Thread: Shower stuff

This is the Glind hot water unit attached to my firewall
Glind Unit.jpg

And my pump, filter and water taps.
Pump.jpg

Hasn't had an issue in 15 years.

Originally Posted by mike_ie

I run one - heat exchanger is bolted to the chassis rail under the passenger footwell, coolant hoses are teed off the heater lines. Input and output water fitting at the back of the vehicle for water source/shower nozzle respectively. Have had many's the hot shower using it, you can even control how hot your shower is with the heater controls.

Hi Mike,

What vehicle do you run your heat exchanger in?

I have a Glind in the shed that I didn't get round to bolting onto my D2. I now have a D4 (3.0) and would also like to know if it's been done before. Watching with interest.

Matt.

Originally Posted by mike_ie

, you can even control how hot your shower is with the heater controls.

So the climate control temp setting has an effect on the water temp???
I put a heat exchange in my D4 (in series with heater hoses) and it never really gets as hot as I would like. (The one I put in my D1 was scalding hot.)
Are you saying all I need to do is adjust the climate control temp???

Originally Posted by Datt

Hi Mike,

What vehicle do you run your heat exchanger in?

I have a Glind in the shed that I didn't get round to bolting onto my D2. I now have a D4 (3.0) and would also like to know if it's been done before. Watching with interest.

Matt.

I ran mine in a 300tdi for three years, and had no problems. It's being bolted to a 4BD1 as we speak.

Originally Posted by fatnold

So the climate control temp setting has an effect on the water temp???
I put a heat exchange in my D4 (in series with heater hoses) and it never really gets as hot as I would like. (The one I put in my D1 was scalding hot.)
Are you saying all I need to do is adjust the climate control temp???

Mine is plumbed in parallel with the heater matrix, so yes, the heater controls can be used to control water temp. Less hot water to the heater = more hot water to the heat exchanger. I actually run a second heat exchange on the same system for WVO and there's plenty of heat to go round.

I have a Bushranger hot water shower.

Had it fitted to my little suzuki a few years back where it was plumbed in series with the heater.
It worked very well on the little petrol motor.

I now have it plumbed up on my Td5 defender like so


It works even better in the defender

you do have to take the car for a drive first to make it work (was the same in the Suzuki)
In fact if you use the shower straight after you have been for a drive, getting it up to full working temp, it's too hot!
we have found the best way is after going for a drive let it sit at camp for 5 - 10mins (turned off) and then fire the car back up and have a shower.

This is just enough time go get the shower tent out and organize your change of clothes.

The kit also comes with a very nice Johnson 12Lpm pump which we have used as the pump to fill and empty our water tank

It has been some time since this thread has been addressed. I have just purchased a Disco 4 (MY12) and have a Bushranger hot water system removed from my old vehicle which I want to install on the Disco.

Has anyone with a Disco 4 fitted a similar unit?
Any suggestions as to where the heat exchange unit and water pump could be located?
Where is the best spot to cut into the coolant circulation lines to feed through the exchange?
Thanks
bh1