Two Aquarolls
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replied on 03/06/2021 21:38
Posted on 03/06/2021 21:07 by young thomas"I find the aquaroll needs filling at least twice a day if we're not plumbed in, and how anyone can make one last 5 days, I just don't know!"
so, if it needs filling 'at least twice a day' im guessing youre using 80-100 ltrs a day? would that be right? ...and that you'd need to empty the wastemaster 2 to 3 times a day? thats a mighty amount of water moving in and out.
it just shows how folk use water differently.
we certainly dont feel we ration water at all yet use around 22 ltr a day, even when we both shower in the van...this means we can live in the van for 5-6 days without requiring any water.
when using site showers, which saves us water, our usage is around 10-12 ltrs a day, incl washing up, tea/coffee, loo flushing, teeth cleaning, hand/face washing etc...
as i said, its interesting how one user can use 4 to 5 times as much as another doing, basically, the same things.
perhaps, when folk are on serviced pitches (and input/output water supplies require no attention) taps might get left running for longer...?
either way, it makes no difference, just a stark contrast.
Navigateur replied on 03/06/2021 21:42
Posted on 03/06/2021 21:42
These 5ltr (or such) supermarket water bottles are really handy. I refill them with tap water for kettle etc and bypass the Aquaroll and pipes for purity. Eventually the handle gives out and they get relegated to refilling the toilet rinse.
Don't feel so bad about single use plastic that way. Also useful to carry some water in the tow car in case of hold-ups on the journey.
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EmilysDad replied on 03/06/2021 23:07
Posted on 03/06/2021 20:27 by davetommoMust admit I took it to mean he used the 5 litre container all the time and not just at Christmas. It is beyond me how you can make one Aquaroll last 5 days. Only 2 of us also and 1 only lasts for 1day
Posted on 03/06/2021 23:07
it's well documented that EasyT can survive on a thimble full of water of a week .... 🙄
We get through the best part of an Aquaroll of water a day .... 2 showers a day and general cooking & hands washing etc. I fill the (60l?) on board tank as & when and then re-fill the Aquaroll again so it can be on stand-by, if the onboard tank empties, it'll auto change over to the Aquaroll.
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richardandros replied on 04/06/2021 06:50
Posted on 03/06/2021 11:43 by NavigateurSurely the water use regulations do not permit the use of these splitters to supply more than one habitation unit? I know they sometimes appear on serviced sites where there is a problem with one of the taps, but that does not make the use of them legal.
Posted on 04/06/2021 06:50
Why? On all of the sites where I have used one, the owners have never passed any comment - indeed on one of the sites, the owner has now fitted two-way splitters to all of his taps.
As for our water usage - which probably is a bit high compared to some others, that's probably why I like being on serviced pitches!
JohnM20 replied on 04/06/2021 07:49
young thomas replied on 04/06/2021 08:23
Posted on 04/06/2021 08:23
on the subject of Serviced Pitches, for any MHer with decent sized tanks (who doesnt use copious amounts of water by using site facilities) having a serviced pitch gives no advantage if staying inside their 'capacity/range'.
just fill on entry, empty on exit. no need for £4.40(!) a day when the water is already on board. we last 10-12 days so that would add £44-£50 to 'Club' prices.
however, i do want to try this lovely looking MHSP later before we leave.
its just past 8 and we've already had the first 'trundle' past our bed....😴
"As for our water usage - which probably is a bit high compared to some others, that's probably why I like being on serviced pitches!"
R&R does your usage include showering in the van (Covid) or are you using site showers?
Navigateur replied on 04/06/2021 09:03
Posted on 04/06/2021 09:03
For Richard and Ros ref Splitters.
From what I recall of the English water regulations they are very touchy about the possibility of water passing back from one "habitation" into the supply and from there into a different "habitation". Hence all the faff about non-return valves and bib-cocks.
With the amount of concern that is shown about having to clean out water pipes in caravans they would seem to be a prime case for contamination to pass into the supply. Remember your high school physics and the venturi effect.
No problem with a splitter when one side goes to a caravan hose and the other to the same caravan's kettle.
Rocky 2 buckets replied on 04/06/2021 09:14
Posted on 04/06/2021 09:03 by NavigateurFor Richard and Ros ref Splitters.
From what I recall of the English water regulations they are very touchy about the possibility of water passing back from one "habitation" into the supply and from there into a different "habitation". Hence all the faff about non-return valves and bib-cocks.
With the amount of concern that is shown about having to clean out water pipes in caravans they would seem to be a prime case for contamination to pass into the supply. Remember your high school physics and the venturi effect.
No problem with a splitter when one side goes to a caravan hose and the other to the same caravan's kettle.
richardandros replied on 04/06/2021 14:01
Posted on 04/06/2021 14:01
"R&R does your usage include showering in the van (Covid) or are you using site showers?"
BB - that's a definite yes and not just because of Covid. We are lucky in that the van has a very large bathroom and lovely shower - as good as the ones at home and Ros much prefers to use the van's facilities anyway. Plus, I quite often have two showers a day and the loo takes its water from the inboard tank - so you can see how it all adds up.
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