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We've just replumbed our old Sprite Musketeer- cold water only - with blue water pipes, we've sterilised them with puriclean and run water through but the water still tastes of plastic even when boiled. Does anyone know if there's something we can run through to get rid of the taste or will we just have to give it time?

Thanks!

Give it time , when i changed my pipes on my old Sprite for new ones it took ages for the taste to go , what we did for a while was took water with us in plastic bottles and did some times buy bottled water when away .

atb

Wizard 

What did you use to seperate the kitchen supply from the bathroom supply at the water pump. The reason i ask is i also have a 1982 sprite musketeer and some body has disconected the bathroom water. on closer inspection it looks like it was disconected because both taps opperate at the same time. There is nothing to control the flow of water and with it bee an old van there is no micro switch on the taps. I have looked around for other tap designs but am unable to find anything that would fit as the tap in the kitchen area is a fold away tap the connects to the side of the sink instead of the top. Next to my pump there is just a plastic T jnuction with 2 tubes. 1 running to the kitchen and the other to the bathroom. If i reconected the bathroom tap and turned it on then both taps would opperate

Appologies for jumping on your thread

Hi nerrad74 , what turns your pump on . On your bathroom tap do you have a knob you need to turn for water flow .

atb

Wizard

Does your pump look like this one Click_here .

atb

Wizard

Only thing i can think of is , does the kitchen tap shut off when it's folded down .
On mine there was a knob on the front of the kitchen unit that controlled the flow .

atb

Wizard

Hmm not sure about that wizard. I will have to try it next time i am over at the van. If it does then that will solve the problem and i will be able to re connect the bathroom tap. There is definatly nothing to control the flow on the front of the unit. If i cant find a way to control the flow i will just have to leave the bathroom tap disconected.

Thanks very much for the help wizard  

And sorry for jumping on your thread big bertha

Hi nerrad74 , maybe this will be of some help Click_here  or  Here .

atb

Wizard

Hi there,

My hubby done the plumbing and he just followed the existing pipes, I think it was just a t junction to seperate the bathroom/kitchen pipes. Both taps had micro-switches and we've no foot pump.