Joolca Hottap Portable Water Heater

G'day Stephen,

The Joolca Hottap Portable Water Heater needs a mains water connection for it to work reliably. It may work from your rainwater tank though depending on the flow rate out of your tank. Your best bet would be to use it with a built-in 240v pump or purchase the Joolca Hottap Outing which includes a hose and pump kit. This pump runs on 12v so you'd need to have an option to power the pump if you're planning to use it off the tank.

G'day James,

I've just given this a quick whirl and the shower head does come off but I'm not convinced you'll be able to get a tap fitting on the end. It looks like the hose is smaller than a standard size. If you wanted to just have the hose open at the end, then it would work. As for the pilot light. It's nicely tucked away in the back of the unit so it does hold up pretty well in windy conditions. 

G'day Robyn,

Unfortunately, the Joolca Hottap Portable Water Heater needs a regulator to work. There is a regulator and hose included with the water heater, all you need is a POL to 3/8" adaptor to connect it to your 2kg gas bottle.

G'day John,

The Joolca Hottap Portable Water Heater isn't made to be compatible with the Primus High Volume Camp Shower but there's nothing a half roll of duct tape can't fix! Although, it might be worthwhile noting that the shower head on the Joolca is absolutely top of the range. 

G'day Sandy, 

If you don’t want to use your unit from a hose, then you should go for the Hot Tap Outing Portable Water Heater system. This one comes with the hose and pump to filter from a water source.