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I apparently fed my shower off the wrong cold outlet because I get all hot all the time. I Tapped off of the side of the block and one off the "U" at the water pump. I thought the U was cold but I thought wrong. Where is an easy cold source for me to tap off of? I cant find a 1" barb fitting I can adapt with a T at the hardware store for the intake hose. What can I do?
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RE: DIY shower question
Am I understanding the question that you are trying to hook up a device to shower off with the same lake water you are going to enter or remove yourself from? I do not believe you used the wrong cold outlet - I believe you only have a freshwater "cold" inlet (unless summer in Florida then it would be a 90 degree luke warm inlet).2006 SANTE 210 (Pending Sale)
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I live in MN and am looking for a way to warm up my wetsuit before i jump in the 38* water here
I cant regulate the water temp and was wondering where to tap th4e cold from. I have a pump supplying the pressure to the shower head too in case of confusion.
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The 1" tube is the line that runs from the thru-hull scoop, through the strainer, and into the Raw water pump.
So you cut that line for your cold water source (usually it is the black/green-striped hose) coming up from the thru-hull and running into the strainer. Install the t-adaptor that came with the shower kit, and basically the cold water is whatever the lake temp happens to be that day.Attached FilesComment
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Wait, shouldn't you t off of the discharge side of the raw water pump. Everyone I have seen has been installed there. Don't know if it matters or not.Comment
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DIY shower question
jward is correct. It should come off of the discharge side of the raw water pump.. Hot should come off of the engine block, located at the drain plugs. I used a tee so I could still drain the block, without removing the hot water feed. Now the hot and cold are both hooked up to the balancing valves. At this point the pump draws the hot and cold water, mixes hot and cold water to your comfort zone (via the balancing valves)and discharges to the shower head. Good Luck
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Yes....you are right. Upstream of the raw water pump, the lake water is at a negative pressure. His shower pump ain't gonna like that and its going to draw air in when the shower is not in use.Originally posted by jward
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Aha, hence why I don't have a shower! We installed one on a friends boat a few years back, I am getting that install mixed up with the heater installation.
"Samsonite! I was way off. I knew it started with an S though" :razz:Comment
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This is a DIY shower so I didnt have a kit to source a T from. Where can I get one for e 1" hose? Hardware stores seem to not have them availableComment
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You could try emailing Skidim.com and telling them what you're looking for Don, they should be able to get you the part or tell you exactly where to get it.Comment
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Lowe's has them in the gray pvc (or cpvc - can't remember).Originally posted by TRDonComment
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awesome, thanks for the heads up. I checked home depot and menards but not lowes. When the other 2 didnt have it, I gave up on lowes.Comment
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They are in the plumbing area and "hidden" because they are not big sellers. Ask for help.
Here is a link to a mfg. I also once found a website to order but had $30 ish minimum. Maybe we need a group buy and someone to "distribute". I may design a flush system next week.
http://www.lascofittings.com/default.asp?contentType=Catalog&hdnCategoryID= 10000035&strSearch=hdnItemID|10010537&strI temAction=detail&prevStrSearch=sltCatalogCateg ories|10000035Comment
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That's great but you don't need a 1" line feeding your shower. I couldn't find just one part to make my T either, so it ended up being a 1" through with a 3/8" female NPT attached to a 3/8" male NPT - 3/8" barb. The T fitting is gray PVC and the barb is opaque. These 2 parts are just a couple bucks you can buy one at a time from Ace Hardware.
With the cold tap before the RWP you're adding to the potential for an air leak and a hot engine.
My DIY shower costed me about $110, half of that being the pump.Comment
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This is the factory installed shower cold water supply on my Excalibur.
Hot taps off the block.
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