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Hi, This may seem to be a bit penny pinching, but does anyone know if it is possible to get a replacement white plastic cover for a Whale Watermaster water Socket from anywhere? I have now broken 2 of these when connecting the water pump and I have now purchased a second hand Swift caravan, which also has a broken cover, so it seems to be a weak spot on the socket and as far as I can tell, you can only buy the whole assembly, which is about £24 and involves replacing the whole unit, which seems a bit extravagant! Surely it must be possible to buy just the plastic cover, which just clips on. Any ideas? RegardsMike

Thanks Metz, I have tried that with 2 local workshops, but no luck. In fact they said that it is a very common problem, I guess I'll just have to buy and replace the entire unit.

Blimey Rune Caster, I never thought I'd have to explain how I broke them, its like being at school! Well Sir, I think with the first ones, they became brittle from being in the sun and exessive cold over a couple of hard winters and one of the lugs broke off. With the latest one, the secondhand caravan that I have just bought had been owned by the previous owners for 5 years and only used 3 times. It has stood in their garden without a cover and I think has suffered from the same extream hot and cold problem, and when I took delivery of it I found that one of the lugs is broken. I've tried speaking to  www.leisureshopdirect.com and they have told me that it is a very common problem, and Whale used to sell the covers seperately, but they stopped doing it, and you now have to buy the whole unit.

I realise that I will still have to remove the original Whale socket to fit the replacement lid, but if I can find a replacement lid I will not need to replace the entire unit. Thanks for your advice.