Fresh Water filling

johnthomo replied on 28/10/2018 18:05

Posted on 28/10/2018 18:05

Second appeal for advice today. You can tell I'm new. We've just had a few single nights away in our new Motorhome and 3 of the 4 sites we've visited have had hard standing with both electric and water. However, this weekend the water was some considerable distance away. I decided not to fill up at home before leaving and we were very low on water, hoping to top up on site. Fortunately, we left before the lack of water became a problem. Would I have to move my Motorhome to the water or is there another solution? Fill a container and pump it in maybe? 

 

peedee replied on 06/11/2018 13:10

Posted on 06/11/2018 12:47 by Tinwheeler

There’s always a drain of some sort, PD, which can usually be reached with a hose if necessary.

Posted on 06/11/2018 13:10

I'd sooner pay to use a proper disposal and refill point than risk poluting water courses into which many roadside drains empty.

peedee

Tinwheeler replied on 06/11/2018 13:24

Posted on 06/11/2018 13:10 by peedee

I'd sooner pay to use a proper disposal and refill point than risk poluting water courses into which many roadside drains empty.

peedee

Posted on 06/11/2018 13:24

Who's talking about road drains? That’s not something I’d contemplate.

CLs and others sites, as we were talking about, always have a waste water disposal point of some sort which can usually be reached with a hose.

 

young thomas replied on 06/11/2018 14:44

Posted on 06/11/2018 13:24 by Tinwheeler

Who's talking about road drains? That’s not something I’d contemplate.

CLs and others sites, as we were talking about, always have a waste water disposal point of some sort which can usually be reached with a hose.

 

Posted on 06/11/2018 14:44

do they?

weve been to many where the 'instructions' are to drain grey waste into the nearest hedge.....

im not saying they don't have a drain, perhaps near a tap?, but again, we've had many a water point that is just that.....a tap with no (obvious) drain.

Tinwheeler replied on 06/11/2018 14:49

Posted on 06/11/2018 14:44 by young thomas

do they?

weve been to many where the 'instructions' are to drain grey waste into the nearest hedge.....

im not saying they don't have a drain, perhaps near a tap?, but again, we've had many a water point that is just that.....a tap with no (obvious) drain.

Posted on 06/11/2018 14:49

Us, too, but the hedge is the "waste water disposal point of some sort" on those sites and can be accessed with a hose with no need to carry the waste water.

EmilysDad replied on 06/11/2018 15:16

Posted on 06/11/2018 13:24 by Tinwheeler

Who's talking about road drains? That’s not something I’d contemplate.

CLs and others sites, as we were talking about, always have a waste water disposal point of some sort which can usually be reached with a hose.

 

Posted on 06/11/2018 15:16

Various CLs have told us specifically to use hedge rows to dispose of grey waste ..... it's only soapy water. 

Tinwheeler replied on 06/11/2018 15:35

Posted on 06/11/2018 15:16 by EmilysDad

Various CLs have told us specifically to use hedge rows to dispose of grey waste ..... it's only soapy water. 

Posted on 06/11/2018 15:35

Exactly. As I said, it is the drain of some sort.

JVB66 replied on 06/11/2018 20:50

Posted on 06/11/2018 15:16 by EmilysDad

Various CLs have told us specifically to use hedge rows to dispose of grey waste ..... it's only soapy water. 

Posted on 06/11/2018 20:50

So you do not have other than soapy? water  to dispose of?no grease or bits of food waste, washing up liquid is not soap as  most showering liquidssurprised

Takethedogalong replied on 06/11/2018 21:29

Posted on 06/11/2018 21:29

We only have soapy water in our grey tank. We use a wash up bowl for pots and draining veg, that just goes to on-site grey waste. Easier to keep grey tank clean this way, rather than having any food bits in it.

We fill up/empty as we go out/ come in for day in MH. What could be simpler? We don’t carry fancy pumps, aquarolls, wastemaster etc... just a hosepipe, selection of fittings, and a collapsible bucket and / or a bit of pipe.

dmcv replied on 10/11/2018 15:50

Posted on 10/11/2018 15:50

Fill up at MH point as you arrive. Carry a watering can to top up if you are staying for more than a few days. We only drink water from a bottle (not bottled water which we fill from the drinking water tap.  We dont like drinking water from the mhome tank. Many people do though. Its a personal choice.

young thomas replied on 10/11/2018 16:29

Posted on 10/11/2018 16:29

we are quite happy using water from our fresh tank to make tea/coffee. we use a filter jug and obviously boil the water, too...

we like to live on the edgewink

we're probably going to Salisbury this weekwink

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