Can I empty clean water onto pitch?

black caviar replied on 08/04/2016 06:06

Posted on 08/04/2016 06:06

hello ive just come away from my first trip out and emptied my wastehog in appropriate drain but my caravan also has an onboard water tank which was half full of clean water ,can i ask am i allowed to open tap and let it drain or must this go down waste water drain with dirty water ,? me and hubby nearly had a stand off regarding this ,so it will be interesting to know who was right , cheers mrs bc

RangeRoverMan replied on 08/04/2016 07:37

Posted on 08/04/2016 07:37

Of course you can it's just clean water. I always just empty my aquaroll where it stands when packing up.

JillwithaJay replied on 08/04/2016 07:40

Posted on 08/04/2016 07:40

Hello Black Caviar.

Differing views already.

You don't say whether you were on a CC site or not or on hardstanding or grass but I personally would say please don't empty your water onto your pitch.   I wouldn't want to be the next person who then has a wet soggy pitch and, generally speaking, I think it would definitely be frowned upon in the UK.  Emptying clean water into a ditch or hedge is a different matter and probably acceptable in most places.

With weather like ours, the pitches probably get enough water which has to drain away and pitches do sometimes have to be conned off because they're waterlogged after heavy rain.

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mbee1 replied on 08/04/2016 07:46

Posted on 08/04/2016 07:46

I always drain everything before moving (some people don't) and I don't see any harm in draining the clean water tank on the pitch.  Waste always goes to the disposal point but, prior to moving off, I always open the tank valve and let it drain away.  At the Club site where we were over Easter I saw a number of people doing it

hitchglitch replied on 08/04/2016 08:26

Posted on 08/04/2016 08:26

Common sense should be applied. In principle there is no problem with emptying water on the pitch but if you are dumping it in one place where it won't drain and it creates a boggy area where somebody is going to place an awning etc. then that would be anti social.

Suppy replied on 08/04/2016 08:30

Posted on 08/04/2016 08:30

I empty waste and and left over fresh water down the drains, but if there is somewhere to stop by the gate I nip in and open the value so it drains on the road as we are going along.  I do this as the water heater has had time to cool down before I empty the system as don't like the idea of it still being warm while there is no water in there... No idea if it would cause a problem or not, just my preference :) 

cyberyacht replied on 08/04/2016 08:32

Posted on 08/04/2016 08:32

I don't have a tank apart from the ultrastore. As this is warm/hot I let this drain on the site road after I've hooked up and drive off. Any residual from the aquaroll, I spread around to prevent creating a soggy patch. Emptying an almost full one into one spot on a grass pitch is irresponsible.

pete57 replied on 08/04/2016 08:57

Posted on 08/04/2016 08:57

Waste water down the drain,clean water in the hedge or flower bed if no hedge etc then down the drain.

heddlo replied on 08/04/2016 09:07

Posted on 08/04/2016 09:07

We always check our nose weight before hitching up so we have to open our valve to empty the tank first.  The tank is on the offside of the caravan, and it's never a full tank anyway, so it wouldn't make a wet patch anywhere near the next visitor's awning.  We always use hard standing pitches wherever possible (OH really dislikes grass pitches!) so usually drains away to just a darker area on the stone by the time we leave, certainly not a soggy patch.

Trini replied on 08/04/2016 09:18

Posted on 08/04/2016 09:18

After emptying the waste hog we place it under the tank to then cath the water. Serves to clean the carrier before packing it away (after emptying down greay waste drain ofcourse).

MichaelT replied on 08/04/2016 09:34

Posted on 08/04/2016 09:34

Waste wate in the drain, empty aquaroll anywhere and spread around, hot water lift the yellow flap before leaving and driving off.

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