Posted on 07/05/2018 23:11
hi guys ,could I just ask please ,what are your honest opinions of motorhomes dumping grey waste on the move on a public highway,
im asking cos I started a thread about this on another forum a few weeks ago and got shot down ,just wandering what your opinions were?
Brian & Jo
Posted on 23/05/2018 08:59 byThe only real problem is that CC Ltd seem totally incapable of getting such a simple thing right. All it requires is a very shallow sump 3m-4m wide and long over which the van can stand. As long as the drain pipe is within the area the waste will run into the drain. It is so so simple.
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:37
I don't see the problem. The new Club drains are wide enough to dump either side of the van and the grills must be getting on for a metre wide as you drive over them so no real hardship in positioning the van. The problem with the drain type used at Hawwood Farm is that it is cast in concrete as the site has gravel roads. It is also higher than the adjoining roads which as most Club disposal points are outside of a toilet block might be considered a potential trip hazard? The vast majority of Club sites have tarmac roads so at the very least concrete would look out of place. Now I hear you say that is neither here nor there but I suspect it is to the Club?
David
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:12 by
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:40
That is out of the way, in an area where folk walking to and from the block aren't going to have to paddle through any unhosed dumping. The benifit with the CC type is, as long as folk line up, the grid is wide and nothing should spill on the surround. I very much doubt with the design in your link many get over the actual drain. So in my opinion not really suitable for in front of facility location.
I think the CC have made the best of a bad job with the design.
2 people like this
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:37 by DavidKlyneI don't see the problem. The new Club drains are wide enough to dump either side of the van and the grills must be getting on for a metre wide so no real hardship in positioning the van. The problem with the drain type used at Hawwood Farm is that it is cast in concrete as the site has gravel roads. The vast majority of Club sites have tarmac roads so at the least concrete would look out of place. Now I hear you say that is neither here nor there but I suspect it is to the Club?
David
Posted on 23/05/2018 08:04 by cyberyacht"..only assist some" How so? Surely it's just a case of positioning the outlet somewhere over the "depression". As Mr Clarkson would say 'how hard can it be?"
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:51
We are at Bridlington site where there are two of the "latest attempt"to cater for the poorly designed waste outlets on most motor caravans,and looking at the picture that DD has posted they are much better design than that, and even at Hawes the "pedestrians "are segregated by a path behind that stone wall,
The "problem" we noted when getting ready to leave was that some "member"motor caravaners think that when they stop on the service point and open their ,waste and freshwater taps they can go for a shower while waiting ,it was quite interesting when the queue got to another three and no one could ""find" the owner of the one blocking the service point
Posted on 23/05/2018 09:51 by JVB66We are at Bridlington site where there are two of the "latest attempt"to cater for the poorly designed waste outlets on most motor caravans,and looking at the picture that DD has posted they are much better design than that, and even at Hawes the "pedestrians "are segregated by a path behind that stone wall,
The "problem" we noted when getting ready to leave was that some "member"motor caravaners think that when they stop on the service point and open their ,waste and freshwater taps they can go for a shower while waiting ,it was quite interesting when the queue got to another three and no one could ""find" the owner of the one blocking the service point
Posted on 23/05/2018 16:27
Why not put a 'mirror' on the kerb / dwarf wall / building / wotever vertical surface is nearby in order the driver can establish the position of the vehicle drains to the ground grid / wotever.
The 'mirror' could be of anything that gives a reflection of the vehicle / waste drain. Bit like when using shop windows to manoeuvre into a tight space in the high street.
Or do MHs have the 360 camera system like wot modern tow cars have and give you actual and generated images of the vehicle.
Or mark the concrete with meterage marks and the MH owner can figure out where the dump points align from their door pillar for example 
Posted on 23/05/2018 08:59 byThe only real problem is that CC Ltd seem totally incapable of getting such a simple thing right. All it requires is a very shallow sump 3m-4m wide and long over which the van can stand. As long as the drain pipe is within the area the waste will run into the drain. It is so so simple.
BrianJosie
Caravanner