Protecting Outdoor Shower in Cold Weather
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Topic: Protecting Outdoor Shower in Cold Weather
Posted By: lostagain
Subject: Protecting Outdoor Shower in Cold Weather
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 8:48am
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As we are about to take delivery on our Pod replacement, it occurred to me that the outdoor shower on the new trailer can be vulnerable to freezing even when the temperatures are not cold enough to adversely affect the interior plumbing and water tanks. Has anyone figured out an simple way to insulate the shower compartment? It seems vulnerable to freezing long before any other part of the pluming would get that cold. I was thinking of putting some fiberglass insulation in plastic bags and stuffing it into the shower compartment, but was hoping there were some better ideas out there. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 9:58am
| I am not sure insulation would help because it does not generate heat. |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 10:29am
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I was thinking it would help hold the heat in that area that comes from the inside of the trailer on the back of the faucet box, thus keeping it from radiating out so fast. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 11:23am
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We put cutoffs on the lines, just turned it off and drained the lines when we got close to cold weather..
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Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 11:40am
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Thanks, furpod. I was thinking of still keeping it live, since out here in the west with such low humidity, it gets cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey in the early morning, then is in the high 70's in the afternoon. But I like the idea of valves, though access would be a problem since they'd be buried in the wall behind the shower outlet with no interior access. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 12:24pm
Yeah.. easier when you add your own and get to put it in a good spot..  ------------- |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2019 at 3:13pm
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I think the shutoff idea is probably your best bet. Trying to keep heat out at the extremity would be a challenge. Shutting off that branch of the system would be relatively simple. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 3:46pm
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Lostagain, can you re-route the hot and cold feeds to the outside shower to a location that's more accessible? Since you'd have to close the inside valves, then open the outside valves to drain them, then reverse the process every time you wanted to use the outside shower, I'm not sure you'll find it convenient enough no matter how you do it. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2019 at 5:42pm
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The lines that supply the outside shower go under the inside tub/shower in an inaccessible area. In order to put valves on the supply lines, I'd have to cut an access door in an exterior wall to reach them. That's really not a very good alternative. I think if I put some fiberglass batting in some plastic bags and stuff them in the outdoor shower box, I can retain enough heat from the back side of the box, which is inside the heated area of the trailer, to keep things from freezing, at least up to the H and C valves. It'd probably be best to drain the shower line and head and leave it disconnected if it's going to be below freezing at night. Since we don't camp alot in the cold, I don't think it will be much of a problem. I appreciate the suggestions and welcome any others yet to come. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |