Hot Water Options without boiler

sid · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:09

Hello all,

I am living in an appartment with centrally provided hot water + heating.

For the past month or so, one of the boilers was broken which they've fixed now and the heating is up and running but the water tank for the entire appartment is now broken.

There is no hope of fixing this over xmas so basically no hot water for a month.

Any ideas?
sid

doofer · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:13

Got a Kettle? A Stove? Pots and Pans? A Brain?

sid · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:25

I meant for showering :rolleyes:

doofer · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:27

sid said:
I meant for showering

Ah right, my Mind-Reading Abilities seem to be broken, so sorry about that. But fortunately my Common Sense is still active and it says..

Have a ****ing wash instead.

Wicksta · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:29

sid said:
I meant for showering

Join a local gym or go to a swimming pool. Either that or drill some holes in a bucket and put hot water in it and hang it over your head.

What do you expect people to say?

Ice Rich · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:31

Are you a member of a gym or pool? You could use the showers there, although I do not know what the opening times will be like over the holidays.

Can you not use a friends or relative?

You could buy a giant tea urn like they have in cafes and use that I suppose? Should be able to get one for about £100?
If its big enough you could actually sit in it?

(J/K on the last bit)

sid · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:35

I was wondering if there was some electrically operated showering system which didn't need to be plumbed in.

Should have made that clear but there was no need for sarky replies

sid

manic111 · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:35

Ice Rich said:
Can you not use a friends or relative?

It may be warm but I'm not sure it's hygienic

KPeh · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:35

You can get electric or gas water heaters that do so on the fly. No need for a tank. You'd need a plumber in to install it. But then again, it would be as much effort to just get the tank itself sorted.

Cybermyk · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:36

Portable shower

Wicksta · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:36

sid said:
I was wondering if there was some electrically operated showering system which didn't need to be plumbed in.

Should have made that clear but there was no need for sarky replies

sid

If it's not plumbed in where do you expect the water to come from?

Wicksta · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:37

Cybermyk said:
Portable shower

You'd be better off with a watering can than one of these!

Ice Rich · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:39

Cybermyk said:
Portable shower

I'm quite impressed! Might order 1.

gillywibble · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:40

Stop picking on the guy, must be a PITA without hot water from the boiler.

Cosimo · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:41

Just go outside and roll around in the snow. Better still man up and have a cold shower.

MikeHunt79 · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:41

Improvise:

Edward78 · 18 Dec 2010 at 15:57

KPeh said:
You can get electric or gas water heaters that do so on the fly. No need for a tank. You'd need a plumber in to install it. But then again, it would be as much effort to just get the tank itself sorted.

US site, so the info is prob. a bit different.

Dave M · 18 Dec 2010 at 16:04

sid said:
Hello all,

I am living in an appartment with centrally provided hot water + heating.

For the past month or so, one of the boilers was broken which they've fixed now and the heating is up and running but the water tank for the entire appartment is now broken.

There is no hope of fixing this over xmas so basically no hot water for a month.

Any ideas?
sid

Fill a bucket with hot water, put in shower cubical, have a sponge wash.

Putting it in the cubicle saves you getting your bathroom floor wet.

MikeHunt79 · 18 Dec 2010 at 16:09

Actually you may be able to do something similar to this, just position the kettle where the shower head would be and run water into the kettle with a hose and use an extension cord to power the kettle:

Blue Peter has a lot to answer for!

Infam0us · 18 Dec 2010 at 16:18

Telescopi said:
Fill a bucket with hot water, put in shower cubical, have a sponge wash.

Putting it in the cubicle saves you getting your bathroom floor wet.

Used to do this in the Army when the showers broke :cool: