Hymer caravan has water tank

I have owned  2 vans with on board  tanks , Hymer and Fendt but found the Hymer much more flexible having both options i.e onboard or outside tank  switchable. The onboard tank was useful  for short stops or tea breaks but when we had serviced pitches I used the supplied water container with a float valve I had fitted myself. The Fendt could only  be used from the onboard tank and needed filling from a smaller water carrier such as a watering can or a hose if on a serviced pitch. This is very common with continental vans as most users use site facilities  (as we do) and need much less water than some British caravanners who are wedded to the Aquaroll and Wastemaster. 

Write your comments here...So what is wrong in being wedded to Wastemaster or Aquaroll ?.If it works well for the holiday and the person, then as far as I can see that is the answer. If a person wants to walk up and down the site with a little watering can so beit.Some people take washing machines on holiday ( we don't) but that does'nt make them wrong.

I am amazed at how little water some of you claim to use. If totally self-contained, we get through about 40L a day. You must be using paper plates.

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I am amazed at how little water some of you claim to use. If totally self-contained, we get through about 40L a day. You must be using paper plates.

No we wash up at the comunal sinks, and wash ourselves at the shower block.

Write your comments here...We shower at the shower blocks and eat out 50% of the time and I still fill the Aquaroll up and empty the Wastemaster one a day.

Pippa yes i use the 5litre bottles for drinking too , have never used hot water (in motorhomes) in past but am determined to learn the ins and outs of a ducks a.. Regarding this van lol : before i used site facilities and boiled a kettle ! Find the hot water and heating daunting so am off to clumber park and going to play house for a couple of days ......cant wait :) regards mrs bc ps might even try onboard shower !

Sounds like you could do with someone to show you the ropes.     If for no other reason then they should be able to workout it something isn't working whether it is you or it needs repairing.  It should all be pretty standard stuff but its only obvious once you have been shown.  

Ha its not so long since I used a kettle and showers on site - but I met some lovely MHs in Ireland who crawled under my bed to show me where the switches were - they were so horrified I was paying Euros for the shower when I had a decent one on board!   Thank you Rob and Sarah!   Since I prefer to shower just before bed I almost always use my own unless on an overnight stop or something like that.  Usually end up forgetting the soap or the towel if I go onsite!  It is easy to learn how to use all your own facilities once shown! 

"We shower at the shower blocks and eat out 50% of the time and I still fill the Aquaroll up and empty the Wastemaster one a day."

...but is the Aquaroll actually empty and the Wastemaster actually full....and therefore 'need' changing?

...its perfectly possible for someone to go through the 'water ritual' every day, yet only fill half a barrel or empty half a Wastemaster....

....when you eat out, is the Aquaroll less empty and the Wastemaster less full than on the days you dont....?

...if you do these processes every morning on a ritualistic basis, i suspect you neither notice, nor care.....after all, weve all paid for the water.....like the leccy....

however, for perspective, a full 40 ltrs a day is 23 x 1.7 ltr full large domestic kettle fulls of water, just to cleen your teeth, wash your hands and the odd plate or cup and drink a bit of tea/coffee.....

This is what we do.   Arrive on site fill aquaroll.  Fill tank from Aquaroll. If not raining refill Aquaroll.  Run tank until empty then refil from the full aquaroll.  

I know that  last weekend I filled the aquaroll 3 times I certainly used more than 80 litres and less than 120 litres.  The first portion of the water approximately 12 lites is used for refilling the pipes and hot water tank so we use more in the winter because we effectively waste 12 litres by draining it down at the end of each stay. We don't do this in the summer months.  Before we had a caravan with a tank we took 2 Aquarolls because it was a lot more convienent to do a quick change over rather than having to go back to the tap.  We do use almost exclusively our onboard facilities, we even drink from the tap.  

Not saying that this is right or wrong just that it works for us. 

Ps. Have you ever tried to pull a half full Aquaroll?

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"We shower at the shower blocks and eat out 50% of the time and I still fill the Aquaroll up and empty the Wastemaster one a day."However BB I will tell SWMBO of your comcern of her water indulgance.

...but is the Aquaroll actually empty and the Wastemaster actually full....and therefore 'need' changing?

...its perfectly possible for someone to go through the 'water ritual' every day, yet only fill half a barrel or empty half a Wastemaster....

....when you eat out, is the Aquaroll less empty and the Wastemaster less full than on the days you dont....?

...if you do these processes every morning on a ritualistic basis, i suspect you neither notice, nor care.....after all, weve all paid for the water.....like the leccy....

however, for perspective, a full 40 ltrs a day is 23 x 1.7 ltr full large domestic kettle fulls of water, just to cleen your teeth, wash your hands and the odd plate or cup and drink a bit of tea/coffee.....

Write your comments here...The Aquaroll is always empty as it is transfered to the onboard tank!,the Wastemaster is a matter of routine! I know watering cans are always empty as we see people running up and down a lot. When you have done it once a day and finished,you have time to notice these things!.

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