It's likely we're going to redo our master bath shower this year. It currently has two shower heads, and I'm wondering if I should try to convert one of the to some sort of alternate water/hot water setup while we have the walls down for new tile.
Currently I can run the well pump off the generator, but I don't have enough juice to run the (electric) hot water heater. Last time we were without power for just under 4 days, so a shower was sounding pretty nice toward the end there.
Ideas I've come up with so far, most of which seem expensive:
- replace electric water heater with propane unit (would need a propane tank)
- replace electric hot water heater with tankless propane unit (would need a propane tank)
- 'point of use' propane water heater on the 2nd shower head (would need a propane source)
- 'point of use' electric water heater on the 2nd shower head (would need more generator)
- some sort of solar hot water tank for the 2nd shower head?
- outdoor portable shower setup (portable point-of-use running off a BBQ propane tank)
Other ideas?
Currently I can run the well pump off the generator, but I don't have enough juice to run the (electric) hot water heater. Last time we were without power for just under 4 days, so a shower was sounding pretty nice toward the end there.
Ideas I've come up with so far, most of which seem expensive:
- replace electric water heater with propane unit (would need a propane tank)
- replace electric hot water heater with tankless propane unit (would need a propane tank)
- 'point of use' propane water heater on the 2nd shower head (would need a propane source)
- 'point of use' electric water heater on the 2nd shower head (would need more generator)
- some sort of solar hot water tank for the 2nd shower head?
- outdoor portable shower setup (portable point-of-use running off a BBQ propane tank)
Other ideas?