Portable hot water to wash horse

[clanter]

The water pressure is 6 bar

that is 87 psi… normal tap water pressure in the US is 40 to 45 psi and it is suggest to add a regulator to reduce the pressure if the pressure is greater than 60psi

[Xanthoria]

@clanter

average shower uses 2 gallons per minute… 2.5 liters is 2/3rds of a gallon

Yeah I imagine that’d be slower to wash a horse with less water flow, but we are in California where water use is restricted. Houses have to have low flow shower heads at 1.8gpm max, and toilets with 1.6g dual flush etc. So this actually fits in with that ethos fine for me, and the wash rack already has somewhat low water pressure so we’re used to it.

[Xanthoria]

@poltroon

Another option that probably doesn’t suit is a solar shower system - basically a black 5 gallon water vessel you can leave out in the sun for a couple of hours. It doesn’t work if it’s dark or cloudy, but if you ride on a cold sunny day and put it out before, you have hot, or at least significantly warmed, water waiting for you so you don’t have to wait for the bucket heater and the annoyance it is a bit less. I originally bought it for use in locations where I didn’t even have power and found it pretty handy.

Have also considered that, but on a day when it’s warm enough to get a solar bladder warm, it’s also warm enough to hose w cold water after exercise, no? Then on a cold winter evening, when you want to bathe before clipping… you’re hosed (ha!)

[Xanthoria]

@TMares

We have an EccoTemp 10 for our outdoor shower. To set it up you:

attach a portable propane tank to it,
and attach a garden hose and turn the water on
(Oh, and put in I think 2 D cell batteries)

Turn the water on, and then adjust your water pressure and heat. It is incredibly hot if you want it to be, but fully adjustable. We wash the dogs in it, I’ll be adding rubber mats on the patio so I can bathe a horse down there etc. You have hot water until you run out of propane.

it is not ‘small’ but could be stored in the tack room, BO permitting

For scale, this is it in place:
https://flic.kr/p/RZWkof

That’s pretty neat, but I wouldn’t be able to hang anything on the boarding barn’s wall, and hauling the shower unit, propane tank, and probably a cart to move them into my car, setting it up, and hauling it back would be quite the production - as well as refilling the propane tank.

Really just want a mains powered solution like in the OP, except not $528!

[TMares]

Well, if you were happy with the Eccotemp 5 (small unit, lower flow rate) and a propane tank, it would all fit in a Rubbermaid tub and could be stored at the barn between uses. For well under $200. You’d likely fill the tank twice a year unless you use it all the time. The unit is 100% portable- hang it with a leadrope if you want to, then put it away.

[gumtree]

@clanter

average shower uses 2 gallons per minute… 2.5 liters is 2/3rds of a gallon

This number is based on the use of a low flow shower heads which are 1.5 to 2.5 gallons per minute. Don’t know many people who use a low flow shower head to bath a horse.

[clanter]

@gumtree

This number is based on the use of a low flow shower heads which are 1.5 to 2.5 gallons per minute. Don’t know many people who use a low flow shower head to bath a horse.

nor do I, that was a concern for me with a flow rate of 2/3rds of gallon not being adequate… the 6 bar rating I wonder if that is the maximum pressure allowed or was it the pressure required to produce the flow rate of 2.5L per minute

[poltroon]

@Xanthoria

Have also considered that, but on a day when it’s warm enough to get a solar bladder warm, it’s also warm enough to hose w cold water after exercise, no? Then on a cold winter evening, when you want to bathe before clipping… you’re hosed (ha!)

No, because it’s not the heat of the day that warms it, it’s the direct radiant energy of the sun. If the sun is out, you can get it warm in a couple of hours even if the air temperature is cold.

In addition, usually water is coming from underground or is coupled to the air temperature in metal pipes, so the water is at 60F or colder, which means warming it is nice on all but the hottest days.

It won’t work for evenings but even then you could possibly leave it in your car to heat up during the day if you trust its water-tightness

[poltroon]

@TMares

Well, if you were happy with the Eccotemp 5 (small unit, lower flow rate) and a propane tank, it would all fit in a Rubbermaid tub and could be stored at the barn between uses. For well under $200. You’d likely fill the tank twice a year unless you use it all the time. The unit is 100% portable- hang it with a leadrope if you want to, then put it away.

My propane unit is all on a cart and pretty tidy. Might not be as cumbersome as you are thinking OP.

[atr]

So, has anybody ever tried a carpet cleaning machine with a wand? Some of them heat the water, and they suck the water back out. I thought to try with an old one I had here, but it would appear that it’s about the only thing in out basement that’s ever been thrown out…

[gypsymare]

The one linked requires 13 amps… 2000 watts You might be blowing circuits depending on the barn wiring.

You are vastly underestimating the power requirements of heating water. No single RV battery, no matter how big, will suffice to heat a bucket of water in a short amount of time. RV batteries discharge slowly, they are not made for a fast, high amperage output.

[clanter]

@gypsymare

The one linked requires 13 amps… 2000 watts You might be blowing circuits depending on the barn wiring.

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the unit uses 13 amps at 240 VAC single phase as primary power …that would be 3120 watts

[gypsymare]

@clanter

the unit uses 13 amps at 240 VAC single phase as primary power …that would be 3120 watts

Stats say 2kw heater… I dont imagine the pump pulls 1120W but I’m not sure which numbers they’re fudging.

[clanter]

@gypsymare

Stats say 2kw heater… I dont imagine the pump pulls 1120W but I’m not sure which numbers they’re fudging.

that transformer they use to convert to 12VDC must be a real power hog

or they have miscalculated something

[Xanthoria]

Here’s a video showing the water pressure and how compact the unit is: wish it wasn’t so expensive!

[tulachard]

I have the Camplux 1.58 gpm (on Amazon) that I love - it’s the same as the Ecotemps mentioned above. I know you said no propane, but I use mine with the small 1 lb propane bottles to make my set-up portable (all you need is a cheap bottle adapter also found on Amazon). I use it at the barn and also when I camp in my trailer for human showering.

It’s very easy to move around with the small bottle - the 1lb of propane lasts me quite a while. I keep it all on a very small folding hand truck from Harbor Freight so it doesn’t take up much room but I can carry it as well as it isn’t that heavy.