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

lesbunny replied on 08/04/2016 16:50

Posted on 08/04/2016 16:50

personally I always empty whatever is left in the Aquaroll into the nearest hedge but do tend to let the water heater rain onto the pitch, which as we always tend to use gravel pitches seems to disperse ok.

MidsomerMikey replied on 08/04/2016 18:17

Posted on 08/04/2016 18:17

Or put another way! Would you be happy to pitch up especially on grass when the last person has kindley emptied their water tank before leaving & making it nice & boggy for you ? Empting the hot water on grass burns it turns it brown & killls it.

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nelliethehooker replied on 08/04/2016 19:46

Posted on 08/04/2016 19:46

Waste water and any clean left in aquaroll, down drain, or if CL owner permits into a hedge or, during the summer round his trees. Then drain off hot water into waste container, which helps to clean it out, and then as above. Never let hot water drain onto a grass pitch.

black caviar replied on 08/04/2016 19:53

Posted on 08/04/2016 19:53

Cheers many different views i was on a hardstanding pitch and the water was cold as the boiler was switched off night before i used it to rinse out the wastehog , but didnt know whether it was allowed to let cold fresh water out onto pitch i should imagine there would be twenty litres , so swilled the wastehog , it does seem rather a shame to waste water tho cheers mrs bc , i think next time ill chuck it in bushes :)

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SteveL replied on 08/04/2016 21:06

Posted on 08/04/2016 21:06

Or put another way! Would you be happy to pitch up especially on grass when the last person has kindley emptied their water tank before leaving & making it nice & boggy for you ? Empting the hot water on grass burns it turns it brown & killls it.

Yes

I hardly think that 8 litres deposited under the van is going to be a major problem. As you have to pitch to the peg, it will be under the next van. A moderate rainstorm will deposit more water.

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hitchglitch replied on 08/04/2016 21:20

Posted on 08/04/2016 21:20

You would have to be paranoid about weight to drain the boiler down every time - unless it is the final night before storage. If you do that then next time it is an extra 8 litres to carry from the tap and you have to put up with all the coughing and spluttering to prime the system.

JVB66 replied on 08/04/2016 21:36

Posted on 08/04/2016 21:36

At the risk of attracting the wrath of a mod or more for stating the obvious and truth; so far it seems to be all caravanners that are willing to dump on or around their pitches.  Shocking.

 whats with the  fresh water  dumping problem to put it round the pitch  ,its better than putting good water down a drainUndecided

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