Post and beam Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 I dont yet have mains water to site and have a need to provide 'hot running water' , All of the heaters i am aware of require a mains connection. I dont think a kettle will do the job, so an URN seems to also not fit the bill. Can anyone point me to an option that can be filled with a reservoir of cold water that can be electrically heated ? Thanks in advance keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 If it’s for the builders they won’t expect hot water It tends to be only the large commercial sites that have hot water and clean loos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canski Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 2 minutes ago, nod said: If it’s for the builders they won’t expect hot water It tends to be only the large commercial sites that have hot water and clean loos And I’d rather wallow in someone else’s shit than work on a WD site. 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 I have said before, buy a cheap touring caravan, they will provide all you need. Of course someone will have to fetch water every day, and empty the porta potti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 At least I woke a couple up 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canski Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Just catching up after a long period of ffffff Finishings. 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 9 hours ago, nod said: they won’t expect hot water Except they do. Well, the House frame builder does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 9 hours ago, ProDave said: buy a cheap touring caravan, they will provide all you need I dont see how this provides the mains pressure water that the caravan water heater presumably needs. Regardless, i have built a 12 x 8 shed . Now i need to provide it with hot running water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 53 minutes ago, Post and beam said: Except they do. Well, the House frame builder does. Is that MBC? We had a similar requirement in our contract and provided hot water through an instantaneous hot water tap. The frame erectors could not have been less impressed or interested and it was never used once. Provide a camping gas hob and a kettle, that will partially satisfy the requirement I should think and will never be used for anything other than making a brew. I don’t suspect they will ‘down tools’ because the hot water isn’t running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, Post and beam said: I dont see how this provides the mains pressure water that the caravan water heater presumably needs. Regardless, i have built a 12 x 8 shed . Now i need to provide it with hot running water Pumped hot water from it's (usually) external cold tank through it's hot water heater. It provides hot and cold running water and a toilet, the basic requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoUK Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 .. if youre set on hot water ...try an LPG portable water heater with battery ignition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russdl Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Or hire a Burco Boiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) 2 hours ago, Post and beam said: Except they do. Well, the House frame builder does. I worked on sites everyday Only city centre have hot water Do you really need hot water to wash your hands Tell your framers to put big boy pants on Edited September 24 by nod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1 hour ago, nod said: Tell your framers to put big boy pants on That was what I thought also. He will be asked to provide hot water bottles when it gets chilly next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 any builder who needs a welfare cabin would be off the shortlist immediately. They are there to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulberry View Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 It's nonsense, isn't it? We have a steel container with a decent setup in it, a nice 'normal' mains connected toilet, a 'normal' sink and hot running water. Yet the contractors we had for our Zinc roof were unable to close the lid on the toilet, often pissed on the floor, always left the light on, usually failed to turn the tap off properly. I felt violated. LOL. The people who write these guidelines have no grip on reality, where most contractors seem happy to piss in a quiet corner of the site and, at best, rinse their hands off in a bucket of dirty rainwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisInKent Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Is this for hand washing or for tea? We take two flasks to site each day, once it’s gone it’s gone. The toilet we hired is a hot water one, requires a generator on site which our groundwork team supplied. They can spark it up, yet to see them do it. We put alcohol hand gel in the toilet which does get used - but the water rarely needs topping up beyond the weekly service. We have a 10l canister in the van which we keep topped up. We had to prove to the TF company that we’d hired the hot water toilet. Their team is on site next month so I’ll see then if they use it or not… We got a Site Office sticker and put camping chairs in the shed so when it’s hammering down or they are on a break they can shelter. In reality they sit in their vans when it’s raining and anywhere when it’s lunchtime, even in the bags of sand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 To be honest i am trying to fulfill what i was told by the TF company is a requirement for them. I was talking to the TF erector and mentioned in passing that if the SHED i have built as a welfare unit for them survived the build it will become the wifes potting shed. He said 'of course it will survive, they wont use it' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post and beam Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 On 24/09/2024 at 08:56, Russdl said: Or hire a Burco Boiler. Just ordered one. Generator out the back until the leccy is delivered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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