CAMPLUX Tankless Water Heater Outdoor, 1.32 GPM Portable Propane Camping Water Heater, 5L, AY132, White

Great, functional product perfect for camping or off grid cabins, etc.BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TIGHTENING THE FITTING FOR HOT WATER OUT. You need to be extremely careful and delicate or you can break the unit. It’s meant for camping and garden hoses. If you are doing a permanent installation with something like pex and brass fittings, be very careful and gentle.MAKE SURE AND DRAIN THE UNIT DURING FREEZING TEMPS. This is super easy and takes five seconds. I’ve lost 3 of these to freeze damage.For any kind of permanent installation, YOU NEED A PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE IN THE HOT WATER LINE OUT JUST A FEW INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT. This will keep your pipe from exploding in the event that the heat exchanger gets clogged from degree in the water supply and hot water pressure builds up inside the unit.If you have a shower that automatically mixes hot and cold water (one handle) it’s possible that you may only get warm water if your water source is very cold.The best kind of faucets (sink and shower) for this water heater is the kind that has a separate handle for hot and cold.This allows you to get only hot water. Some faucets that have only one handle will mix hot and cold water even when the handle is turned all the way to hot.This is only a concern when temps are below 40 degrees.

I bought this specifically to give my dog a bath in the middle of the night/ early morning.She's a senior dog so she has accidents pretty regularly. Giving her a bath when it's 40 to 50 degrees outside with water that's even colder felt cruel at her age.I looked into a bunch of camping showers and landed on this one after tons of youtube reviews. It works great for the heat that I need. Granted, it's not going to be as hot as an indoor shower but our bathrooms are upstairs and it'd be too much to constantly carry an 80 lb dog up a flight of stairs at 3 to 4 times a day.Water flow is great and the amount of heat is decent for an outside shower. It gets to about 80 to 90 degrees which is perfect. It doesn't make any loud noises when starting or in use.Side note, the top gets insanely hot because it's the exhaust vent. Be VERY mindful on where you mount it because it can honestly catch something on fire or cause severe burns. I used a tiny bit of plumbers tape on the threading because the gaskets alone were not enough.

Initially, this outdoor shower unit was amazing. I used this product in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California this past fall and was extremely grateful, living off grid as I do, to have the ability to take a hot shower after a long day of working on my property. However, after about a month into using it, I noticed a bulge in the shower hose developing. The bulge grew bigger and bigger, until the hose burst. Not a big deal. I replaced the hose with another sturdier hose and thought nothing of it. Then, last week, with the first freeze, the handle burst down its seam. Again, no big deal, as I had a spare. So I replaced it and figured I was good... till I went to fire it up later that day and water started spewing out everywhere, starting from inside the unit. The water extinguished the propane and shut the unit down. I took the unit apart and assessed the damage. A brass water manifold inside had split in two places. I tried liquid weld, but that only lasted for one more shower, before the manifold cracked again. I ordered another brand and hopefully it lasts longer than this one did.Personal edit update: This company actually reached out to me, apologized for the inconvenience and sent me another unit, which in this day and age, frankly, suprised the hell out of me. The replacement machine seems to be working (though the shower handle did split down the middle on the third use which was frustrating, but fixable using another handle that i happened to have.) but time and use will tell.So a bump up and extra star added for excellent customer service. Thank you1/6/25: Outside of the water nozzle issue previously mentioned, this unit has continued to do well and I am very pleased with its utility and ease of function.

This is my second camplux shower. The first one I bought back in 2016 (larger and on right in photo) still works but has always had problems with the batteries getting wet and draining and then causing igniter issues.The new model works just as good and has had no problems with the batteries. One set of batteries lasted an entire camping trip and were still working when we packed up.I was able to run both showers with one faucet. They get hot enough to burn so you start out cold and work up.You can adjust water flow rate for more pressure (decreases temp as a result) and you can dial the temp up and down separately as needed.The setup comes with the attachments needed to use either the male or female end of a garden hose or switch to a 1/4 water line. I was able to attach a faucet line for a sink to attach to pvc for a shower. Very pleased with the attachment options. You will end up needing one of them most likely.Photos are of both showers hooked up on a utility trailer with plywood walls.