Recirculating shower water

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Doryman

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An interesting article on MadMariner and DIY Boat Owner suggests a modification for the shower system to recirculate the water used in the shower, after screening out hair and suds. They claim that you can take a shower using this system with 1/2 gallon for the wash and another 1/2 for the rinse.

What is the wisdom of the collective regarding this mod? How hard is it to get at the sump, etc. as required?

Warren

Note: I have a subscription to MadMariner. You may be able to access the article without a subscription. I did not want to violate copyrights by posting the article here but I can paraphrase, if necessary.
 
Certainly a good way to recycle water...I think I too would succumb to the ick factor. I never keep boat water running anyway - I turn it on when I need to lather up or rinse and keep it off in between.
 
really easy to do but I agree ick, like the old days with all the kids in the tub! Last one didn't get so clean, run it thru a charcoal filter maybe. :lol:
George
 
Thinking about it further, isn't this cleaner than a bath, where you rinse off with the same water you washed with? Most women like baths!

Warren
 
Certainly easy to do, but I agree that since it only takes a gallon to get a good shower, that you would be re-circulating water which is dirty and now cold. Quick wrinse off, turn off the shower, soap up, than wrinse off the soap equals one gallon of water, or less.

This reminds me that some good friends of mine had been cruising for 9 years in their Cal 46. The first month ashore, the water department came knocking: "something wrong with your water meter--it indicates that you have only used 200 gallons of water during the month". They were still using the water conservation ways they had used when cruising.
 
Warren,

The Eeeuuuw :smilep factor is pretty high on that one. I'll be working on my additional 25 gallon water tank really soon now. :thup
 
Even with our meager fresh water tank, we've never felt the need for THAT kind of conservation. :roll: As it is, a gallon to shower is pretty doable when we're trying to stretch the fresh water.
 
susan says the middle ages are over and you should clean your self eek. She also wants you to know that women shower before they take those lazy baths.
 
If you really want to conserve water, heat lake/ocean water for the shower, then rinse off with your fresh water. If using salt water, there are special soaps for it.

If you have a Yamaha or another motor with a water flush fitting for a hose on the side of the motor, put a hose on it with the motor running, and use that as a source of warm water from the lake/ocean.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Anybody check with NASA lately to see what they are doing in the Space Station. Hmmmm, they are not only recycling shower water, but drinking water, too. Those guys are tough.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
For salt water or lake water, Palmolive Dish Soap works like gangbusters for making suds...
(the original, not any lousy 'new and improved' version) It is the only soap allowed on my boat for nigh onto 30 years...

Consider a 5 gallon shower bag hung from the tower to heat in the sun and a hose running into the shower... Real luxury after a day on the water...
 
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