"Solar Powered" Outside Shower

"Solar Powered" Outside Shower AG WORLD 32-5-21 Tim Mason, Beaverton, Mich., built a "solar powered" outside shower that hooks up to a garden hose and uses sunshine to heat the water. "I spent only about $140 to build it," says Mason. "After I shower I refill the tank so that by the next day the water is nice and warm, weather permitting." He painted an old water heater flat black. It mounts on top of a wood frame adjacent to the shower stall. He installed a vent on top of the tank so he can tell when it's full, and also to prevent airlock. There's a shut-off valve just before the shower head. "I bought a shower base at a garage sale for $5. The walls and door are two pieces of privacy fence that I bought at a lumber yard and cut down to fit. The floor under the base is made from treated lumber. "To drain the water, I dug a hole about 8 in. deep in the ground and buried a piece of pvc pipe, which is attached to the shower base." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tim Mason, 3592 Long Road, Beaverton, Mich. 48612.

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