Step 1
Get a pot. Preferably a big one like this:
Step 2
Fill the pot 3/4 full of water. Not hot water, because you don’t have any of that yet. So, cold water will have to suffice. Now for the magic. Put the 3/4 full pot of water on the ELECTRIC stove and heat until piping hot. Not boiling!
Step 3
Place the hot pot of water in your shower. Dip a cloth in the hot water and rinse, soak, and enjoy your self-made shower. If your water is too hot, mix with water from the shower.
Ahh….it’s almost like a real shower. And look how much water we saved! Captain Planet would be proud…
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06/14/07
Great Scot, clean your bathroom and stove burners. You can get a whole new set of sparkling reflector pans for just a few bucks. Any buyer is going to want a spotless bathroom. Believe me.
I thought you had a gym membership? Not sure where your hot water comes from unless you’re hot water heater crapped out. I would check the pilot light next time. Speaking of the savings end, how much did it cost for that electric heating element to heat up that big pot of water? At least you made things work. Buy a can of powdered Comet with bleach and give that tub a scrub while you’re at it.
Clean! That bathtub/shower looks nasty.
I enjoy your site, but this has taken it over the line.
I lived somewhere without hot water for 3 months, and I showered like this all the time.
I had a drippy faucet, too, that I couldn’t get the landlord to fix, so I put the pot under that faucet while I was at work and bathed when I came home.