Message Forums

Just got back from a caravan site down Torquay way , had a fully serviced pitch , our water valve/float froze in the water hog ( took it out and it was covered in ice ) and when we emptied it you could hear the ice inside the barrel, though i didn't see any come out . This happened at minus one degree ( that's the temperature the weather man said it was last night ) . I think i'll be wrapping my water hog up from now on .

atb

Wizard

If the waterpump freezes, it is likely that the expanding ice will crack the filter housing.  Apart from expense/los of water facility, there is a good chance for water ingress when the unit thaws.

Bertie.

We've got one of the insulated aquaroll covers from bags2cover and it works a treat, we went away with some friends this weekend who couldn't understand why I bothered fitting the cover, they changed their minds in the morning when they had no water and we did!!!! Bet they bought one this week!

Definitely worth making sure you've got the red Propane gas as well!

Can't beat a bit of winter caravanning, quieter sites and less traffic!!

 Out of interest? How do you fill your onboard tanks in a caravan?

Aqua rolls and waste hogs have almost become defacto standard, I have thought caravan designers have been slow to incorporate the storage of watercontainers and watercontainers use into caravan design ie outside lockers so you don't have to bring wet containers into the van and of course to prevent freezing.

Kevin

Our van which is 10 year old has an extra water inlet for the pump in the washroom so that in exteme temperatures you can bring your container inside.

I don't know how many vans have this facility but it might be worth checking yours.