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Hi Brian,

Welcome to the world of German caravans.  I too have just purchased a german van (although mines a little older than yours by about 15 years) anyway , the purpose of the tank is that you are able to use the caravan through the winter months without the water tank freezing up !!!!  I agree with you though that it does seem a little long winded just to fill the kettle !! 

When the winter thrill is going chill,  stick to summer !

Cheers,  Paul

We have an aquaroll, but the model of our caravan from the year before had an onboard tank.  We use purification powder to clean the water system from time to time and then just use the water from the aquaroll for tea.  It is boiled.  I think we live with the perception that mains water tumbles down from a mountain stream into the reservoir and then passes down a perfectly pristine system to our tap.  It wasn't long ago that not far from where I live there was an episode where people suffered a bug from the mains water supply. (Clostridium, I think it was called).

If we lived in the third world  water from an aquaroll would seem like a luxury.

Hi all,

Does anyone fill their tanks, purify, empty, wash out and then refill with fresh water and ACTUALLY drink this water without boiling it, our is it too dodgy to drink un boiled ???

Thanks,  Paul

Thanks Mike for that info, it's interesting to know what other people do, how they sterilise, when and how they use their tanks etc.

Thanks again,  Paul 

Hi Brian, I do not understand why you have to go outside to "change water from one tank to the other". We have the inside tank and a series of valves under the sink. By manipulating the valves, we decide whether we are drawing water from the inside tank or the outside one. We also change the contents from the exterior tank to the interior one with these valves.

Apart from intially filling the exterior tank, all other tank operations are done from inside the van.

Quote: Originally posted by siagogoold on 01/7/2007

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Hi Lobey, I just spent the last five minutes watching your little green worm popping up, it's fascinating innit.  sad or what !!!

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Hi Lobey,

Sounds very complicated you water Hydroponics system, was this standard in the van or what you've designed you self.

I'm impressed !!    Paul

Hi brian,

I agree with what you say. Just take the tank out and fit the pump, JOB DONE !!!!

More space to store the BEER  !!!!!!!!!

Cheers,  Paul