Outdoor Shower fitting for Coastal area

[wave_watcher]

Hi, this isn't really a boat question, but I hope someone with specialised knowledge might be able to help me. We live on the Northumberland Coast in NE England and we're putting a shower in an unheated outbuilding so we can rinse wetsuits, wash ourselves, dogs etc. The shower will be under cover and be supplied from a water heater which we can drain down in the winter. I'm not sure if there are showers available for the backs of boats, but that was my thought when I decided to post here. The coastal environment will make material selection critical I expect. The only marine grade shower I could find is out of stock and it was £££. Any help/pointers would be gratefully received!

 

[Boathook]

Just use an ordinary multipoint water heater. I used to help commision mobile homes in France after they had been dormant for nearly 7 months in unheated units. Biggest problem was when they hadn't been drained down correctly and the freezing conditions in winter giving burst pipes and heat exchangers.

 

[wave_watcher]

Thank you. I’m really looking for shower valve and shower head suggestions. I think our heating engineers have specified the water heater already.

 

[nortada]

Think you could get a bigger response in the Reader to Reader sub forum.

 

[Goldie]

I‘d be tempted to use a garden spray head - it gives you jet/spray options, can be mainly plastic, instantly removable .... and cheap!

 

[wave_watcher]

Thanks again, I switched to the reader to reader forum as suggested. I'm still struggling to find a suitable fitting, even though I was told I was being useless by another member. I just need a link for a stainless steel unit which has:
external shower valve,
rainhead and
hand held (all in one unit)
Like this but without the ABS chrome plating: nuie Thermostatic Bar Valve and Kit

 

[cherod]

that is helish expensive ,, i am doing similar just now ( on board ) and am looking at £10 fir a head unit ,, non mixer but the temperature can be controlled by a thermostat in the heater unit .

 

[cherod]

I‘d be tempted to use a garden spray head - it gives you jet/spray options, can be mainly plastic, instantly removable .... and cheap!

but what will happen when you put hhot water throo the plastic pipe ,, it will collapse .