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Offline Samstruck

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Gas Hot Water
« on: December 03, 2011, 12:57:21 PM »
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Offline Paul Mac

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2011, 01:07:08 PM »
Bought one in Brisbane through eBay a few years ago and it works great.

Do a search on hot water systems and you will read about quite a few swaggers who use them.

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2011, 01:19:33 PM »
Now I am in the shyte for ordering something else  ;D ;D
Answered the Missus with "But Darling, we got the money back on the Oztrail Mega suite, so it almost cost us nothing"  ;D ;D

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2011, 02:53:52 PM »
Use their own tactic against them I say....

"but darling these are normally twice the price, combine that with the strength of the Aussie dollar and we actually saved more than we spent"
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 03:01:55 PM »
Quote from: Mark@Port on December 03, 2011, 02:53:52 PM
Use their own tactic against them I say....

"but darling these are normally twice the price, combine that with the strength of the Aussie dollar and we actually saved more than we spent"
Love it  :cup:
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 03:34:21 PM »
bought one of these earlier this year in oz. no problems so far

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2011, 03:38:51 PM »
we've used a similar type (may even be the same one, 2 of my mates own them) many times before when camped on the beach, a 9kg gas bottle lasted nearly 2 weeks with 4 families having showers each night. only real problem we had was if it was windy, the pilot flame would go out, but put it facing away from the wind or a wind break in front of it and problem solved.

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2011, 04:32:31 PM »
I had heard a rumour that Ebay had placed a ban on these chinese hot water units due to ongoing safety issues. Looking at the link and doing a search it appears that there are no longer any Australian based sellers listing these. I can only see them in Hong Kong and China.
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2011, 04:59:51 PM »
Have had one of these, earlier model, for about 4 years now and not had a problem. Like all things if set up properly and maintained well they will give good service.

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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2011, 06:35:26 PM »
Had one for a while now, no worries at all, would get another. Complete Campsite sell them as a cheaper alternative now...
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2011, 06:41:18 PM »
I'd like to know how Outback Jack transports his unit. All those bricks must weigh a bit.

Kettle or pot no good? Mix hot and cold in a bucket and use one of those 12V shower thingies that always break down.
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2011, 06:46:55 PM »
Quote from: Renno on December 03, 2011, 06:35:26 PM

Australian Importer



thats the mob i bought mine off on ebay 7 months ago, i paid $200 delivered (gone up in price a bit since then)

 
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2011, 06:52:29 PM »
Quote from: outback jack on December 03, 2011, 06:46:55 PM
thats the mob i bought mine off on ebay 7 months ago, i paid $200 delivered (gone up in price a bit since then)

I paid about the same, was from ebay though, I know it was a lot cheaper on there?
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2011, 06:54:00 PM »
Quote from: Estelle on December 03, 2011, 06:41:18 PM
I'd like to know how Outback Jack transports his unit. All those bricks must weigh a bit.


 ;D

 thats when i first got it delivered (tested it out at home)

currently set up in central vic

myswagger graham has got the same unit and i got his advice before buying it, no problems with his either  :cheers:
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2011, 05:04:13 AM »
Currently using the 6L version on the CT, all good so far, the ability to regulate the temp is great but would be careful that  children are supervised.

 
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Re: Gas Hot Water
« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2011, 09:44:22 AM »
The guy we bought ours off through ebay is no longer on there. But he does have his own website http://www.ausj.com.au/InstantGas.htm

Ours is the 6L one and has been great with no issues what so ever. I extended the shower hose so the unit could be further from the shower tent and also have a longer gas hose. I hooked up a 4.3L/min pump ($60 at BCF) with garden hose to run water through the unit.

They are a bit more expensive now as well.

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