Refilling water tanks
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:37
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Member - Cruiser (NSW)
What methods do some of you use to refill your
water tanks in your camper or caravans when you are away from a reliable
water source such as a garage or friend house or caravan
park.
Is it feasible to carry some kind of 12v pump capable of pumping out of a
creek or
water tank and if so, what pumping capacity in litre per minute would it have to have. I would assume that such a pump would be available from an agriculural supplier.
Any ideas would be appreciated
Reply By: brian - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:49
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:49
I can use the pump on my glind shower when required
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Follow Up By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:54
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:54
What sort of pressure does it pump at and how does that relate to litres per minute.
I am also interested to know over what distance is that effective and does it have the pressure to pump up over a bank of say 1 metre.
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Follow Up By: JJ - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:25
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:25
We keep the van
tank topped up at v/parks or s/stations but not before making sure it is
drinking water. Fill up by using our own (blue)
drinking water hose (carry two size fittings), or by a bucket kept solely for this purpose. Also use the bucket (& funnel) to top up if camped near a (reliable 'drinkable' only) waterway.
Never fill the van
tank from a
bore, dam or unreliable
well water or from stock tanks. Use only for washing and straight from the bucket.
We also carry at least 8x3 litre (ex-milk) bottles in the car in a solid base container.
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Follow Up By: brian - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:32
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:32
yes it will pump in excess of 2 metres,,,,eg inletis on the ground shower is over my head,over 2 metres.Have no technical details perhaps they have a websits that may help.
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Reply By: Member - Athol (NSW, 2527) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:53
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 15:53
Also put the pump or suction hose in a submerged bucket to help prevent picking up mud etc, and use an inline filter.
Athol
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:41
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:41
I don't.
As
well as the 59 litre
tank under the camper, I usually carry two 25 litre jerrycans as
well.
Have never run out of
water yet. We don't shower every day because we haven't found the need and when we do, we usually use
water from a
creek or
waterhole.
Adelaide water is so good, I just can't drink anything else:-)
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Reply By: Vince NSW - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:50
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 16:50
Cruiser,
Try one of the boating shops such as Bias. A12 volt bildge pump will set you back $36 and pump 500 us gallons per hr. I have one thats been in the truck for years.
I also use the same tyu pe in the garden ponds at home.
Vince
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Follow Up By: V8 Troopie - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 22:02
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 22:02
That 500 gph is at zero lift if you read the fine print. The puming capacity reduces dramatically if the head is more than a metre or two.
Klaus
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Reply By: Keith_A (Qld) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 18:23
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 18:23
We are also looking at the same issue.
If you check out your local plumbing supplier, they will have an under-sink filter.
There are various types about - a dual filter will set you back around $200.
We plan to pump into that using the shower 12V pump.
regards.................Keith
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 19:06
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 19:06
I have an 80litre undertray
tank and usually carry 2x20litre jerries inside the canopy as
well.
I only put the best
water in the
tank. So when I want to top up, I syphon the
water from the jerries into the
tank and then I can fill up the jerries with dodgy
water, and we can use the dodgy
water for washing etc
I don't believe any pump is needed. Gravity does it all for me.
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Reply By: Member - Andy Q (VIC) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 19:20
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 19:20
G'day Cruiser, Before our last 10 weeks away we experimented with a few ideas to refill the
tank in the camper. We ended up taking the plastic, long necked, watering can. This we found to be perfect, the long neck fitted into the filler opening, the
tank on the camper is 65litre and the container held 9. Means a few trips to fill but we were on holidays so it was not a concern. Of course the 3 or 4 times we actually stopped in a caravan
park we used the hose filler.
andy
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Reply By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 23:01
Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 23:01
I just use my coleman pump to fill my
water tank, have a small opening in the top for just this purpose, other wise I fill from outside with a hose if tap
water availoable, my
tank holds 160L of
water which lasts us over a week for showers, cooking and porta loo. You can see my
tank on my profile. Regards Steve M
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