Can I empty clean water onto pitch?

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So does that mean i can just leave all fresh water in system i? If so for how long ? I do only use it for washing etc not drinking so how long before water goes stale? Cheers mrs bc

You don't say if you are caravaners or motorhomers. If caravaners, it will depend on where your tank is and any impact it may have on your hitch load. Also the type of system you have. If Alde, they recommend draining and refilling periodically to establish an air cushion. This recommendation is for a stationary van, so I have no idea what affect traveling has on said cushion. Hence I drain down each time we move on.

There is actually a very prominent sticker on our Alde boiler instructing you to drain down EVERY time before moving off.

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I prefer to pitch on a relatively dry area rather than a bog curtesy of the previous occupant. 

.A motor home  who wants grass pitches thats novel..

Hard Standings are not always available.  But if it is the norm to dump fresh water on a pitch then it will save me fiddling at the MHSP and I'm happy to leave the next occupant a mud wrestling swimming pool duck pond .  Of course there is the possibility that an adjacent pitch may get an unexpected water feature .

..But off course being a m/v.you would need to use a container under your water tank, to be as user friendly as a c/van user who would of course empty theirs around the pitch instead of in one area

 

There is actually a very prominent sticker on our Alde boiler instructing you to drain down EVERY time before moving off.

Does it give this information in the User Manuel? If so which chapter please?

There is no sticker on our boiler, but it does state in our 2014 Unicorn manual (Section 19 Alde Heating Systen) that if the Alde is in continuous use it should be emptied approximately once a month to ensure that a new air cushion is formed, this is essential to absorb pressure surges within the boiler. I was just being cautious emptying ours every one or two weeks when we move on, as I was unsure what bumping over our uneven roads would do to the air cushion. Perhaps, from the sticker that richardandros has Alde have also decided this is a good idea.

SteveL - I have just been to have another look at the sticker.  (I would have put a photo on here if it wasn't so complicated)  It's white with a red border - about 4"x2" and says - "Ensure on board water heater and on board tank (if fitted) are drained down when travelling."

Have to admit that whilst it's on the boiler, there is nothing to identify it as Alde therefore it could just as easily have been put there by Bailey. Whilst I can find reference in the handbook (p.38) to draining down the on-board tank, there is no such advice re the Alde heating system other than when in continuous use as mentioned above.

Our van is a 2015 Barcelona if this helps.

The one thing you must not do is empty hot water onto a grass pitch as it can kill the grass. On a wet grass pitch it could also cause problems so I would not do it.

I empty the heating tank (Alde) and also the loo cassette and the header tank for virtually all journeys. No point in hauling extra weight. The loo also at the end of the unit could slosh about and encourage instability. If only travelling a short distance to the next site I tend not to bother.

The problem is where do you drain down your caravan's water heater if not on the pitch? Would anyone suggest hitching up tow the van onto the road then get back in to open the valve?

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