Rig an outdoor Eccotemp water heater for indoors

[mailesomaha]

Does anyone know how to rig an Eccotemp L5 Instant water heater for use indoors? I know I need to use pipe, but how would I attach metal in that sort of rectangularly oval shape of it's body. Someone on punaweb talked about have done this but I can find the post anywhere.

I've been building a bathroom for this family that have two of the most amazing daughters. They live down the street from me and I never knew they didn't have any facilities at all. My daughters are grown and we did just fine. But if we lived like that, I'd want someone to help me.

So, I can only afford so much on my own. I had to pay for a cesspool and all the plumbing implements. So, I bought the L5 and set it up outside with that 12v pump and a pool. But now, I'm almost done tiling the (now indoor) shower and realized that in order to turn on the L5, they have to go outside because it doesn't have a pilot light; you have to actually physically turn the knob.

Anyway, if anyone has any ideas I could sure use them or I'm thinking I have to bite the bullet and buy them a tank propane water heater. That's what I have in my place and that would be easy for me to install.

[hotinhawaii]

Do NOT install this heater indoors. Propane water heaters emit carbon monoxide which can be harmful and deadly. There is no way to safely convert this water heater to vent the fumes properly outdoors. Do not attempt to convert this for indoor use. Any kind of rigged venting system will not ensure that it is vented safely.

[mailesomaha]

I think I've got it!

I think I'm going to build an access panel in the shower wall that opens up between the stud in a structural stud wall; fairly high up and insert an old electrical panel I picked up at the ARC resale store in Shipman. I can cut out the back of the electrical panel so that the heater is basically outside but it's just facing the house instead of facing the garden. omg I think that's it. I can eliminate the sheathing between those two studs and cut metal roofing to sheath between the studs (back of the interior side of the shower wall) and cover the studs with the metal roofing as well. The most horrible sound in the world is a wood cutting blade installed on a circular saw and used to cut metal roofing!!!

I'll install a carbon monoxide detector in the bathroom by the front entrance and the back window. I'll let ya know how it goes in a couple of weeks.

[mailesomaha]

Mmmmm...my sister just "explained" to me, as she allllways does, the problem with my post. This sue crazy, worrifull (her word) world is leary of ideas that are out of the norm. Especially messing with a propane or any fueled appliance. That's what the website instructables.com is for. Really cool website if you have a little spare time on your hands! Better than being on pokerstars for 2 hours, argh. I was on that website, and though I didn't find an answer to my water heater problem, it really got my mind reeling with ideas; lookout Hemmingway