Amazing how the little things can be overlooked and that could
become a major drama.
when you retire or leave the van or RV it makes sense to turn
the water pump off. A chap near us left his van yesterday to do
a bit of fishing, and for some reason a water line inside the van
became disconnected or cracked and when he returned his van
was full of water and filling further.
Same could happen when travelling and likely more often than
when stationary due to the stresses as the van vibrates and
bumps along.
B
Cuppa said
01:31 PM Oct 8, 2023
A good reminder.
We have a '3 way' water safety strategy in our off road set up.
More to prevent the potentially catastrophic risk of loss of water in very remote areas than to prevent internal flooding though.
1. Two separate water tanks - one in tow vehicle, one in van. The one in the van has both electric & hand pumps in case of power failure. . No power connected when driving.
2. Tank in car has access if loss of power. Taps are external. Inside there are stop valves for both hot & cold. These are turned off whilst travelling to prevent the tank being pumped dry if a tap or external hoses are damaged. (Unlikely, due to their position, but not impossible). We did however have a hot tap failure after 6 years on the road & just a few days before we got home. Tap would no longer turn off. Stop valve saved the day until tap could be replaced at home.
3.An on/off power switch for the pump on the circuit breaker board. Default is to have this switched off when driving, but there has been an odd occasion when we've forgotten.
Bazz61 said
05:26 PM Oct 10, 2023
Pays to turn the outside tap off as well , had a line burst and flood the hot water compartment , stuffed the electricals and wall plug but gas still worked, side note, Alliance accepted claim promptly .
-- Edited by Bazz61 on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 05:27:06 PM
Amazing how the little things can be overlooked and that could
become a major drama.
when you retire or leave the van or RV it makes sense to turn
the water pump off. A chap near us left his van yesterday to do
a bit of fishing, and for some reason a water line inside the van
became disconnected or cracked and when he returned his van
was full of water and filling further.
Same could happen when travelling and likely more often than
when stationary due to the stresses as the van vibrates and
bumps along.
B
We have a '3 way' water safety strategy in our off road set up.
More to prevent the potentially catastrophic risk of loss of water in very remote areas than to prevent internal flooding though.
1. Two separate water tanks - one in tow vehicle, one in van. The one in the van has both electric & hand pumps in case of power failure. . No power connected when driving.
2. Tank in car has access if loss of power. Taps are external. Inside there are stop valves for both hot & cold. These are turned off whilst travelling to prevent the tank being pumped dry if a tap or external hoses are damaged. (Unlikely, due to their position, but not impossible). We did however have a hot tap failure after 6 years on the road & just a few days before we got home. Tap would no longer turn off. Stop valve saved the day until tap could be replaced at home.
3.An on/off power switch for the pump on the circuit breaker board. Default is to have this switched off when driving, but there has been an odd occasion when we've forgotten.
Pays to turn the outside tap off as well , had a line burst and flood the hot water compartment , stuffed the electricals and wall plug but gas still worked, side note, Alliance accepted claim promptly .
-- Edited by Bazz61 on Tuesday 10th of October 2023 05:27:06 PM