When taking Navy showers I click the little button to stop water flow to wash but when I turn it back on via the water flow button the water is extremely hot when it comes out for about 15-20 seconds and then returns to where I set it when I started the shower. Is this normal? If not, what could be causing this? The only thing I could think of is maybe the hot water pressure is stronger. I haven't noticed yet if this happens while dry camping but it did happen when hooked up to water and electric. We use a pressure reg on the hose.I can deal with this but my worry is fo my daughter.Stumped. Thanks!

On ours, instead of an off button, we installed a nice matching brushed nickel flow control valve and then hooked the show hose to the valve. This allows us to keep a slight water flow going and avoid a sharp water temperature change - ours was going too cold. For your daughter who might not be able to reach that high, you may be able to install a valve at the shower head?Bill

We like to let our shower head drip into a plastic quart container slowly, then you use the drippings for the navy shower as required. It tends to make for a more even temperature and with care, the amount used it likely less too.

hummm---not sure why yours come out hot at first. Mine comes out cold for about 2 seconds before returning to the set temp. Could you possibly just turn the flow rate down and not off? Maybe that would keep the water temp the same.

Mine comes out real hot also... Thinking the hot water side's more pressure due to + temp is the cause but not sure.

Jbrowland wrote:Is this normal?Yes.When you stop the water flow completely - the end with higher pressure at the controls - hot or cold - will saturate the hose over a couple minutes.Keep a small drip running to keep the water are the set temp.

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PawPaw_n_Gram
Explorer
Feb 01, 2015
Jbrowland wrote:
Is this normal?

Yes.

When you stop the water flow completely - the end with higher pressure at the controls - hot or cold - will saturate the hose over a couple minutes.

Keep a small drip running to keep the water are the set temp.
Mmwtdh
Explorer
Feb 01, 2015
Mine comes out real hot also... Thinking the hot water side's more pressure due to + temp is the cause but not sure.
camper19709
Explorer
Feb 01, 2015
hummm---not sure why yours come out hot at first. Mine comes out cold for about 2 seconds before returning to the set temp. Could you possibly just turn the flow rate down and not off? Maybe that would keep the water temp the same.
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Feb 01, 2015
We like to let our shower head drip into a plastic quart container slowly, then you use the drippings for the navy shower as required. It tends to make for a more even temperature and with care, the amount used it likely less too.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Feb 01, 2015
On ours, instead of an off button, we installed a nice matching brushed nickel flow control valve and then hooked the show hose to the valve. This allows us to keep a slight water flow going and avoid a sharp water temperature change - ours was going too cold. For your daughter who might not be able to reach that high, you may be able to install a valve at the shower head?

Bill

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