Conserving Water

[Lin]

Jeremy,

If you run your hot water supply in a loop that goes back to the hot water heater and have a pump in the loop, you could turn on the pump before you need the hot water, the hot water will circulate through the loop.  When you turn the tap on, you will have instant hot water.  This would be a variation on system used in hotels etc., so there is instant hot water even though you are many floors away from the boiler.

[kyle4501]

We emphasize water conservation at all times due to the small waste tanks in the camper.

Normal showers for us take several gallons of water.
When we need to conserve water due to limited hookups, we run the water into a 1 gallon container until the water is hot & the collected water is warm. We then rinse off & turn off the water while we clean with a wash cloth - then turn the water back on for a quick rinse. Less than a gallon used.

I let the kids fill gallon water jugs to fill the holding tank a couple of times. They understand water useage now.

[boogiethecat]

On my last burning man trip there was one gal staying with us who just could NOT keep from using 2 gallons of water trying to flush the pottie,   letting the sink run, letting the shower run, etc.   Conserving water seemed like an easy task to understand, everyone else figured it out... but  being I couldn't be there 24/7 to monitor her she ran me out of water in two days! Luckily there was a truck available to refill..
So I simply poked a little 1/8" hole in the top of a 2 liter water bottle, turned the water pump OFF, handed her the bottle and said "Twice a day refill is all you get from now on.  Squirt your poo down with it, wash your hands with it, shower with it if you like!"  It worked wonders! Amazing how little water one can use when forced to...

[belfert]

I've managed to get about 20 showers plus 5 days of living for 4 or 5 people out of the 100 gallon water tank in the travel trailer I used to own.  I thought that was pretty impressive.

The last morning the tank was reading empty.  One guy wanted to take a shower before we left and I told him the tank read empty and warned him against it.  The tank ran dry when he was covered in soap!

[ruthi]

Yea, but how did everyone smell   Just kidding.........

[kyle4501]

Yea, but how did everyone smell  Just kidding.........

With their noses, of course.