Outside shower is disappointing - looking for potential mod ideas!

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  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    Everyone needs a secret pet squirrel.
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    The mixer is the thing with the hot and cold handles, right? Not sure I want to tear into that. If someone does and finds any squirrels let me know.
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2016
    Photomom - Not the faucet - It's a valve in the water lines generally located in the area where all the winterizing valves are under the seat. Can't recall when it was added but fairly recently.
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Wouldn't that also affect the inside shower? We did take brief showers in our driveway and the pressure seemed acceptable.
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    I would think it would.
  • Norbert1223
    Norbert1223 Member Posts: 82
    Verna I will contact my dealer.  
    Debbie and the Bulldogs; 2016 T@B Max S; 2016 Toyota 4 Runner
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Norbert1223 said:
    Verna I will contact my dealer.  
    Thank you. 
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Mr_Mrs_Gnome
    Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241

    PXLated, Photomom is correct, the mixer that the manufacturer and I are talking about is the one contained in the shower unit (H&C handles), not the one that mixes for the all of the hot water.

    '17 Outback S - TV 2016 Chevy Colorado in "Colorful Colorado"
  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    Ahhhh - Only time I've seen the word "mixer" used here it was in reference to the one in the main line.
  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    The Gnomies found a 2nd mixer with the 2nd shower!! Always new info here. I'm one of the lucky ones that didn't get the mixer stuck in the water lines during production. I like mah water hot like I like my... um, electric blanket. Yeah, blanket. :blush:

    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    Good call, stick with blanket! ;)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    edited June 2016
    Well, this is what I did, right or wrong. There is a little nylon thingamabob that the "volume control" on the shower handset (note: it does NOT say "on/off") controls. I took it out completely and am getting a nice water flow. Of course you have to turn the water on and off using the hot and cold knobs, but since the "volume control" didn't turn the water off anyway (a feature, not a bug, as we say in the software biz) I can live with that.

    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Mr_Mrs_Gnome
    Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241
    @photomom, Do you have a photo of your handset? I don't remember a volume control on mine.
    '17 Outback S - TV 2016 Chevy Colorado in "Colorful Colorado"
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    The "volume control" is the little silver lever neat the top.
    I
    It is marked ""volume control."
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Mr_Mrs_Gnome
    Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241
    @Photomom, mine is different. Mine's just like the one in my previous picture of the whole unit. 2017 Outback S.
    '17 Outback S - TV 2016 Chevy Colorado in "Colorful Colorado"
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Yours looks really nice. Can you tell if there is a manufacturer name on it?
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Mr_Mrs_Gnome
    Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241
    It's an ITC (manufacturer) Fontana (model). It's what LG/PV installed when I requested an optional outside shower on our Outback S.
    '17 Outback S - TV 2016 Chevy Colorado in "Colorful Colorado"
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Interesting. Mine is also optional. I like the look of yours but can water get into the area where the hose comes out of?
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    @Mr_Mrs_Gnome, do you like your shower head? Does the water completely shut off when you're not pressing the trigger down or does it also have the trickle "feature?"
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Mr_Mrs_Gnome
    Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241
    @Photomom, We really dislike it. The knobs are difficult to turn, the hose is maybe 5 feet, which sounds like a lot but you lose some inside the T@B, and the nozzle only has an off/on (can lock on) with no flow control. On city water with the knobs turned on full, the arc of flow goes out maybe 8 - 12" if spraying parallel to the ground. The box is mounted in the back on the driver's side just by the Alde plumbing. Unless I can find a fix, I'm sorry I spent the extra $$. We use it to rinse off after kayaking or hiking.
    '17 Outback S - TV 2016 Chevy Colorado in "Colorful Colorado"
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Thanks, I guess I'll leave well enough alone!
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    Photomom, can you see a brand name on yours anywhere?
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    There are no markings. It is a generic plastic bottle.
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    edited June 2016
    Bottle? Your outside shower?
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    Lol! Obviously the wrong thread! I don't recall seeing one, but this is it. https://www.amazon.com/JR-Products-5M102--Exterior-Shower/dp/B002UC8TGI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1466034739&sr=8-7&keywords=Rv+exterior+shower
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    Excellent. Thanks! (And about that bottle...)
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    And that color - It's a color only a urology lab could love cuz it means ca-Ching :-)
  • Photomom
    Photomom Member Posts: 2,217
    This has jumped the shark...
    John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Ahhhhh...Verna clearing her throat.......
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    OH BOY,
    Here we go again, REALLY PXL? B)
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


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