Push tap adapter?

[Retro78]

Evening all, we are planning a trip to France and Spain in the summer and a few of the sites have reviews from people advising to get an adapter for the push taps uses on site. Can anyone tell me what and where to get these adapters please?

Thanks.

 

[Mel]

I assume you mean one that holds the shower push button in so you get continuous water??
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If you put something like “shower push button holder camp site” into Google you will find various.
Tbh, not sure that they are worth the faff. Just keep pressing the button or shower in your van.
Mel

 

[Woodentop]

Note that BSP (British Standard Pipe thread) is something that GB gave the world. Agreed there are some places that have gone metric (Russia I think is one) but the vast majority notably including France use the imperial sizes. If you look on the side of a French outdoor tap you will usually ½ or ¾ embossed in the casting.

 

[Beachball]

Well I certainly not putting one in our caravan I would rather use the wetroom disable suite at our site you can sit down with me having mobility issues ( but it your choice what you prefer)

 

[Mel]

Well I certainly not putting one in our caravan I would rather use the wetroom disable suite at our site you can sit down with me having mobility issues ( but it your choice what you prefer)

Don’t think the OP wants it in his caravan? I think it is for use in site shower blocks that have the dreaded push button showers that stop dispensing the water after about 30 seconds ( or less!) and you have to press it again for the next burst. These gizmos holds the button in so the water does not go off.
Mel

 

[Johnb]

Amazes me that measures taken by a site to reduce waste and move towards a "greener" environment are seen by some as counter productive. Beggars belief that anyone would buy a "gadget" to carry around a campsite to "meddle" with the plumbing the site has chosen to use.

If I was running a site and saw someone using a device to hold a shower push button in that person and the gadget would be "on their way" very smartly.

This is the first time I have heard of reviews that suggested the bringing of adapters to overcome the water delivery system the site has chosen to fit. Am I alone or have others come across such reviews?

 

[otherclive]

Amazes me that measures taken by a site to reduce waste and move towards a "greener" environment are seen by some as counter productive. Beggars belief that anyone would buy a "gadget" to carry around a campsite to "meddle" with the plumbing the site has chosen to use.

If I was running a site and saw someone using a device to hold a shower push button in that person and the gadget would be "on their way" very smartly.

This is the first time I have heard of reviews that suggested the bringing of adapters to overcome the water delivery system the site has chosen to fit. Am I alone or have others come across such reviews?

I support your view totally. Such devices have the potential to increase site water and energy costs, as well as countering any “green” initiatives.

 

[Lutz]

Some push taps are open for an unacceptably short time, though. In order to wash all the soap off I find myself having to lean against the push button for the duration of the shower.

 

[ProfJohnL]

I suspect push button taps became popular with site operators to combat the waste of water caused by inconsiderate caravanners who couldn't be bothered to turn taps conventional faucets off properly.

I had a similar problem at home when the children's friends would use the loo and just leave the tap running, that if they bothered to wash afterwards at all!

 

[AndrewAventura]

Evening all, we are planning a trip to France and Spain in the summer and a few of the sites have reviews from people advising to get an adapter for the push taps uses on site. Can anyone tell me what and where to get these adapters please?

Thanks.

So here's an April 2026 summary for sites we've visited in France.
All the showers have been push button water supply, but push button valves embedded in the tiles, nothing you could attach a clamp to. So you just need to regularly push the button.
Then there's a lot of variation of water supply. Some with individual stand pipes for each pitch, with BSP thread so that you can easily set up a permanent supply with a float valve in your aquaroll. That's excellent. (Other approaches to direct water supply are available, refer to the arguments on other threads....)
Most other sites have stand pipes with push button valves, but rather than the need to regularly push the button I find the more taxing issue is trying to maintain a seal with your filler hose. You're holding it there a long time if the water is slow. Conversely, on one, it was like trying to hold your hose on a fire hydrant and I got soaked every time!

I wouldn't bother with a pushbutton clamp, you'd often find that it didn't suit the particular tap.