Transfering Water
As a motorhome owner for quite a few years now, I have always filled the water tank with a hose or walked to and fro with a watering can which has worked well for me. But now due to arthritis in both knees, I am now finding this quite a painful task. I have been toying with the idea of an aquaroll with some kind of submersible or foot pump to transfer the water into the water tank. This would make my on-site life a lot easier. Does anyone do this or have any other suggestions?
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Gosh, I am a bit surprised you will find an aquaroll easier than filling with a hose HM, unless of course you pitch up and don't move once on Site, in which case it makes a bit more sense. Hope you get sorted to suit though
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One reason we moved from a caravan to a MH was to do away with the need for water carrying. Driving to the MHSP makes life so much easier on legs and back.
I think the idea of a serviced pitch is good if you don't want to move off your pitch.
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It is very noticeable that although motor caravans are more prevalent in recent years on all the club sites we visit ,it is only a very few that leave site during their stay, and seem to have just as much Kit including awnings as most caravans, ,and if as stated that a motor caravan normally has a much larger payload,than a towed caravan then they can have more kit to make the stay even more home from home,
ps maybe a very long hose pipe could also be carried ,or a new club service of a water bowser for a fill and empty service when doing the "bin run"as a "perk" for the wardens
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I fill the kettle from the nearest tap, and the old espresso coffee pot now and then too. My wife insists on some water in the basin to rinse her hands in the night, but that's about all the water we use. I think some people use more than we do.
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I am also not convinced that an Aquaroll is going to be substantially easier. Would it not be easier just to go to the service point and fill up? Or perhaps try and find a pitch near a service point.
David
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husky, that looks like something for a hernia.....to cure one, not cause one, but might be an equal chance...
if staying on sites with showers (and using them) our fresh tank lasts about ten days, more than enough time on a CC (or anywhere in the uk) site
.....so doesn't become an issue.even showering in the van, 5 days is easily doable...
I would imagine most vans with 100ltr+ fresh tanks would do the same.
brim the tank with a hose on the way in, job done.
failing that, carrying two lengths of hose that can be joined enables the reaching of most taps if you want to refill the tank.
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Make sure that you holiday with a touring caravanner.You can then use their aquaroll (topping up your tank with the aid of a submersible pump) and you can visit the area by being driven around in their towcar!!!!!
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Thanks to those who have responded, but (a) it's not always possible to get a serviced pitch (b) the long hose solution is obvious but just how long a pipe does one take? I've been on some CLs where the only pitch available is a short bus ride from the tap on the far side of the site.The route the pipe can take might need to go around and under other vans. I don't agree that trips to the service area is a good option especially if on levelling blocks, and as many items need to be stored. Huskydog's colonic irrigation solution looks like it could be what I had in mind and needs further investigation.
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It also sounds as if HM intends leaving his MH on a pitch for several days so using the MHSP will not suffice other than on arrival and departure. Therefore, your kit may well be the answer. 👍🏻
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Or it will form a huge wet area under the van and help keep the grass nice and green.
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I am that caravanner!!!!I have three brothers and a daughter $ son in law that have motor caravans,I also have a 7 seater towcar!!so I speak as one with some experience!!!!
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Having come back to camping, after 20 years caravanning, and after a break of several years, being that much older of course ☺, I didn't fancy going back to lugging Aquarolls, and a Wastemaster.
Hence going for a motor home this time.
The fresh water tank holds the equivalent of two and a half 40 Litre Aquarolls, and I have a 20m, and 10m length of food grade hose for filling.
I would not consider carrying water from a site tap to top it up, and if I couldn't reach the tap with the hose, I would drive to the service point.
That said, our mho will not be one of those that doesn't go out and about, which is the reason we went for a 6m one, for the convenience of being able to park it. As such it would not be problem to stop at the service point on our return to site, and top up, when necessary.
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Just found out that I have been lumbered again!!!Every October we all meet a a site for a few days and on the Saturday we go out to a good restaurant for a meal.You can guess the rest!!!!
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Hello Hm,
To answer your question, we do have a similar system to the one you envisage. We have a 12v socket in the “garage” from which we can power a submersible pump. We do not use an aquarol as even the small one is very bulky. We have a blue Fiamma 25ltr wheeled water carrier which is easy and stable to pull and takes up far less room. Widely available including here. We also have a similar grey coloured carrier which we use to empty the grey water tank.
Though we do use it occasionally in the way you described, we use them both far more often to avoid the sometimes hour long wait to use the motorhome service point (borne) when leaving a site in the morning. If we want to make a prompt start I may top up the fresh and empty the grey the night before using the Fiamma carriers. This works for us.
Wherever in Europe we travel, we like to carry 25 - 30ltr fresh water (Spring to Autumn) and have an empty grey tank. In Winter we carry a full fresh tank as we have had problems across Europe getting water in frozen conditions.
Hope this helps.
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nice one Dave....we don't have a gin palace either, though we do like gin....
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