Outdoor shower with attitude and learning curve

This is a combination outdoor shower.

Solar hot water from a hose on the roof.

Or water from the hot water heater.

Water heated by the sun in a hose on the roof
feeds the hot side of the system from the top.

Or, city water from our water heater feeds the
hot side from the bottom on the left.

The shower 'floor' is a concrete & tile table top
we found while curbside shopping.

Hose is mounted on a sheet metal platform, clamped
down by 2 X 2 wood strips.

A total of 9 quarter-turn ball valves
were used to construct this project.

1. PVC city water supply (cold)

2. Shut-off valve for water running
to hose on roof.

3. PVC connects to hose inlet on roof.

4. Valve controls flow of cold water
to shower head.

5. Valve controls flow of cold water
to hose bibb.
(see #6)

6. Hose bibb for city water
(hot and cold).

7. Valve controls flow of hot water
from water heater to hose bibb.

8. Valve controls flow of hot water
from water heater to shower head.

9. Valve controls flow of solar hot water
from hose on roof to shower head.

Note: When taking a shower, you either use
valve #8 or #9 for the hot water supply,
depending on whether or not the solar water
is hot enough.

10. Shut-off valve for water running
from hose on roof.

11. Hose bibb for solar hot water only.

12. CPVC connects to hose outlet on roof.

13. 1/2 inch copper pipe connects hot and cold
water to shower head.

14. PVC shelf for soap and shampoo.
We made this by cutting out a section
of a scrapped PVC fence post.

15. CPVC city water supply
(from hot water heater).