Overview of Our Recirculating Shower | RV Renovation

We've been living in our Remodeled RV for a few months now, and everything seems to be working. We thought we'd give you an overview of how we plumbed our shower loop. This system can effectively give you an unlimited hot water shower using only a couple of gallons of water.

We are attempting the daunting task of designing and installing a recirculating, filtering shower system in our RV.

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[wtrahan]

Awesome idea you are a genuine genius my man that should be in all RV no doubt about it .loved the vid Thanks

[johnearle]

Good video
Is there a difference to the life of the filters between using soap + a non soap like Dove body wash?

[queeningod]

I would want the option to dump the water coming from the faucet to the grey tank while and after showering. So, get in and rinse (water to grey tank). Shut off water. Lather up. Rinse (water to grey tank). Then switch to recirculating for continuous water (essentially clean water now). When done empty to grey tank.

So next shower im not using same shower water but i was still able to take a long shower w/o using as much water.

[psychedelicponcho]

do you have any issues with soap still being in the water as its coming out???i installed a recirc shower and it doesnt seem to be removing the soap

[cocobonow]

Is there anyway I can hire you to build something like this in my rv, I have been wanting this for 5 years and I have watched a tone of stuff but it's so far from my knowledge and understanding that i end up braking more things then building.

[hosstylexpedition]

Dude! That is awesome! Got me scratching my head trying to think how I'd rig that in my class A. I'd probably have to clean out the basement a fair bit, we're full time and packrats. I agree it would be a lot easier to do as a new build than a retrofit to an existing system, but it might just be worth it. Seriously, that is really cool!

[thomasdrake]

Way easier in a new build space. The hunt for water in a permanent bugout situation is endless if you are dumping greywater...Going for it...

[gonzzo]

You need to sell this to RV

I wish I had the determination and creativity you guys have!....

Keep up the great work and keep posting more great videos!...

Than you!

[Johnive]

been doing research on this type of shower. easily the best setup that i have seen in about 30 videos

[PolarSkyDesign]

Amazing build... You said you used an Arduino...could a RaspPi . Take it's place . Have entertained the idea of an upgrade to my Jayco TT. .and this would be a perfect addition to that end.

[rewardsoverwater]

It was nice to see someone do it. I'm still waiting for someone to do a free standing shower with solar panels to run the pumps and water solar tubes for hot water and off the shelves parts no manufacturing parts. Thank you.

[Deltro]

I've been looking at the systems and the one main question I have is what you are using for a hot water source? People talk about these 20 minute long showers, and if you're hooked up to a standard say 6 gallon or 10 gallon RV hot water tank, it would seem to me it would be impossible to keep up using a heat exchanger. Perhaps because the water is circulated the heat loss is not significant enough and you can go 20 minutes or an indefinite amount of time, but I would like to know what the minimum requirement is for a hot water tank size for say a 15 minute long shower? I've considered going with the on-demand type units, but to provide a sufficient buffer I would think you would have to use a much larger reserve tank (5 to 7 gallons). I think I'd prefer just to use one and a half to two gallons, and just dump it after use. I could even see shampooing using a military style shower, and doing a quick rinse to get rid of most of the dirt off your body during that same period. Then put things into a recirculating mode, and just enjoy the hot water without putting a lot of demands on the filtration system. Seems like the petroleum based soaps are the biggest killer, so again, I'd like to avoid putting them through the filtration system at all if possible. Let me know your thoughts for tank size. I have no idea of the heat loss and what is needed.

[axlem.]

Hi, I love this build. I wanted to get into ardwinos as well. Could you point me to some resources so I can do something similar for my bus? Thank you

[celsoemerich]

One of the best shower water recycling schemes. I have difficulties with electronics ( the physics part is ok and very well explained and enlightening video . <
Could you post video of how to use the electronics components and how to connect?
congratulations

[MrAndrestal]

Hi tx for sharing, it is so clear. Thanks.
I have a question about the waterheater you use. Which one is it, brand, type etc? I try to find it all as well but so far not succeeded in finding the right waterheater to do this job.
Hope to hear from you about this. 😊

[ryanjones]

Do you have to buy new filters? Can you clean them out? How often do you go through em? What ones need changed more? What kind of soap do you use?

[vincentwade]

So, this system only lets you use the "two gallons of water" for a long water saving shower, but it cannot actually recycle the water for a long term, such as for a several showers a week. The filters will eventually mold and the water starts to stink due to the soap that is dissolved in the grey water. Because of the bio-waste and the stuff in soap that feed bacteria, you'd have to replace those filters quite often, would you not?

[tactrixh]

RVs should be designed in a way in which you can easily access everything from either the inside, or by just walking outside and opening up a hatch. If they were built that way none of this would be an issue, it would make life a lot easier all around, more importantly it would make things that break or are not working properly a breeze to replace.

[Paul-ltk]

I need help creating the same thing in my fifth wheel, recirculating my grey water and then rerouting it to existing fresh water tank. Is that possible. Please let me know thank you so much

[cj]

Any problems with outside lines freezing up in cold weather?