HELP! NO HOT WATER
This page is designed for those who either have no hot water, or who are real toughies!
A few simple options are:
SOLAR SHOWERS
These are available cheaply and readily, they cost about $12.00 from The Warehouse. Either fill the bag with cold water following the instructions and put in the sun, or fill with hot water from the jug. You just put it into your shower, hanging off the shower fitting, and have your shower that way.
THE BUCKET AND JUG METHOD
Heat several pots of water on the stove, and boil the jug, till you have a bucketful of boiling water. Take this to the shower or bath, along with a jug. Stand or sit (if in the bath, put the plug in). Mix hotwater and cold from the tap in the jug and get pouring over you. It pays to get wet, then soap up, then rinse. A flannel helps to spread the water around. It is surprising how hot and how clean you can get, and it works well for doing hair too.
VISIT THE SWIMMING POOL
Pools are cheap, and you can combine a good clean with some exercise. Have a swim and play and take your soap and shampoo and have a good hot shower and clean afterwards.
COLD SHOWERS
For the extremists, and not easy in winter.
When I was on the DPB I did not turn my hot water on during hot summer months, and used a variety of the above methods. Once the weather was colder I turned my water on again.
Although these methods are tricky for those caring for children, the bucket and jug actually works quite well with them.
A few simple options are:
SOLAR SHOWERS
These are available cheaply and readily, they cost about $12.00 from The Warehouse. Either fill the bag with cold water following the instructions and put in the sun, or fill with hot water from the jug. You just put it into your shower, hanging off the shower fitting, and have your shower that way.
THE BUCKET AND JUG METHOD
Heat several pots of water on the stove, and boil the jug, till you have a bucketful of boiling water. Take this to the shower or bath, along with a jug. Stand or sit (if in the bath, put the plug in). Mix hotwater and cold from the tap in the jug and get pouring over you. It pays to get wet, then soap up, then rinse. A flannel helps to spread the water around. It is surprising how hot and how clean you can get, and it works well for doing hair too.
VISIT THE SWIMMING POOL
Pools are cheap, and you can combine a good clean with some exercise. Have a swim and play and take your soap and shampoo and have a good hot shower and clean afterwards.
COLD SHOWERS
For the extremists, and not easy in winter.
When I was on the DPB I did not turn my hot water on during hot summer months, and used a variety of the above methods. Once the weather was colder I turned my water on again.
Although these methods are tricky for those caring for children, the bucket and jug actually works quite well with them.