How to thrive on a non 240v site!

For those that are interested Safefill now have a filling adapter for use at those garages with shields on the pump.Cost is £18.00 including delivery,just ordered mine.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I'm sure folk will find that handy - including me! 

No Li ion yet bob. Still saving! LOL. Will get it expertly fitted and protected when I do. 

This may not save money but it'll certainly save effort- a bit anyway. Out on site at the moment enjoying some fabulous weather for April- surely it normally pours down around Easter?? Anyway, I've just found a method of not worrying about whether the waste master is full! The guy on the next pitch has a novel method of disposing of his grey water! Using an ordinary clip top food box, some piping, a 12v bilge pump and a couple of connections, his waste water enters the box and is immediately pumped out into the hedge or in this case a ditch which is nearby through some caravan type reinforced flexible hose. . This method, although quite 'natty' can't be used everywhere as some pitches are not along the edge of a site but this is one such case where it is. As we are CL lovers and go to these types of sites, I thought it may be of interest. 

This is it! 

why is the box/pump necessary, Merve?

we often run a flexible pipe into a hedgerow but dont require any specific electrical gubbins, just gravity.

perhaps if uphill, i can see a need, but in general we dont need it.

I guess you have hit the nail on the head BB. Uphill you would need it and I guess you can't always be sure you'll be going downhill- certainly gets rid of the waste water quickly. 

It looks like 2017 will be the year I replace my Elecsol batteries bought in 2013 and maintained for 4 years by my Solar Panel. Unfortunately for me, I bought my Batteries just as Elecsol went bust- not surprising really as I am told by others that the guy that ran it was the rudest and most obnoxious of human beings! Towards the end , his batteries resembled starter batteries rather than Leisure Batteries.   That said, the batteries are still holding a reasonable charge but I can tell that they are getting 'tired' and the stored electricity is nothing like it used to be and is just beginning to affect the efficiency of my non EHU operations! Banner Bulls are very much on the cards at the moment although Li Ion are a thought. I hope I'll get through this year and change them in the Autumn. 

Merve, i have a pair of 95ah Energy Bulls and, as they are AGM type, i asked a question on MMM (of a regular technical battery expert) regarding the charging regime....my charger has two settings of GEL or LEAD ACID.

the answer was 'neither' but GEL was better (less bad), but for a MHer, this charging regime would also have to charge the vehicle battery which is Lead Acid...so a conflict there...

his comments werent particularly complimentary re Banner Energy Bulls, and their failure rate and possible effect on the charger itself.

however, my own experience is that they do the job i want, allowing is to camp off grid for many days at a time..

ill keep you posted if my opinion changes, but i suggest you try and catch up on a bit on anything you can find on AGM. 

incidently, the 'expert' did have a recommendation....Varta or Bosch wets.

when i change them, perhaps ill go fully wet Varta or similar...

Thanks BB for that. I seem to remember a survey where a range of popular batteries were cut open and the only one out of the ten that stood the tests of a proper leisure deep cycle battery was the Banners! In fact, thinking about it I have that survey somewhere as I picked a copy up from the show in Feb. From what I read about Banner from other members on other threads, they seem to have a very good write up.I live and learn mate, live and learn.😂😂