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Temporary shower
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water
from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over the bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? Another Dave -- Change nospam to techie |
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On 07/03/2020 17:26, Another Dave wrote:
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over theĀ* bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? Move the shower downstairs? We had an unpumped shower upstairs in our old house. It wasn't impressive, it needed regular descaling, but it did work. The head is ~6ft - top of cold tank to shower head. Can you not make do on the odd occasions? Andy |
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On 07/03/2020 17:26, Another Dave wrote:
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over theĀ* bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? Another Dave bodge city |
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On Saturday, 7 March 2020 17:26:26 UTC, Another Dave wrote:
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over the bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? You can get tap adapters to fit the funny taps too. |
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Wht about a 12v pump instead of the mains one, and have a back up battery?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "harry" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 7 March 2020 17:26:26 UTC, Another Dave wrote: Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over the bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? You can get tap adapters to fit the funny taps too. |
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Another Dave wrote:
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over the bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? I've toyed with the idea of using a garden hose tap adapter (the kind with a screw-on cir-clip) and being creative at the other end - any experiences? Another Dave -- Change nospam to techie You can buy, an adapter which has a clip which goes over the spout and has an adjustable clamp to hold everything in place. There is a rubber seal around where the water comes out of the spout. The fitting is threaded ( BSP) for a normal hoselock adaptor. I THINK you could fit a shower hose- one of those silver bendy ones. As usual, EBay is the place to look. I carry on in the motorhome- you cant always be sure which tap style you will meet on campsites. |
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Brian Reay wrote:
[snip] I carry on in the motorhome- you cant always be sure which tap style you will meet on campsites. That missing 'e' makes all the difference! :-) -- Chris Green Ā· |
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On Sat, 7 Mar 2020 17:26:22 +0000, Another Dave wrote:
... a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. Any recommendations? Have bath instead? Or a flannel wash? And complain to your DNO about frequent power cuts, ie get staight on to them every time the power goes out and get a reference number, keep a log. One assumes these must be fairly long power cuts (tens of minutes or longer) if they disrupt routine enough to warrant alternative measures being taken. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Chris Green wrote:
Brian Reay wrote: [snip] I carry on in the motorhome- you cant always be sure which tap style you will meet on campsites. That missing 'e' makes all the difference! :-) ROTFL |
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On 07/03/20 17:26, Another Dave wrote:
Fairly often we get power cuts and my shower is pumped, using hot water from the hot water cylinder. I would like to use one of these adapter showers that go over theĀ* bath taps. I've had reasonable results with the push-on ones on a bath with both Hot and Cold taps but a recent upgrade to the bathroom means I now have a single, awkwardly-shaped bath tap. OK. I've stuck a bung in the one of the arms of the old two-pronged adapter. It'll do. Thanks all. Another Dave -- Change nospam to techie -- Change nospam to techie |
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Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) expressed precisely :
Wht about a 12v pump instead of the mains one, and have a back up battery? Caravan or boats parts dealer.. |
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