idea!
Hey Jenna. Not sure but worth a look at that regulator for the propane. If for example I try lighting my bbq and turn on a burner to light then realize I forgot to open the propane valve the presser regulator defaults to off. So it may be possible that the regulator is shutting off on you before it lights. I have a propane fire pit that works the same. If the regulator has no back pressure in the line when you open it you will find that it won’t light. It’s a safety thing. Worth looking at. Take care.
You can do it Japanese style by heating the water and just using a plastic cup or mug as a dipper. You won’t need a pump, 12 volt batteries or anything else that can fail. I’ve done it this way and it really works great. A 5 gallon bucket immersion heater works good as well but you would have to run the generator about 20 before your shower.
I like your resourcefulness and ingenuity.
After 20 yrs in the army, we took a five gallon water can (Jerry can style) drilled a 3/4” hole added a water faucet! After that fill with warm water and Viola! Put it up on the back of a truck and enjoy a warm wash!
Simple but effective eh?
Jenna, your videos are never a fail they are opportunities for all of us to learn. You rock woman, keep up the good work. Oh BTW, Been binge watching and newly subscribed. Thanks for all your hard work with these videos. 🤩
Thanks for watching!
Red Green is awesome! You really put a lot of thought and work into it. Sucks your original plan didn't work though. Resulted in some good channel content so it wasn't for nothing. I hope you get the RV shower repair sorted out.
You know how to do lots of things , I think you will get it going !
With shower curtains outside in the wind, lead fishing sinkers stitched into the bottom edge keeps the curtain hanging straight down! Fishing sinkers I think we’re $2.50 ! Easy fix !
I rolled the outside edge of the shower curtain up with the small lead sinker in it about 1”
You could use Duck Tape too , just stick the lead sinker in the middle of a piece of tape and stick it on the curtain edge , you don’t have to stitch them in like I did !!
I bathed in a 40 gallon construction tote for 3 years . Heated my water on the woodstove. Bathed indoors where its warm . Every day.
Im just happy for you that your water heater still worked. Keep on campinnnn.....
I've just subscribed to your channel, I'm from over here in the UK Wales to be precise. I love your cat.
Just a suggestion. Buy u a two gallon sprayer and keep it next to your fire place too keep it warm. U can shower with 2 gallons of water even with a lot af hair
Love to watch your shows. We all share problems. Keep it going.
Just a thought. Lol I would suggest something different than a clip.use duck tape to hold the shower curtain if the curtain falls..might just stick trying to take it off 😂
Hi Jenna that’s a good start to your shower 🚿 🧼 project. Make sure you level out the pallet/skid and reinforce it with “footings”/ footers on the bottom of the corners etc so the pallet doesn’t “teeter totter” on you as the water erodes the dirt underneath it. You can also dig a little trench under that corner and line it with cheap rocks to encourage and direct the flow of water down the hill, again to reduce the erosion underneath the skid/pallet. Also, protect thst waterless water heater from rain/moisture etc. they are supposed to be installed indoors, so protect it from water and condensation from getting into the electrical connections. And check the corners of the eaves in the roof on that side for hornets/wasps and other insects that could sting or bite you. Every time you use it, take a broom 🧹 and sweep the pallet and “encourage” all the insects, spiders and critters away from it. For that 1 connection that doesn’t fit, there should be a coupling/fitting that can make it work at a hardware store. And check the O ring(s) in it (rubber gasket inside like a garden hose) or put an o ring gasket in it to help it prevent leaks. And to also prevent leaks use plumbers tape on the threads of all the plumbing fittings/connections. As others have suggested, you can weigh down the bottom of the curtain with almost anything to help keep it from moving in the wind (take the bottom edge and make a small flap and put rocks or weights in the flap every 6 inches or so). You can duct tape the flap with the weights in it), and you might be able to support the curtain using pool noodles with or without pvc inside the noodles at even intervals. Install the noodles vertically. You can use more than 1 curtain too, to cover the gap. For your tub, you can “line” the tub to seal the cracks with a tub lining kit. Basically it’s a gel coat kit. And on your tankless hot water heater, check to see if it has its own “pump” to push/pull water over the heating elements/coils. If it does have its own pump/pressure system, you might not need an extra pump for it; it’ll just need a constant water source like it was in your tub. Enjoy sharing your outdoor shower with the mosquitoes! Heat attracts mosquitoes 🦟 and only the female mosquitoes “bite” because they need certain proteins etc in mammalian blood (animal or human, they don’t care what or who they bite) to “feed their eggs” before they lay their eggs in standing or slow moving water sources. And Red Green is hilarious! l😂 be safe enjoy your maintenance projects (you have a never ending amount of them) but also take time to fish and camp and enjoy the outdoors too! 😊
Thank you, thanks for all the info as well!
a lot of portable tankless heaters are for out door use only as they don't have a through the wall vent kit!!
not sure what G.J.has though!!
@@gypsyjennayou’re welcome 😊
I don't know it's possible but maybe you could get an extra long shower hose and run it out the window and just leave the water heater on the inside. I think you can buy a valve the attaches to the bottom of the shower head so you can turn the water off while you lather up and stuff to save some water😊...
You girl are one AMAZING WOMAN! KEEP A SMILE ON YOUR FACE❤
Hello 👋 Jenna another top show thanks for sharing very enjoyable 😉 as always something always goes wrong
Good luck 👍 Johno Darwin NT
I'ma commenting to help your channel....good video too!😎👍
Great Video !!😊
Jenna very well put together, great information !!
Thank You so much love the Videos !!!
Hello there from Connecticut.I enjoy watching your videos great content!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for posting Jenna. I would say you did not have a fail you just had to change directions. Perhaps the propane hose with the regulator caused the problem with your water heater. You had the gumption to stick with and figure something out. Take care.
There is air in the lines. Uou have to bleed it out then it will stay burning. Leave it hooked to a gas bottle for a few hours. Let the propane bleed through the pilot light and try again. Can take a while
Keep the wand off the hand held handle. It does work well
I'm a new subscriber catching up on old videos and I noticed something here. Don't know if it matters but when you first ran the water heater test you had that right knob in a different position from where it was in the second test. Have no idea what it does but it just stood out to me.
You said get your 💩 together … 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👊🏻💪🏻
Jenna I have a feeling the gas line you got from your fire pit probably has the wrong gas regulator for it. Look up and see what pressure it needs and get the right one for it or if you can read the one on your main house propane tanks out front.. I was like grabbing my cell wanting to tell you you need a rubber washer on that hose and check your pressure regulator lol. just think of all the eyes watching you shower now. I mean the animals hahahaha we just got back from the lake been there for 12 days was a great time. Great video i enjoy your videos be safe and now you really are living free out doors. ✌🥃
Thanks Tony, someone else mentioned the regulator hose as well. Lake time sounds lovely! 🍻🌊
drunken octopus that likes to fight 😄
Watching you “troubleshoot” is one of the most intriguing things that you share in your vids. I truly enjoy seeing your approach of trying to figure out how things work and why they don’t. I really wish more people had the patience to dig a little deeper and try and understand the products that they own, such as yourself. Im only saying this for two reasons…. It was my turn to be on call this weekend and it was a little challenging. Being on the receiving end of people’s frustration towards something that they own, but have no understanding of it gets a little overwhelming. Verbal threats, poor attitudes and hostility all focused towards the guy that showed up on the weekend pushing 70 plus hours just to help gets exhausting. You certainly are not cut from the common cloth. One of many reasons why I love watching your vids. The “on demand” water heaters are great units. I use a Rinnai tankless. I’m not familiar with your particular unit, but they do require a minimum flow of water in order to light. It’s about .5 gpm in order to light and prevent overheating. I didn’t see yours show any error code, so I would try the same application again but use a larger diameter hose to feed the unit. It just may need more flow. Give it a shot and take a vid. Let me know. Here’s to another great vid 🍻. You be safe and well and yes, you’ll definitely see me watching the next one!
Thank you so much 😊
@@gypsyjenna hopefully, just a flow issue. You’re welcome 🤙🏻
I love how you immediately take the propane tank off after you switch to a new tank and put it next your car. What a great way to make sure you don’t forget to fill the tank.
I clicked so fast! My favorite GJ quotes of the day 😂:
"Drunk Octopus"...🐙
"Pump works.... (whilst water blows a hole in the blue rain catcher😅!"
"bet you didn't think you'd ever hear that on this channel, I didn't 😂😅...
"My hose is too long 😅"
Keep at the grind Gypsy Jay!
It's always something eh?? Didn't think I'd be having bucket showers this summer but here we are 🤣😂😆
I’m here for the Red Green references
Amongst the disappointment of the shower not working on this occasion, Jenna always throws in the humour. Totally agree with you Agent 😆😅
@@bitzclipsmatt214 haha isn't she Hilarious?!?! 😂😀👍
How r ya Bitz? 😀
@@Agent_Starling Apart from i work to many hours and not enough chillout time, its all good Agent🙃🙃😀
I bought this product called Simple Shower, you put warm water in a container ( I use a couple of manageable pop bottles), and essentially have a navy shower.
The fitting you need is a swivrel coupling. It's for connecting 2 hoses together
Got all that shower stuff but still find it easier to heat a gallon and a half of water on the stove for a bottle shower.
Hey Gypsy girl, how are you nice to see you again, I was watching your video, and I want to wish you Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you have a very very good time with you lovely family and friends , don't eat to much ,,, I send you a big hug with all my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️, 💋
have you ever used a sun shower bag, we had one at our bungalow in Mira.. loved it. it is like made of black rubberish material clear on the front you fill with water and hang in the sun to heat up. great lil shower
I bought one, but haven't uses it yet lol
Hey you never fail. Good job Jenna
You may want to look at your setting with the knobs on propane heater? On the video you had heat on min and water flow on max. On the ones i used, if I had tooo much water flow with random pumps it never worked out well. It seemed your battery hook up pump had a lot of psi to it? Anyways, like your vids and keep them coming. Just something to think about. Good luck with the squitos up there.
Love your videos... and your haircut/style... you look so much like Kelly Earnhardt- daughter of Dale Earnhardt and sister of Dale Jr...
Perhaps a T fitting on your thankless with a hose running back out of your camper with a shower 🚿 head on it 😊
The great Red Greene Canada's best kept secret but Jenna I've never seen you use the handymans secret weapon
Maybe when it's fixed, we'll get to see Jenna hula hoop.
That kind of content, should garner 2-3 million views.
That was a fun project. Everyone needs an outdoor shower. One thing I have learned at least for electrical stuff is to always have spare connectors/plugs. Guess this applies to plumbing and propane as well.
Speaking of propane. Did you say those are 30 LB tanks? How long does the fridge run on a single tank?
I wish I could remember but I no longer have a propane fridge. Plus I do all my cooking on the stove with propane
@@gypsyjenna oh ok. My camper has a propane fridge, brand new, but I’m going to take it out and exclusively use a top loading freezer.
53 degrees on the yo yo scale this morning in Maine. Low humidity and sunny all day. Felt like early September in July. Good luck with your issues. You’ll figure it out.
That’s very strange I’m glad it’s working for you anyway I’ve been looking at getting one of those boilers so I’m glad you’ve mentioned and >Show knows what it’s all about values those little chargeable showers in a bucket of water myself have it for years they are quite good with your shower curtain, put some weight on the bottom of it works a treat😊
If you are gonna use the bucket splurge on a 2 dollar floating aquarium thermometer it takes the guess work out of getting the right temp... you will thank me for it....I have been there and done that...if I remember correctly i got my water to about 98 degrees...but you will find what temperature you enjoy with a little trying
Sounds like a water pressure switch situation going on...they are a simple unit and easy to fault diagnose and maintain...ive stripped and rebuilt my boiler before (water heater)
I couldn't hear the igniter ticking when you had the heater outside and water flowing. Makes me wonder if water pressure was too high or too low.🤔 Your alternate solutions will work too. I tried all of them and it really boils down to convenience.
Absolutely! It clicked on when I tested it off Camera but only that once and wouldnt work after that. Bucket showers for now!
Your gas water heater will have either a low water pressure or high temperature shutdown on the burner gas.The manual will probably show you the specs.(or can Google it)
Water pump pressure seems borderline. I would put heater close to the ground, as water pressure decreases the higher up you go.
Good idea, thank you, never really thought about the height and I did have it fairly high
@@gypsyjennait's the pump, it has to much water pressure.
That is a water transfer pump.
Hi Jenna 👋 Hope everything works out ok 🤞trial and error my friend 🤷♂️🙂 stay safe and take care 🙏 Appreciate you!
Some CT's carry the portable shower water pumps...Just maybe the unit has to level and plumb to operate, not sure????
It's a mystery to me as well
You may want to try a RV water pump. They have a built in pressure switch and will cut off when your not using water. I kinda fell like the pump you have now may give you issues if it is running a lot and Your not using the shower head. Plus the RV pump regulates the water pressure going into your water heater which may also help. Like your vids.
Thank you
I like it! I wanna build an outdoor shower myself!
Thinking in the future, I might make a fancier set up..it's enjoyable showering outside!
The $64,000.00 qyestion: could you actually get a replacement shower to exact fit the surround inside your bathroom? Don't know the year of your trailer but that could be difficult.
Anyway, as you probably know already, i don't think the old shower is a lost cause. Never a dull moment with Jenna!
One of the more interesting videos! The mystery of the non working water heater....wonder if the wind was enough to not allow the igniters to work? Nevertheless, why not a simple camp shower/tent?
The wind wasn't bad during testing..not sure what it was. Shower tent sounds good, just can't get them in the stores here. Would have to order one and wait
I use a tankless water heater as well but I do not use a pump I have 67 or 72 lb of pressure coming out of my water I would guess if you haven't figured it out I'm thinking maybe your pump is just not putting out enough pressure most of the tankless water heaters have to have a certain amount of pressure before they'll run even if yours run temporarily it may not be enough to keep it going
Great job
In-Jen-uity personified!!🪣🚿👍👍
Maybe the propane hose you were using was clogged in the moisture filter. I think that was a moisture filter on the hose. I've had those clog before
U Always..Figure Out A Solution To UR Projects !!!!
great video
Is that pump water proof? You might want to protect it
Omgosh we had the same problem! We can not figure out how to even get the water heater to light!!
I hope you get it figured out. Could be water pressure, height of the unit (too high?) Or problem with the batteries?
Hello 🤠👋 DIY 🚧🛠🧰🔩Jenn from South Texas, I love ❤your videos as always . Cheers 🍻 ( A ) Stay safe as always my beautiful Canadian friend..✨🍁🇨🇦❤️🍺✨👍 Oh I wish I lived down the road from you, I would take you some cold ones.. 🍻🍺 It’s the thought that counts ( A ) Right ?
💡 get a 2nd camper in Florida with outside shower and wala … place to shower outside winter ‘n summer and no more worries over indoor plumbing 💁🏻♂️
Sounds nice
@@gypsyjenna 🤣🤣👊🏻💪🏻 tho gotta say pretty impressed with everything you’re doing 👍🏻👍🏻
Try turning ur hot temp up some maybe that's why it's not igniting
Have you tried looking for a basin that fits your tub, then you could drain the water into the sink, shower with no water actually hitting the tub?
Considering other options for sure
Hi Jenna, No you did not fail you came up with plan B. Well it was that or run through the car wash🚿
Would it be practical to set up a larger bulk propane tank?You can set it where the generator is.That would free you from dragging out the smaller tanks to fill them,and it may be cheaper.
I have considered it but you have to rent the larger tanks and the trucks come to fill them up whenever they please and I don't like the idea of one popping by without notice
@@gypsyjenna -Crap,you can't win for losing!
Could your outside water pump be too much pressure for the water heater? It emptied that 5 gal. jug pretty fast.
Dosnt everyone have an outside shower mines a makeshift when it rains thats mine. Yours is alot better though. lol oh dont forget to wear your bathing suit, dont want to give Hilbert or the squirrels a thrill lol oh when it rains I was the car at the same time and my car sparkles lol
Its only a fail if your don't try Jenna. So hope you manage to find a solution before the cold weather returns😬😬
Oh my goodness, me too! It's right around the corner! Lol
I’m guessing the regulator from the fire pit doesn’t work with your water heater
did you adjust the temp to low, also why cant you just extend the shower hose from inside to the outside shower
have a great day
Lucky Shower Curtain GITTIN Stuck...To...
Love all your videos❤
I've had days like these where nothing works out. Very frustrating for sure.
Have you got a PO box? I'd like to send you someting.... DUH, never mind, I just found it in your description. ...... Blond moment lol
I feel like I have alot of those days lately 😆🤣. Hopefully things will turn around soon. I do have a PO Box, it's listed in the video description 😊
@@gypsyjenna - Package on the way from Amazon. Says it should be there by the 8th of August. Hopefully that will be August of THIS YEAR! lol.
Oh, thank you so much!
@@gypsyjenna A brand new RV maybe ?
@@levent8208 nope lol
You have your pump on the out side no the inlet so your water heater is not seeing any pressure
I'm just thinking, silly idea, but is it possible when you had that initial leak that you turned the gas off? The heater wouldn't work without gas, I know it sounds silly, but could it have been that? Also, I dont know how hot your sunshine is, but here on Rhodes many folk living in the countryside simply have a black bag hanging from a hook with a tap on it, attached to a shower head. Fill up the bag in the morning, let the sun heat it up and hey presto - shower.
Hey there, the gas was turned on. As for the solar shower, I looked into it but the bag just doesn't have enough water in it for me lol. Maybe work better for a dude with a shaved head but not for a woman needing to wash shampoo out of her hair lol 🤷♀️
You go girl ❤
Did you turn the propane tank off when you was working with the hose grommet ?
U could just fill the buckle with the water heater?
I have the same unit....I noticed your heat setting is on very low...mine has a hard time igniting when turned down that low....it will even cycle on and off at that low of a setting....on mine anyhow
Good to know, I usually always have mine on very low. Those things get quite hot! Even when u adjust the pressure they seem to as well
Sorry that you're going through so many problems with your shower... its made for some entertaining videos tho! 😊
For sure, that's one good thing, haha.