I might have missed it, but: Pressure gauge before filter might help notify time to clean/ replace them. My pool filter says 10 psi increase is the right time. Nice video!
Thank you! We did not install a pressure gauge. That’s actually a great suggestion! Much easier than taking them out to see how they are doing! Thanks for watching!
Very helpful set of videos. I’m starting my build now and your video was one of the more instructive videos I’ve seen. Looking forward to see the update.
Love this idea, however I have a question for you. How does the water come from the filters to the hydronic system to provide hot water in the system? Do you have a separate heat exchanger for the closed loop?
Wow! Amazing setup. Showers are definitely a must for our family and this video is very helpful for us. We can definitely relate spending hours at Home Depot figuring out what thingamajigs would do the job for our van build.
Thanks so much for watching! A shower is important for us too! Especially since we enjoy hiking and being outside. Nice to be able to get the stink and dirt off hahah! Best of luck with your build and safe travels!
That's complicated but really neat! I guess there's a drain on the tank underneath and you periodically empty and refill it? Do you have to use special soap and shampoo? And most important of all, who gets to service the "Tubshroom?" -Burt in NJ
The Tubshroom is alllllllll Sandy’s job! We have been tweaking the system since and currently don’t use soap... just water and friction... we are going to try and use some biodegradable soap to see if it works
great videos, very informative. my only concern is the water tank building up a layer of sludge over time. I guess this could be avoided by running clean water after a shower for 5 minutes so that water in the tank is clean and not dirty? How have you found it?
Is it possible to see the way you set the heater portion to the system that's what I was hoping to see. It looks like a great set up and should give you plenty of time in the shower just like home. Thanks for sharing
Yes, absolutely! We also made videos about the installation of our hydronic heat system which is what we use! Check them out and let us know if you have any specific question!! Thanks for watching! ua-cam.com/video/aPpgvKmQTc8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/0NaVsSe1aE8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/FUbjfpRLp_8/v-deo.html
We bought the filter on eBay and I unfortunately can’t find it again but this is what we used www.freshwatersystems.com/products/viqua-s2q-p-12vdc-silver-series-uv-system-powered-by-sterilight-3-gpm?variant=13250138177579&c1=GAW_SE_NW&source=PLA_USA_SS&cr2=shopping__-__nw_-___smart&kw=13250138177579&cr5=&cr7=m&PLA_USA_SS&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaNBPVVdtZlmNHBAqe1bwP3ejc1aOsvJQegmkb2Hjcw9lAeU9Ntq9usaAk9VEALw_wcB
Hey there! Thanks for watching! We went with the S2Q. The S2Q can filter 3 gallon per minute and the S5Q can filter 6 gallons per minute. Our water pump is 3 gallon per minute so we think the S2Q should be fine for us.
Hey there! Thanks so much for watching! 😀We bought our heat exchangers on Amazon. Here is a link to the ones we used! Heat Exchangers - amzn.to/39mP2jb
I don't see if you installed a sediment drain in your water reservoir tank. Heavy solids will create a sediment that will accumulate in that tank, which will actually help with your filtration. However you still will need to be able to drain those sediments.
We put about 5-6 gallons in our tank. We are having some problems controlling soap suds so we are each getting a shower off the 5 gallons, then we need to change it. Looking at lotions for soap that doesn’t suds as much. It’s definitely still a work in progress
Our system is similar but we don’t have the ability to flush or recirculate the water back into the tank to keep it from freezing. That being said we avoid freezing weather and physically wash the filters and drain the system. We wanted to make our circuit as short as possible to keep the size of our holding to a minimum. Thank you for watching!
best way to do this is, to divert the water when soaping and rinsing soap let it drain to gray tank then the valve will direct the water to be recirculating. this way with 2 gallons you can really do a normal shower( short) then chill out with 10 minutes water only shower and no soap.. simple. valve would do the trick
Sorry for the stupid question. Did I hear you say that your Espar heater was heating the water? If so, does that mean you don’t have a separate hot water heater?
Hi! Thanks for watching! Yes! That exactly it. No separate hot water tank/heater. The one system provides our heat and hot water. On demand and tankless. It uses a glycol system to transfer heat. We have some videos on it for you to check out!
Is there any reason someone couldn't run a line into that secondary tank with a manual valve and pump over water from your main freshwater tank to fill it? It seems like most people seem to plumb it isolated like this and I'm wondering why.
You absolutely can… but most do it to isolate potable water from non potable water for safety reasons… sorry it took so long to get back to you! Thank you for watching!
Hi, great video, I'm doing a similar recirculating shower but not sure how big the water tank for it should be...did you work out there was an optimum size considering the weight issues ?
Thanks so much!!! We have a 7 gallon tank and we put about 5 gallons in it. The 5 gallons was more than enough. We had a little over half in the tank while the shower was running. So I think 5 gallon (18 liter) is pretty sufficient. Of course this would depend on how long your water circuit is. The shorter you can keep it the less water you’ll need.
Yes we have one on our kitchen grey water tank and our shower tank. So far we really like them. Makes dumping easy. We have heard that they can freeze in really cold weather though, so that is something to consider.
@@raducristodoru9050 I may end up with a lot of them as well. I am thinking the stainless steel ones are best even though $50 each. Speaking of which, know of a way to get them in bulk for less??? Since you're getting 21...
@@DrychronRed Initially I planned to use 3 way ball valves and 2-3 motorized valve. Later i changed all my 3 way valves with motorized valves. I purchased them from Amazon.
Curious question not sure if you have seen 6 gallon milk crates before but you think I could build the pump/tank/and filters/acculumator using that as the framework or no.
I have seen them online but never have had experience working with them… it’s worth a try! I would be curious on how it would work! Thank you for watching!
@@WanderfulRevolution thanks. I'm a truck driver so I need something that's able to be moved and set up in different trucks. And so if I attach everything to a milk crate the though is it should work.
We have a 7 gallon tank. We put about 5 gallon in it. We think we could run on as little as about 3 gallons if need be. Of course this depends on how long your water circuit is. The shorter the circuit the less water you’ll need! Thanks for watching!
So, Sandy had to put in a strong filter, because Jed keeps peeing in the shower. 😝 Good job, guys! Drive on over to Lancaster for a vacay. 😉 P. S. Where’s the cat?!
We aren’t plumbing experts by any means, but our understanding is that p traps are basically to keep gases and odors from coming back into your house from the sewer systems. P traps aren’t generally used in the RV industry. They do often use a waterless trap called a hepvo. We used one of those on our sink. We didn’t use one on our shower because we don’t feel like we should have an odor problem there since the water will circulate for a few minutes after showers are complete, so we will Basically have filtered water in our tank. Of course if we find that there is an odor problem, we will just add a hepvo in.
Honestly we haven’t used it extensively yet because we are still finishing up the build. A few questions though. 1.What types of filters did you use and in what order? 2. How big of a tank did you use? 3. How often to you change out the water?
@@WanderfulRevolution it goes spin down, pump, accumulator, three filters carbon to the two white ones then a UV filter the tank is 5 gallons and I only used it once to shower
@@ttirrell it shrinks just a little. It’s 32x22ish. This is mostly because of the nautilus shower door. Also it’s narrower at the top because of the curvature of the van
I might have missed it, but:
Pressure gauge before filter might help notify time to clean/ replace them. My pool filter says 10 psi increase is the right time.
Nice video!
Thank you! We did not install a pressure gauge. That’s actually a great suggestion! Much easier than taking them out to see how they are doing! Thanks for watching!
Very helpful set of videos. I’m starting my build now and your video was one of the more instructive videos I’ve seen. Looking forward to see the update.
Awesome! So happy you find the videos helpful! We actually are doing some finishing touches today and then we should be out on the road!
Love this idea, however I have a question for you. How does the water come from the filters to the hydronic system to provide hot water in the system? Do you have a separate heat exchanger for the closed loop?
Yes we have 2 heat exchangers… One for the sink and heat and one just for the shower. Hope this helped!
PMSL@ i thought were installing a periscope..mu hubby wants a periscope so badly..so i will be showing him this video from after you mention it lol
Forget the shower!!!!! Install the periscope!!!!! Sandy wouldn’t let us have a nice practical periscope! 😂 thank you for watching!!!
Wow! Amazing setup. Showers are definitely a must for our family and this video is very helpful for us. We can definitely relate spending hours at Home Depot figuring out what thingamajigs would do the job for our van build.
Thanks so much for watching! A shower is important for us too! Especially since we enjoy hiking and being outside. Nice to be able to get the stink and dirt off hahah! Best of luck with your build and safe travels!
Brilliant!
Thanks! We are still trying to find tune everything! Hope to have a follow up video after we have used it for a while!
Looks awesome! Great idea! 🤙
Thanks so much! We can’t wait to really test it out!!
That's complicated but really neat! I guess there's a drain on the tank underneath and you periodically empty and refill it? Do you have to use special soap and shampoo? And most important of all, who gets to service the "Tubshroom?" -Burt in NJ
The Tubshroom is alllllllll Sandy’s job! We have been tweaking the system since and currently don’t use soap... just water and friction... we are going to try and use some biodegradable soap to see if it works
@@WanderfulRevolution Friction is good. ;-)
great videos, very informative. my only concern is the water tank building up a layer of sludge over time. I guess this could be avoided by running clean water after a shower for 5 minutes so that water in the tank is clean and not dirty? How have you found it?
So far so good… we do run it for about 10 minutes to avoid build up in the tank… we haven’t noticed any yet fortunately !!!
Is it possible to see the way you set the heater portion to the system that's what I was hoping to see. It looks like a great set up and should give you plenty of time in the shower just like home. Thanks for sharing
Yes, absolutely! We also made videos about the installation of our hydronic heat system which is what we use! Check them out and let us know if you have any specific question!! Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for the good content! Can you please let me knw what vendor you get the 12V UV filter from? Do you have a link for it?
We bought the filter on eBay and I unfortunately can’t find it again but this is what we used www.freshwatersystems.com/products/viqua-s2q-p-12vdc-silver-series-uv-system-powered-by-sterilight-3-gpm?variant=13250138177579&c1=GAW_SE_NW&source=PLA_USA_SS&cr2=shopping__-__nw_-___smart&kw=13250138177579&cr5=&cr7=m&PLA_USA_SS&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaNBPVVdtZlmNHBAqe1bwP3ejc1aOsvJQegmkb2Hjcw9lAeU9Ntq9usaAk9VEALw_wcB
Please provide a link for that shower drain hair trap you used. Great idea!
Oh wait, saw another one of your videos and found out it is called Tub Shroom. Thanks for the update video.
Great system!
May I ask what Viqua UV filter did you get? S2Q-P/12VDC or S5Q-P/12VDC.?
Thank you very much for sharing your conversion!
Hey there! Thanks for watching! We went with the S2Q. The S2Q can filter 3 gallon per minute and the S5Q can filter 6 gallons per minute. Our water pump is 3 gallon per minute so we think the S2Q should be fine for us.
@@WanderfulRevolution been loving your videos, but do you have a link to the UV 12V unit?
Thanks for sharing. Some great ideas here. Can you please tell me what heat exchanger you have used.
All the best and Thanks
Hey there! Thanks so much for watching! 😀We bought our heat exchangers on Amazon. Here is a link to the ones we used!
Heat Exchangers - amzn.to/39mP2jb
I don't see if you installed a sediment drain in your water reservoir tank. Heavy solids will create a sediment that will accumulate in that tank, which will actually help with your filtration. However you still will need to be able to drain those sediments.
Great vid.
How many gallons of water do you recirculate before you have to dump it and refill with fresh water?
We put about 5-6 gallons in our tank. We are having some problems controlling soap suds so we are each getting a shower off the 5 gallons, then we need to change it. Looking at lotions for soap that doesn’t suds as much. It’s definitely still a work in progress
@@WanderfulRevolution Try adding Magnesium Sulphate(Epsom Salts) to the shower water. Breaks the soap suds.
How does your shower compare to youtubers " Snow and Curt" recirculating shower? Thanks!
Our system is similar but we don’t have the ability to flush or recirculate the water back into the tank to keep it from freezing. That being said we avoid freezing weather and physically wash the filters and drain the system. We wanted to make our circuit as short as possible to keep the size of our holding to a minimum. Thank you for watching!
best way to do this is, to divert the water when soaping and rinsing soap let it drain to gray tank then the valve will direct the water to be recirculating.
this way with 2 gallons you can really do a normal shower( short) then chill out with 10 minutes water only shower and no soap.. simple. valve would do the trick
Sorry for the stupid question. Did I hear you say that your Espar heater was heating the water? If so, does that mean you don’t have a separate hot water heater?
Hi! Thanks for watching! Yes! That exactly it. No separate hot water tank/heater. The one system provides our heat and hot water. On demand and tankless. It uses a glycol system to transfer heat. We have some videos on it for you to check out!
Is there any reason someone couldn't run a line into that secondary tank with a manual valve and pump over water from your main freshwater tank to fill it? It seems like most people seem to plumb it isolated like this and I'm wondering why.
You absolutely can… but most do it to isolate potable water from non potable water for safety reasons… sorry it took so long to get back to you! Thank you for watching!
Hi, great video, I'm doing a similar recirculating shower but not sure how big the water tank for it should be...did you work out there was an optimum size considering the weight issues ?
Thanks so much!!! We have a 7 gallon tank and we put about 5 gallons in it. The 5 gallons was more than enough. We had a little over half in the tank while the shower was running. So I think 5 gallon (18 liter) is pretty sufficient. Of course this would depend on how long your water circuit is. The shorter you can keep it the less water you’ll need.
I noticed you have aUS solid motorized valve. Are you happy with them? How they perform? I plan to install 21 on my van...
Yes we have one on our kitchen grey water tank and our shower tank. So far we really like them. Makes dumping easy. We have heard that they can freeze in really cold weather though, so that is something to consider.
@@WanderfulRevolution Thank you.
@@raducristodoru9050 your welcome! Best of luck with your build!
@@raducristodoru9050 I may end up with a lot of them as well. I am thinking the stainless steel ones are best even though $50 each. Speaking of which, know of a way to get them in bulk for less??? Since you're getting 21...
@@DrychronRed Initially I planned to use 3 way ball valves and 2-3 motorized valve. Later i changed all my 3 way valves with motorized valves. I purchased them from Amazon.
what kind of shower enclosure is that, where did you get it??
It’s a Nautilus retractable shower door. We got it direct from the company. shop.stoett.com/nautilus-retractable-shower-doors-for-rv/
Curious question not sure if you have seen 6 gallon milk crates before but you think I could build the pump/tank/and filters/acculumator using that as the framework or no.
I have seen them online but never have had experience working with them… it’s worth a try! I would be curious on how it would work! Thank you for watching!
@@WanderfulRevolution thanks. I'm a truck driver so I need something that's able to be moved and set up in different trucks. And so if I attach everything to a milk crate the though is it should work.
@@spiritualinsight if you try it would love an update!
@@WanderfulRevolution will do
any issues with vibration/shaking to rigid pipes to rigid connections?
No problems so far! We’ve only been living in the van for 4 months so time will tell. We regularly check for issues but have been fortunate so far!
How much water did you fill in the tank for it to become functional?
We have a 7 gallon tank. We put about 5 gallon in it. We think we could run on as little as about 3 gallons if need be. Of course this depends on how long your water circuit is. The shorter the circuit the less water you’ll need! Thanks for watching!
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Now a feature film based on the picture book!
How does the system remove oils and chemicals from the soap and shampoo and your body?
Hey there! Thanks for watching! We just put an update video out. This should answer your question! ua-cam.com/video/-eTBfi9uo4M/v-deo.html
So, Sandy had to put in a strong filter, because Jed keeps peeing in the shower. 😝
Good job, guys! Drive on over to Lancaster for a vacay. 😉
P. S. Where’s the cat?!
😂🤣😂🤣 He pees so much!!!!!!! We will probably be in Lancaster later this year. Play date? With the cat? She’s just cat napping somewhere.
don't you need a p-trap in the drain?
We aren’t plumbing experts by any means, but our understanding is that p traps are basically to keep gases and odors from coming back into your house from the sewer systems. P traps aren’t generally used in the RV industry. They do often use a waterless trap called a hepvo. We used one of those on our sink. We didn’t use one on our shower because we don’t feel like we should have an odor problem there since the water will circulate for a few minutes after showers are complete, so we will
Basically have filtered water in our tank. Of course if we find that there is an odor problem, we will just add a hepvo in.
What heater did u use
We have an espar S3 D5E diesel hydronic heater that heat the hot water and cabin
hey there i just installed a recirc shower in my van and noticed that it isnt filtering the soap. do you guys seem to be experiencing the same issue?
Honestly we haven’t used it extensively yet because we are still finishing up the build. A few questions though.
1.What types of filters did you use and in what order?
2. How big of a tank did you use?
3. How often to you change out the water?
@@WanderfulRevolution it goes spin down, pump, accumulator, three filters carbon to the two white ones then a UV filter the tank is 5 gallons and I only used it once to shower
What micron are your filters in the 3 filter system?
@@WanderfulRevolution 1 micron and 2-5microns
From my research it seems these systems will not filter soap
I hope you bring protection when you go to S. America you will be a target for bad and desperate people.
What size shower pan? And where did you get it? Thanks
Found it in the comments on you "Building A VAN BATHROOM & SHOWER (Part 1)" video. Thanks
Awesome! I was about to send you that link! It’s a 24x32.
@@WanderfulRevolution Thanks. 1 more question. What is the internal dimension of your shower? Wall to Wall? 24x32 or does it shrink a little?
@@ttirrell it shrinks just a little. It’s 32x22ish. This is mostly because of the nautilus shower door. Also it’s narrower at the top because of the curvature of the van