Pressure.

[George_374583607]

First of all a BIG Hello to all from myself and my wife here in County Durham.

Had our van now for 2yrs. Its a 1994 Bessacar and we love it. The sites we have been to over the last 2 yrs required us to fill the drum and wheel it back to the van. That is until our last stay at a site where we could use a cold water pipe (for the first time) straight from a nearby tap.

When we tried the taps in the van the water ran for around 3 seconds then reduced to a trickle. The pipe was new,so no blockages. The water runs fine when we use the pump from the onboard tank.

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance. George.

 

[forestgump]

dont use mains water to caravan with out a adaptor mains presure is to high for caravan pipes.

 

[George_374583607]

dont use mains water to caravan with out a adaptor mains presure is to high for caravan pipes.

Thanks for that. Is it not just a matter of reducing the presure at the tap in that case?

 

[Parksy]

Hi George, welcome to the forum.

To use a fully serviced pitch with it's own water tap it's best to use a Mains water adaptor to prevent possible damage from constant mains pressure.

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[George_374583607]

HI Parksy,thanks for the welcome and the advice.

Been looking at adaptors and considering the Plug into the side of an Aquaroll option.

Wish I could work out the principle behind it though!

cheers.

 

[DerekBrad]

The idea is simple: in the side of the aquaroll(or similar container) is fitted an ordinary float valve such as you would find in a domestic cistern.The mains water pipe is connected to this by a snap on connector and as you use water in the van,the float drops and lets water into the drum.You don't even need to pay lots of cash for a proprietary brand, just go to your local plumbing supplier and buy the relevant components at a fraction of the cost. (that is if you are diy minded!)Good luck!

Derek