How do I drain on board tank for winter

Minniemouse01
Minniemouse01 Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited October 2016 in Caravans #1

New to modern tourer and struggling to drain down for winter. . We have a Lunar Zenith 5 2008 with on board water tank. Any advice please ?

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,155 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2016 #2

    Have you checked the handbook?

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited October 2016 #3

    Our 2002 Lunar had its onboard tank at the back of the caravan & its drain was a simple ball valve ..... a bugger to get at though buried under the base of the wardrobe. But surely you'd have drained the water tank before you left each site Undecided

  • hitchglitch
    hitchglitch Forum Participant Posts: 3,007
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    edited October 2016 #4

    When we were considering buying a van with an onboard tank, ALL the manufacturers said that you can't travel with water in the tank. They are not baffled or properly supported for the load. Kind of defeats the object really although I guess quite useful
    in winter. 

  • Minniemouse01
    Minniemouse01 Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited October 2016 #5

    Have checked the handbook and no wiser ! We've only been away once as we've only had caravan a few weeks. Thanks for your postsSealed

  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #6

    Could you  get  the  info  you  need,  MinnieM,  from  the  Lunar  web site  assuming  they  have  one  of  course !Undecided

  • Simon100
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    edited October 2016 #7

    I was told that the tank on my 2016 Delta has a handle in the middle which you pull up to drain the water. It's like a very long plug. As I never use the tank, the water system allows you to buy pass it and just use water from the aquaroll,  I haven't tried
    it myself.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2016 #8

    I was told that the tank on my 2016 Delta has a handle in the middle which you pull up to drain the water. It's like a very long plug. As I never use the tank, the water system allows you to buy pass it and just use water from the aquaroll,  I haven't tried
    it myself.

    That's what my Coachman has now. PS If you've never used it, how do you know it all works?

  • Minniemouse01
    Minniemouse01 Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited October 2016 #9

    Hi ABM, I did try website but couldn't find any info. Thanks tho

  • ValDa
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    edited October 2016 #10

    Ring a Lunar dealer, and ask them - usually they are very helpful!  The guys in our local dealer's service department queue up to give me advice when I ask them questions about caravan technical issues!

  • dpe
    dpe Forum Participant Posts: 8
    edited October 2016 #11

    Follow all the pipes from the tank and on one of them you should find a dump velve. It would normally be yellow lift it and turn hot taps on too allow air in to the system and water to flow out under the van. If your not sure what your looking for just google
    caravan water dump valve in images should give you an idea. Looking at images of your van it looks like the tank is under the off side frount bed valve should be around there fixed too the floor. Good luck.

     

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2016 #12

    Not a Lunar, but our cold water tank has a bung in the base that you pull out from inside the tank.

    The tank is accessed via a removable hatch on the top side of it.

  • young thomas
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    edited October 2016 #13

    ...you don't have to roll up your sleeve and put your arm in there, Kjell. do,you....?

    you won't know yourself when you get that MH....Happy

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2016 #14

    If there was a lot of water in the tank I would, but the bung is only removed if you want to get out what the pump did not pump out.

    Being only a 40 litre tank, it's not that deep if you do need to use a hand.

    (MH purchase still under active consideration)

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2016 #15

    Thats how we could completly empty the tank on our last Autocruise

  • Merve
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    edited October 2016 #16

    When you do finally work out how to drain the tank and I can't imagine it's rocket science, remember to open ALL your taps unless you can be sure you have removed all water from the pipes with the use of a floe or something similar. This will prevent ice causing damage over winter as the expanding ice will have somewhere to go.

  • k9sam
    k9sam Forum Participant Posts: 76
    edited October 2016 #17

    Turn your sink taps on until it empties

  • Minniemouse01
    Minniemouse01 Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited October 2016 #18

    Thank you all posters ! My husband went on a mission and found switch inside van next to tank ! After crawling underneath for half an hour. Now we know ! 

  • ABM
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    edited October 2016 #19

    SUCCESS  !!  Delighted  for  you  MinnieM  Wink

    Wins  like  that  really  do  wonders  for  the  confidence,  don't  they  !

  • crusader
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    edited October 2016 #20

    I have a Lunar Delta 2016 the inboard tank is located under the nearside front bunk. You switch off the water function on the control panel then under the bunk is a handle which you pull up then open all taps by positioning the handle in the central
    position not forgetting to drain the water heater offside front bunk move the yellow lever upright

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