Hot water and boondocking

[davidkerryedwards]

One easy water saver is a recirculating toilet. I had one in my previous Travco
and really
liked it. I haven't seen a hot water recirculating system on an RV. You could
catch the
cold water in a pan and use it to wash dishes etc.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw" wrote:
>
> We took a 4 day trip and had only power available. I left with a
> full water tank and mostly empty grey and black tanks. By the last
> day I had about 1/4 tank of water left. I began to think about ways
> to conserve water to streach the time we could stay. One thought was
> the waste of water waiting for the sink or shower hot water to come
> up to temperature. It was cold outside so it took a while, wasted
> water and holding tank capacity.
>
> In hotels/motels/large buildings they use a circulating system
> that keeps the hot water supply hot so you don't wait for hot water
> at the tub or tap. It would seem that this could be done in an RV by
> adding a return line from the far end of the hot water system, a one-
> way valve and a pump. Then all you would need to do is activate the
> pump for a minute or so to charge the system, and then start the
> shower. It would conserve the water supply as well as the grey tank
> space.
>
> Has anyone seen this kind of system in use?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>