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Although I've haven't got around to trying it myself, one tip that I've read of for filling the freshwater tank, is to use a plastic 90 degree guttering elbow, instead of a funnel..

Supposedly, just a few turns of insulation tape around the one end, is enough to make it a snug fit in the filler housing...so it can be twisted in and it'll stay put, leaving hands free for pouring(..it sounds easier that faffin' about with a funnel or a watering can..and easy to cart about!)

RE:The Hand Over.

Ask loads of question(loads of times if needs be),take loads of notes and insist on seeing EVERYTHING working and on every power source! (so as well as the 12v, it needs plugging into mains electric, connecting to gas, and water in the tank!).

 Don't be fobbed off  by some "technician" vaguely pointing  in the direction of some or other switches, whilst muttering as to what they should do...

Too many dealers use us to do their PDI/fault finding(.."..they'll bring it back if there's something wrong with it..")

If it's still got all the manuals then great, if not, get them to supply some. Although having said that, a fair percentage of the manuals we've had, have been quite generic..and not being "model specific", they can sometime confuse matters.

(..you can get most if not all, of the info you need from forums such as this one though).

Quote: Originally posted by Lou15e on 03/2/2014

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...ive never actually seen a motorhome on the CL site we go to that has not got anywhere to dump your waste using anything underneath their van, I think they may just open the valve at night when its dark. Thanks again everyone.

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Hi Lou..

Not wishing to sound all "Preachy",  ..but if it is not clear, then PLEASE ask the site owner what you should do with your waste water!

....it may well be, that on  more rural CL type sites, they'll be happy enough for you to tip it along the hedgerows etc?..But ask.

DON'T just dump it out beneath the van, under the cover of darkness!..

If everyone did that, then pitches would some become a stinking, soggy, unusable mess..  

One other thing Lou..

It may've been mentioned and you're aware already and I'm sorry if I'm stating the obvious but on the subject of waste water,  try not to swill "debris" down the sink in the van.

It's best to scrape and wipe plates etc as clean as possible, rather than just rinsing down the plug hole..so as not to risk gunking up the pipes and  a stinky waste tank...

We tend to keep a small bucket with a  sieve over the top, just outside door and we  just tip the washing up bowl into that(..fluids can then get tipped away at a waste point and "bits" can go in the bin bag..).

We've been on some small sites/CLs, where we've seen bits of pasta, rice etc that have been swilled off into the hedge!(..and on one site, there was even "food debris" at the base of the freshwater standpipe ! )

Glad it all went well...

Our waste outlet is right underneath the van, in the middle and is a real pain to access(..on sites without drive-over dump points, I have to scrabble about and slide a cut down tuff tub underneath)..

Just another point(although you may well be aware, anyway),just make sure that everything is fully drained down during any cold spells(..tanks, water heater, loo)and leave taps open and, if levers, in mid position...