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29/1/2011 at 7:43pm
Location: Yeadon Leeds!
Outfit: Swift Challenger & Defender 110SW
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We have a couple of serviced pitched booked this year, so I wan to make up a water valve for our water carrier, Im using a water jerry can thing that I already have, as we don't have an aqua roll or water hog, so ready made is out...
the valve is ok, get them from the plumbers place down the road.
what Im after, is what type of connections to use to connect the hose, both to the valve and to the tap, surely they are not just hose connectors, if they are can someone guide me to ones that don't leak, all the one I have leak a lot, don't fancy wasting so much water...
cheers, Tim
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29/1/2011 at 7:51pm
Location: UK
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Quote: Originally posted by timtheenchanter on 29/1/2011
We have a couple of serviced pitched booked this year, so I wan to make up a water valve for our water carrier, Im using a water jerry can thing that I already have, as we don't have an aqua roll or water hog, so ready made is out...
the valve is ok, get them from the plumbers place down the road.
what Im after, is what type of connections to use to connect the hose, both to the valve and to the tap, surely they are not just hose connectors, if they are can someone guide me to ones that don't leak, all the one I have leak a lot, don't fancy wasting so much water...
cheers, Tim
Hi Tim, I have just made one myself, ready for tomorrow's holiday. I used hozelock fittings as recommended. Will let you know how they fair.
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29/1/2011 at 8:56pm
Location: Yeadon Leeds!
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ok, next question, where to get a decent length of food grade hose the right diameter...
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30/1/2011 at 10:14am
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Quote: Originally posted by timtheenchanter on 29/1/2011
ok, next question, where to get a decent length of food grade hose the right diameter...
Why bother with expensive food grade hose if you do not drink water from the caravan's supply? We always have a sepeerate container for our drinking water.
BTW wasn't there a web site that showed you how to make to make up the connection with the float?
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30/1/2011 at 10:27am
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Quote: Originally posted by timtheenchanter on 29/1/2011
ok, next question, where to get a decent length of food grade hose the right diameter...
ADT flexibles, Whitehall Road, Driglington,Leeds?Gildersome,
They have a web site .
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30/1/2011 at 4:19pm
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cheers, that's the type of thing Im making up, but using an old water carrier, I would like to be able to drink the water ideally, I usually do, and try to keep the water system clean, its easier than using seperate bottles for drinking when there's 3 kids floating around...
I dont have a pressurised system in the van, so no container isn't possible without one of those expensive adaptors, it would just pop off all the connections in the van.
cheers Big Brian, will give them a look.
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30/1/2011 at 11:01pm
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Hi, Better sealed so kids cant get at the water,they may just wash their hands in it ,(bang gose the clean drinking water).
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01/2/2011 at 5:11pm
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I used a central heating system expansion tank, an ordinary ballcock valve and Hozelock connectors.
It only cost me a few quid to buy and assemble and stood me in good stead for years.
Vic
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