Water Testing

Adelaide HUH?? LOL! Michael

We also only fill the tanks with nice water. A system such as your Jos, is the first I have heard of using direct from an outside source. Do you have a pump, and how close to the source do you need to be? We do not have a direct water inlet on our caravan, so can only use direct from the tanks.

If drawing from a steam or dam, we use direct from the bucket, scooping off the top after allowing any sediment to settle. The water is used as widely as the quality allows, from just bathing, to cooking and even drinking. We have a tub bath with the drawn water if we have insufficient water in our tanks to shower.

Hi Motherhen.

Basically, my set-up is a result of a few months camping near a river and hauling buckets of water. I wanted something to allow me to be more lazy.

I have a long water hose (it's about 20-30 meters) permanently connected to my camper near my 12v pump (in a storage box on the draw bar). The other end of the hose has a foam float and filtered inlet attachment. I can either drop this end into a river or connect it directly to a tap (ie. at a caravan park). Then, beside the 12v pump I have a shut-off valve lever that I use to isolate the incoming water from the water tank. I can then pump and circulate this water to the kitchen, shower and through the water heater, bypassing the tank. I then just have to move the lever to access tank water (very quick and simple).

I do end up will a tiny bit of residual water in the pipes from using the water pick-up system, so if the water's "not-nice" I let the tank water run for a minute to flush the pipes if needed.

It means that if I'm near a usable water supply I can have a hot shower etc without using my tank water. Handy if I don't know when I'll be filling the tank again or if the tank water is low.