Hot water and boondocking

[Gary Miller]

An interesting thought for water conservation but, since the copper
hot water pipes are bundled next to the copper cold water pipes, then
wrapped in heat tape, you'll have to find a way to keep your cold
water cold once you start keeping your hot water hot...

With every yin, there's a yang...

Gary Miller
83 FC 33
Milwaukee area

--- 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
>