Tap Water at CV Parks

hokianga · Senior Member

RE: Tap Water at CV Parks

brickies · Guru

Heather I can see your point But if you were run a good ship I think you would pick this up before your tanks run dry , Some may see you has unfriendly park owner .

PeterD · Guru

Baz421 wrote:
Sorry to have a contra opinion BUT Teflon tape is NOT the way to go,,, it only stuffs the tap when we come along after you and try to use the tap.
We have to take the Teflon tape off or it splits our fittings. Ask around.

What the non plumbing types do not realise there are two types of British and American pipe fittings (and the British ones are not metric either.) With the British types you have BSP parallel and BSP tapered. The tapered threads are used for pipes that have fittings screwed on them. The tapered threads seal better than parallel ones and teflon tape assists further.

However tap fittings are BSP parallel threads. Teflon tape does little to assist here. It just stuffs things up for others. Get a supply of hose fitting washers to cure any problems.

That is the technical reasoning behind what Baz said.

You also have the same thing with the American NPT threads.

PeterD · Guru

ShortNorth wrote:
There is one common fault with all Avans - when built Avan only fit cheap plastic hose connectors to the mains water inlet - the problem is the plastic connector is Australian metric and the brass inlet it is screwed into is American imperial thread - Avan overcome the difference by wrapping heaps of white plumbers tape around the plastic thread.

It's not a case of cheap anything.

"the problem is the plastic connector is Australian metric." There is no such thing as a metric hose fitting thread. The ones used in Oz are BSP threads, they are just given the nearest whole metric size.

Also if your van has a through the wall water inlet then the thread in these is not a BSP thread. There are no through the wall fittings available in Oz with BSP fittings. The thread in these is commonly referred to as a NPT thread but it is not. It's a GHT (garden hose thread.) It has a thread pitch of 11.5 TPI where as 3/4" NPT has 14 TPI. However when loking in catalogues you will note that most of them use NPT for the nomenclature - example - look at the bottom three examples. It does not matter whether you use the brass or one of the cheaper plastic fittings then you will get a good seal (as ShortNorth said earlier.)

The Phantom · Guru

This is better than going to the movies

The Phantom

rockylizard · Guru

The Phantom wrote:
This is better than going to the movies
The Phantom

Gday...

Yeah I sometimes feel the same way Mr Walker.

Despite the wide, varied and diverse comments and information to a simple question it does make interesting reading.

I am not sure, but I think I have learnt a few things.

Interesting though. In more than seven years of full-time travelling I have never had the problem of a leaking water connection to, or at, my van. Perhaps those damned Hoselink products are worth it.

There has been the odd time when a van park tap has leaked - usually because the tap's O ring needed replacing - but other than that - nuffin.

But that is what forums are for - being exposed to the situations encountered by fellow-travellers ... the wide and various solutions that could be applied ... the helpful information that is not directly applicable to the original problem ... and even some completely irrelevant conversations and advice.

Ya wouldn't be dead for quids

Cheers - gotta love forums - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Tuesday 9th of February 2016 09:47:59 AM

mickle · Veteran Member

Hoselink ,The way go. House garden AND Caravan Hoses all changed over , cost a bit more ,but well worth it
Mickle

Santa · Guru

I've been using Nylex fittings on the Kea for years, never had a problem. smile