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Originally Posted by aftermath
That was an interesting tip about using your outside shower to preheat your freshwater tank. I would think this might work. But then, when you are finished you have a FW tank full of warm water. That would be another challenge in my book.
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Agreed, the last thing I want is a fresh tank full of lukewarm water that's been flushed through the water heater. We drink water from the fresh tank in addition to using it for other things, so that's not appealing in the least.
The good news is that if a hot shower is all you're worried about, none of this is necessary. Assuming the water heater is functional, one should have no problems getting a hot shower.
Regarding leaving the grey tank valve opened and draining to the sewer hookup during a shower - well, that only works if you have a gravity dump. Most more recent AI's have a macerator in the mix, and nothing will dump from the grey tank in that scenario unless the macerator is running. Of course, the last thing you want to do is leave the macerator running, because that would likely burn it out. So, one is most likely back to managing grey water volume before and after showers, even in a campsite with hookups.