Water barrel refilling

daet
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edited September 2019 in Parts & Accessories #1

I would like to share my idea for keeping the water pipe off the ground when refilling the water barrel. screw the plastic pipe holder to the caravan use silicone on the screw to stop any water ingress.

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  • huskydog
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    edited September 2019 #2

    You should take it to Dragons Den wink

  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2019 #3

    The "plug" that fits into my caravan to bring in water from the Aquaroll has a clip moulded into it to hold the filter end of the pipe when refill is in progress. Does not everyones'?

  • Whittakerr
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    edited September 2019 #4

    I use 2 aqua rolls so i just take the filler hose out of the empty one and put it straight into the full one, then go and fill the empty one ready for next time. Simples.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2019 #5

    Back in the days of water bottle filling, now thankfully long gone, we used to place the pipe inside a carrier bag and then rest it on the ground. 👍🏻

  • lornalou1
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    edited September 2019 #6

    your probably using a whale pump.

  • richardandros
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    edited September 2019 #7

    That was one of the reasons I immediately changed the Truma pump on our Starclass to a Whale High-Flow.

  • heddlo
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    edited September 2019 #8

    We have a Truma pump and ours has a fold out hook that holds the filter end.  Our pump is a couple of years old now, have they stopped putting these on?

  • richardandros
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    edited September 2019 #9

    Think they must have because ours (on a 2018 van) had no means of keeping the pump off the ground whilst refilling. However, the main reason I changed it was because the Whale Highflow has a much greater output than the Truma and it instantly transformed the shower.

  • heddlo
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    edited September 2019 #10

    Managed to photograph the Truma Ultraflow showing (hopefully) the fold out hook for the pump. 

  • Wherenext
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    edited September 2019 #11

    Why take the pump out? Just top up the water with a 5 or 10 litre jerry can or plastic bucket. The excercise will do you good. Either that or pay extra for a service pitch!smile

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2019 #12

    By "cliping"the pump out of the water also remember to remove the pump from the housing when putting it in the water too reduce the risk of airlocks 

  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2019 #13

    I also use two Aquarolls, but they connect together. So filter stays in one until I'm packing to leave, and the other makes all the trips to the tap. Gives 80 litres which is enough for two bedtime showers, and another two on rising.

     

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2019 #14

    One trip to the tap with the Aquaroll vs 8/4 trips with a container .... one trip wins for  me! smile

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2019 #15

    My caravan came with a Truma pump .... utter cr4p IMHO. The plastic pipe is far too rigid and the two halves of the connector too easily came apart and the pipe easily slipped off the connector. 

    The Whale pump as suggested on this forum is far far superior .... No idea of comparable flow rates as we tend to just use the water from the Aquaroll to pump to the onboard tank.

  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2019 #16

    And with two Aquarolls can one make that half a trip?

  • lornalou1
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    edited September 2019 #17

    Showers before and after bed, What a waste of water. More trips to empty grey water as well.  

  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2019 #18

    Whether one considers it a waste is probably greatly influenced by what one does in the time between the showers.  The "more trips to empty" can be mitigated by simply using two Wastemasters as well, although I have not yet found a way to cascade them!

  • jennyc
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    edited September 2019 #19

    It seems that there’s little in this world that we can’t make harder if we try. Five trips to the water point in lieu of rolling a barrel there and back once. I prefer cycling for my own exercise.

  • ABM
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    edited September 2019 #20

    But, jennyc, think of the chances for chatting to the general hoipoloi out there -- bit difficult if simulating the Tour de Yorkshire, even if you could understand their dialect  wink

  • ocsid
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    edited September 2019 #21

    Seems to my thinking it somewhat defeats the logic behind owning an "Aquaroll", ie to avoid actually carrying water?

  • jennyc
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    edited September 2019 #22

    I know that you’ve posted in jest, but I very much enjoy the diversity of our regional dialects, which I came across a lot in my working life. Though I have to confess that I find full Glaswegian difficult sometimes. As a septuagenarian, I’m a fair weather cyclist with no ambition to cycle up steep Yorkshire hills, though I’m happy with down anywhere. I’m missing out really, because Yorkshire has some lovely scenery, best viewed at less than motoring paces.

  • richardandros
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    edited September 2019 #23

    I also changed the Reich pump in our onboard tank to a Whale Highflow - what a difference.  The shower pressure / flow rate is now almost as good as that at home - and it was an easy conversion to do.

  • derekcyril
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    edited September 2019 #24

    Excercise !!  Mates come back today ,thought he would carry toilet to empty it ,instead of on fishing trolley ,,done his back in 

  • lornalou1
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    edited September 2019 #25

    My toilet waste tank has wheels smile carry it back when empty.

  • jennyc
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    edited September 2019 #26

    Wash your mouth out Derek. There are people on this forum who swear by carrying their toilet waste tank to avoid getting mud on the wheels. Weight Pah! Just carry it part full to solve that problem. We’re weaklings, rolling water barrels and toilet tanks on their wheels. Silly us.

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