Can I empty clean water onto pitch?

"I was talking about emptying the boiler water on the pitch (not the aquaroll, about 10L) and the difficulty of aligning the drain tube (unknown location somewhere under the van) then either putting the steadies down or getting into the van while hitched up, getting back into the caravan to open the valve, take the steadies down and then drive off

But your point is taken"

Corners, the location of your drain tube is only unknown because you havent looked where it is....all MH are required to do this as, by not doing so, will inevitibly result in sparaying their waste everywhere but in the right place....

...and surely you dont need to wind steadies down to step into the van to open a valve?

so, really, no different to the process that we (MHers) are 'required' to carry out?

its easy once you (are prepared to) get the hang of it....

except we don't have to do it, we empty 10L of clean water onto a pitch.

Everyone's choice but I was taught it's not a good idea to get into a caravan once it's hitched without at least one steady

 

Oh the Motormoaners are ganging up when most open their taps fully and overwhelming the drain so it runs all over the road, besides not bothering to align properly

"I was talking about emptying the boiler water on the pitch (not the aquaroll, about 10L) and the difficulty of aligning the drain tube (unknown location somewhere under the van) then either putting the steadies down or getting into the van while hitched up, getting back into the caravan to open the valve, take the steadies down and then drive off

But your point is taken"

Corners, the location of your drain tube is only unknown because you havent looked where it is....all MH are required to do this as, by not doing so, will inevitibly result in sparaying their waste everywhere but in the right place....

...and surely you dont need to wind steadies down to step into the van to open a valve?

so, really, no different to the process that we (MHers) are 'required' to carry out?

its easy once you (are prepared to) get the hang of it....

except we don't have to do it, we empty 10L of clean water onto a pitch.

Everyone's choice but I was taught it's not a good idea to get into a caravan once it's hitched without at least one steady

 

I think some are getting their aqua rolls, wastmasters and boiler emptying mixed up. I am sure if all the leaving caravaners went to the Motorhome service point to empty their boilers, motorhomes would be the first to complain, that they could not get to empty their waste, because of caravans queueing to empty 10L of water, that could of been put on the pitch.

You should see the disgusting state done MH-ers Ieave the MHSP in. Some give no thought to rinsing down the drain area after them.

I must add that in 40+ years of cvanning/MHing, I have never drained my water heater other than at the end of a season. There's no point, in my view. The weight is minimal and the element is less likely to corrode with water in the boiler. neither have I ever disposed of clean water on a pitch. Under a hedge, in a flower bed, around a tree, yes, but not on the pitch itself.

You should see the disgusting state done MH-ers Ieave the MHSP in. Some give no thought to rinsing down the drain area after them.

I must add that in 40+ years of cvanning/MHing, I have never drained my water heater other than at the end of a season. There's no point, in my view. The weight is minimal and the element is less likely to corrode with water in the boiler. neither have I ever disposed of clean water on a pitch. Under a hedge, in a flower bed, around a tree, yes, but not on the pitch itself.

Forgetting the rest of the debate for the moment. Leaving the boiler all season is not possible if it is an Alde. Not unless you want to cause damage and possibly invalidate any warranty.

I put a bucket under the caravan where the spout from the hot water tank is when emptying it.  Then if we're on a field rally I'll either spread it amongst the bushes, if on a campsite I'll take it to the drain.  Same with disposing of water in the aquaroll.

My truma combi is never emptied until end of season and frost is imminent, that leaves the aquaroll which with planning is nearly empty at the end of my stay, and gets chucked in the hedge/border (the remaining water that is, not the aquaroll) .

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You should see the disgusting state done MH-ers Ieave the MHSP in. Some give no thought to rinsing down the drain area after them.

I must add that in 40+ years of cvanning/MHing, I have never drained my water heater other than at the end of a season. There's no point, in my view. The weight is minimal and the element is less likely to corrode with water in the boiler. neither have I ever disposed of clean water on a pitch. Under a hedge, in a flower bed, around a tree, yes, but not on the pitch itself.

Forgetting the rest of the debate for the moment. Leaving the boiler all season is not possible if it is an Alde. Not unless you want to cause damage and possibly invalidate any warranty.

Where did you get that information Steve?  I have heard it said before but no one has been able to show me any Alde documentation to say such. 

And my comment above includes two vans with Alde. That's a new one on me, Steve, and I can confidently say it is possible to leave it undrained without causing damage. 

Same here Tinster, I never drained mine either. It worked every year I cranked it up again