I know a few people have done this on their own by cobbling the parts together and self engineering. Now there is a ready made system to stop wasting the fresh water while waiting for hot water in the shower.The manufacturer claims that some new RVs will have the system installed by the factory.In brief, it diverts the shower water back into the fresh water tank until the hot water reaches the shower head. There is a color indicator that tells you when the hot water arrives.Aqua View Showermiser

We just put the water into a small bucket, then warm it up and use it to shower with with the nozzle off.

I can see the ugly variable is routing the return line to the non-pressurized fill side of the tank. In my class A I don't see how I could do it.

We conserve water on most all of our outings, but since our water heater is about 5 feet from the shower, doesn't seem worth it to save for re-use. Maybe 12oz of water.

I watched each of the videos. The first one makes it seem much easier than it is, as it doesn't show the install of the return line. Also, the more detailed video actually shows the guy cracking his shower stall liner as he drills the hole, but the video simply ignores that fact. This may be a worthwhile item for a full-timer without full hookups. But for the rest of us, saving water in a bucket is way easier and really isn't much of a burden.

Since I already use a pitcher to catch the unheated water and use it for dishes, or something else, the only way to save more water would be to not shower at all. RichH

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96Bounder30E
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
dewey02 wrote:
I watched each of the videos.
The first one makes it seem much easier than it is, as it doesn't show the install of the return line. Also, the more detailed video actually shows the guy cracking his shower stall liner as he drills the hole, but the video simply ignores that fact. This may be a worthwhile item for a full-timer without full hookups. But for the rest of us, saving water in a bucket is way easier and really isn't much of a burden.

I saw that at 4:45 where he cracked the shower wall......ouch!...at minimum they should be providing an escutcheon plate...

Who in their right mind would drill that sized hole in fiberglass with a twist drill bit????......that is a job for a brand new hole saw....
96Bounder30E
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
This is a good idea that would be best utilized during the manufacture of an RV......installing after it's built would present many obstacles.......
Houston_Remodel
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Watts makes an under sink device for this. If your vanity is plumbed further, or close enough to the shower, install the recirculator device under the vanity where the install will be much easier.
aguablanco
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Since I already use a pitcher to catch the unheated water and use it for dishes, or something else, the only way to save more water would be to not shower at all.
RichH
dewey02
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
I watched each of the videos.
The first one makes it seem much easier than it is, as it doesn't show the install of the return line. Also, the more detailed video actually shows the guy cracking his shower stall liner as he drills the hole, but the video simply ignores that fact. This may be a worthwhile item for a full-timer without full hookups. But for the rest of us, saving water in a bucket is way easier and really isn't much of a burden.
korbe
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
We conserve water on most all of our outings, but since our water heater is about 5 feet from the shower, doesn't seem worth it to save for re-use. Maybe 12oz of water.
Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
I can see the ugly variable is routing the return line to the non-pressurized fill side of the tank.

In my class A I don't see how I could do it.
Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
We just put the water into a small bucket, then warm it up and use it to shower with with the nozzle off.

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