Camplux Outdoor Portable Propane Caming Water Heater 1.32 GPM with Pump Pack Kits, Freestanding Stand & Carry Bag, AY132Max, White

The first F10 Pro I received was a faulty unit, had an internal gas leak, and burned up on the inside when I turned it on. My first clue should have been that the gas dial spun 360 degrees and didn't stop at the side-to-side marks. Technical Support was great and sent me a replacement unit. I hooked up the replacement unit to my garden hose today and it worked great when I first turned it on at the lowest gas setting and at the lowest water setting. I used it to wash dishes at my outdoor sink. Each time I turned the showerhead button on, it clicked, lite the burner and hot water came out almost instantly at 120F. When I turned the showerhead button off, the burner turned off. I then turned the blue water dial to it's highest setting and the electronic ignitor would NOT light and only cold water came out. Then I moved the blue water dial to the middle and the electronic ignitor lite the burner again. So, I'm guessing there is a built-in "hidden" feature to use cold water only when the water dial is turned to the highest setting? I didn't see anything in the manual that states it, but it's actually a nice feature as I won't need to disconnect the whole unit if I want to only use cold water. Either that, or it's another faulty unit? I don't know? I like it that way, so I'm not going to complain about it for now unless the unit stops working. I just wish the user manual had mentioned it.Also, the diagram in the manual says to increase water, turn the blue knob toward the narrowest point of the blue line, but when I tried it, it was just the opposite and increased water when I turned the blue knob to the widest point of the blue line. Same with the white and red gas knob. I used a permanent marker on front before realizing the instructions in manual has it reversed. The LED display screen was unreadable in the day light, even in the shade, and when I put my hand over it to shade it more, it was still difficult to read, but I could tell when it got hotter and colder by feel as the thin plastic handheld showerhead got hot in my hand or cooler (the showerhead is thin plastic so it's not going to hold up in the desert sun/heat for very long, but I like that it has an on/off button and two different spray patterns, which is difficult to find in household handheld showerheads). I haven't tried the pump yet as I wanted to see that the unit worked with the garden hose first, as that is the way I'll use it the most, and then I will test the pump later and do a updated review. But for now, I've only used the replacement unit once and it seems to work good and provide instant hot water at 120F at it's lowest setting.I have an indoor tankless water heater in my home (different brand), and it doesn't need any electricity or batteries to work. It turns on the electronic ignitor by water flowing through it and turns off so many seconds after no water flows through it. I like the water flow method to turn on the electronic ignitor much better than the using batteries or electricity. I have an inline scale inhibitor filter on the cold water side before going into my homes tankless water heater, as I learned the hard way with my first tankless water heater that scale build-up will cause it to stop working and shorten the lifespan of the unit. In addition to the scale inhibitor, I flush it every 18 months using a sump pump, and recycle a citric acid/water mixture through it for 1-1/2 hours to clean all the scale off the internal copper tubes. I highly suggest putting an inline scale inhibitor and an inline RV multi-stage water filter on Camplux's Outdoor WH to keep the copper tubes from clogging internally for a longer life span. I only have an inline RV multi-stage carbon water filter on it for now while testing the unit for the first time, but I plan to add an inline scale inhibitor later in addition to the RV multi-stage water filter, as soon as I can figure out how to do it, as I'm not a plumber.I also bought a hand cart from Onsen Products specifically designed to move around portable outdoor water heaters easily. I wanted mine to be portable so I could move it around the yard for a future outdoor shower and take it camping by wheeling it onto a trailer. Right now I just have bungie cords holding it up till I can figure out a better way to lift it higher and secure it better. It works for now and I'm HAPPY, and hopefully SAFE. I was so scared to turn it on after the first one caught on fire, but the replacement seems to be working as designed. And today was a windy day and it had no problems igniting. I'm not sure about the durability and value for money as I haven't had it long enough to tell. I might move it away from the plastic wash tub a little more as summer gets hotter as the vents are on the side, but, the showerhead hose isn't long enough to move it much further away.

This item works just as Advertised! I Highly Recommend this product to anyone that wants to use this for camping, home use (of any kind) or pool/spa. It was so easy to install and use out of the box. No trying to figure out how to connect hoses or need to purchase any extra attachments to get it to work. If you want to hang it up as a semi-permeant place you may need to purchase hanging hardware. The water pressure is great, built in the USA by Americans that know that quality is a must. Well worth the money, stop wasting money on cheap knock-offs. Very quite to run, light noise from the pump, but not intrusive. You can power it by a 12v battery, or from a cigarette lighter adapter (provided) or add your own cigarette lighter adapter to outlet for power. A+++++Product!

This is an awesome product that we will be putting to good use. It heats the water in a few seconds and good water pressure that cleans the days grime off after a day in the woods or out 4-wheeling. There were only a few draw backs I found but all were easily overcome. The first was, there were no directions when I opened the box, and although it was pretty straightforward looking at it to assemble, there was nothing indicating which direction the water flows into and out of the pump. At first I put the hoses on backwards and created my own water fountain. The second was the length of the hose for the shower head. It works great if you have everything close to the heater and are not using a shower tent as I was. But adding a 5’ length of hose to this worked and problem solved. Even with the added length of hose, the water pressure remained the same. Overall this is a great product and would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good portable camp shower. The other modification I made was mounting this unit to a piece of plywood attached to a hand cart with a milk crate to hold the propane bottle and a shelf on the back to hold the battery. This way we can move it around easily and everything is all together so nothing gets lost, moved, or disconnected. When finished, everything pops off quickly and ready to pack up

This product is the worse. I ordered the unit for camp but it didn’t work. Very disappointed. In addition, the unit felt like an used product or returned because there was water dripping from the water pump when i opened it to attach the hoses. Don’t buy this product!!!!!

I bought this to heat my very cold well water for horse bathing. It does the trick quite well - I did order flexzilla hoses and connectors instead of the included hose which is just too short. I am at high altitude (which impacts the functionality) but this works great for my needs, just need to turn off the hose sprayer and back on again when the water gets cold to stroke the heat up again. Much less expensive than the water heaters specifically made for equestrians.

Worked great. Pulled it out and tested before camping and ran about 5 gallonsof water through it. Make sure you get D batteries, that's what powers it. Ran 15 gallons of water through it on my trip and barely used any propane. Worked flawlessly.

Great product

Pros: The water is instantly hot, doesn't seem to use too much gas. Once you figure out how it works, it is very easy and it works very well (other than the leaking).Cons: The quick-connect and hoses are the cheapest plastic you can imagine and leak like crazy. You can replace with a standard shower head and hose, but for a couple hundred bucks you shouldn't have to.Conclusion: It works great once I replaced the hose and fittings. I'm going to keep it. But it doesn't give me much long-term faith in the product and I'd probably look at other brands if I had to do it again.