Travelling with fresh water in winter

D40David
D40David Forum Participant Posts: 39
edited September 2016 in Motorhomes #1

I have a 2016 Autosleeper Kemerton which has tank blankets which I assume will stop the tanks freezing in winter. What about when travelling to sites as the tanks are exposed to the elements. I do like to travel with some water just in case!

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,145 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2016 #2

    If you're travelling the water will move and is very unlikely to freeze in this country.

  • peedee
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    edited September 2016 #3

    and if you have tank heaters switch them on.

    peedee

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited September 2016 #4

    agreed, moving water wont freeze at the temps we get here....check out our rivers...Happy

    once, with our first Bolero, did we suffer from frozen water...ot was the pipe from the underslung fresh tank that came up into the van.....totally uninsulated....which i changed after the lesson was learned.....

    water sitting in an outside container (wastemaster/bucket) os likely to be the most prone to really low temps.

  • bobash
    bobash Forum Participant Posts: 33
    edited September 2016 #5

    and if you have tank heaters switch them on.

    peedee

    Write your comments here...You can't operate the tank heaters on the move.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited September 2016 #6

    We toured with our AS throughout last Winter and Winter previous, including temps down to -12c. I can't recall us having any issues. Can only assume well lagged or residual heat kept things ok. We always drain down when getting home though, if MH is having
    time off. Never had issues with onboard caravan tank either, although we didn't travel with that with water in, but it never froze on site. Unlike the other van with exterior water barrel. Pass the hairdryer please!Happy

  • young thomas
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    edited September 2016 #7

    agreed, travelling with water in a caravan tank might not be best practice, but standing water outside in a plastic tub in the depths of winter also seems an odd thing to do.....in the uk...

    i guess the lagging jackets help, but, in 2016, there must be a better way?....internal, frost free tank, perhaps...?

  • peedee
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    edited September 2016 #8

    and if you have tank heaters switch them on.

    peedee

    Write your comments here...You can't operate the tank heaters on the move.

    Surely that depends on how they are wired on the motorhome. I have not yet found it cold enough to run mine but I do have a 12v supply available with the ignition on although I am aware not all motorhomes do.

    peedee

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