Hurricanelady
Well-Known Member
Hi everybody
Any advice gratefully received from fellow Hot Horse Shower (or similar tankless LPG outside use shower) users. I have one of these (on a metal wheeled trolley) and find it invaluable for washing mud off my horses' legs in winter, especially the two young horses. I really don't like to use cold water anywhere near their bodies in winter.
We've had quite a lot of problems with water leaking from the pipes that connect into the bottom of the unit, but have generally fixed these with the use of plumbers tape to provide a better connection to the threads. It is also rather temperamental and if you don't get the water pressure/temperature dials right, it won't easily reignite and/or stay warm enough.
The main problem I have now is that the slightest gust of wind blows the flame out, and I'm constantly having to reignite the thing and then wait a little while for the water to heat up again. Luckily my horses, even the youngsters; are patient - but today tried my patience sorely, and that's being polite about it (husband patiently holding a 2 and a 3 year old in poisonous weather whilst I had a battle royal with it!).
I totally understand the need for safety and keeping the top vents uncovered, but has anybody else been able to improve this issue and would there be any conceivable way of building some kind of sloping/angled open top contraption onto it to try and keep the wind out? I can't leave it in the storage area and do the horses outside (although it has long enough piping) because some water does still drip out of the bottom of it and I can't be getting the floor wet in the storage area.
Apologies for lack of handyman type knowledge, I'm good with horses rather than stuff like this!!
Any advice gratefully received from fellow Hot Horse Shower (or similar tankless LPG outside use shower) users. I have one of these (on a metal wheeled trolley) and find it invaluable for washing mud off my horses' legs in winter, especially the two young horses. I really don't like to use cold water anywhere near their bodies in winter.
We've had quite a lot of problems with water leaking from the pipes that connect into the bottom of the unit, but have generally fixed these with the use of plumbers tape to provide a better connection to the threads. It is also rather temperamental and if you don't get the water pressure/temperature dials right, it won't easily reignite and/or stay warm enough.
The main problem I have now is that the slightest gust of wind blows the flame out, and I'm constantly having to reignite the thing and then wait a little while for the water to heat up again. Luckily my horses, even the youngsters; are patient - but today tried my patience sorely, and that's being polite about it (husband patiently holding a 2 and a 3 year old in poisonous weather whilst I had a battle royal with it!).
I totally understand the need for safety and keeping the top vents uncovered, but has anybody else been able to improve this issue and would there be any conceivable way of building some kind of sloping/angled open top contraption onto it to try and keep the wind out? I can't leave it in the storage area and do the horses outside (although it has long enough piping) because some water does still drip out of the bottom of it and I can't be getting the floor wet in the storage area.
Apologies for lack of handyman type knowledge, I'm good with horses rather than stuff like this!!
