Drinking water onboard options

[86MarkB]

Hi All, I wisely see that most people use their inboard water tanks for washing-up, showering etc BUT not really for drinking.

What do you all use to carry your drinking water in & what size containers for 2 people ideally?

Keen to see your favourite container types, storage permitting.

Thks

Mark

 

[Figaro]

5 litre bottle from supermarket decanted into smaller bottle and stored in the fridge.
Then refill from fresh water tap

 

[Riverbankannie]

We use 2 x 5litre ex cider plastic containers.

 

[SVMC15]

Also carry 2 or 3 5l containers. Usually renew once a year in Morrisons as we find that their containers have a better handle.

 

[Reallyretired]

Usually just a 5l and perhaps a 2l, refilled from the tap. Mainly drink tea and coffee using tank water or wine of course. Water is mainly just to take tablets (I take 15 tablets each morning though less atnight)

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[Googlebot]

I always use the tank, don’t see the point in faffing with bottles.

 

[Smudger55]

5ltr water container, fill up from tap, which I also use to top up fresh water tank when no water tap on pitch.

 

[SVMC15]

I always use the tank, don’t see the point in faffing with bottles.

Have you not seen our friends over the channel use the same faucet for fresh water and cleaning their black tank?

 

[Googlebot]

Have you not seen our friends over the channel use the same faucet for fresh water and cleaning their black tank?

It’s not just over the channel, idiots do it here too.

If I was worried about contaminating my water tank, I wouldn’t be filling up from the tap without cleaning it.

What about brushing teeth, or showering your face etc.

People don’t have a special bottle fill tap, they use exactly the same one I do to fill the tank.

I do use my own hose though.

 

[JockandRita]

Hi All, I wisely see that most people use their inboard water tanks for washing-up, showering etc BUT not really for drinking.

Sorry, but we might be the exception to the rule, (however we are not unique in that category), having a Nature Pure filter system installed, ie, all our drinking water comes from the fresh water tank.
Others have similar filter systems installed, some of which are simple installations of an inline filter from the likes of B&Q or Wickes, etc, which are changed annually. Others are more sophisticated.
Some just use the water filter jug with a charcoal filter installed, giving 30 x days use per filter. Easy peasy and cheap as chips.

It depends on whether you will be travelling to exotic locations, where the water quality may be considered questionable, or in our case, an occupant of the MH has a medical condition whereupon the meds adminstered, leaves them in a position of being immune deficient, requiring a bit more care and attention to the potential of infection from possible contamination.

Twice annually after filter removal, I sterilise our fresh water system with citric acid anyway, (hot & cold lines), just for general hygiene, despite a filter system installed.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[peterc10]

We drink the water from the the built in tank. We have an in line 3M microbial water filter.

 

[Just smiffy]

I drink from any tap, I’ve had 65years of practice and developed cast iron guts….

 

[OldCodger]

My previous MH a Frankia had a separate small portable water tank for drinking water with a second tap by the sink.

The tank held about 20litres and had a separate pump. Very nice and came with the van when it was new to us. I wouldn’t pay for it to be fitted.

 

[RM_Marine]

It’s not just over the channel, idiots do it here too.

If I was worried about contaminating my water tank, I wouldn’t be filling up from the tap without cleaning it.

What about brushing teeth, or showering your face etc.

People don’t have a special bottle fill tap, they use exactly the same one I do to fill the tank.

I do use my own hose though.

A only use my own hose

 

[Googlebot]

A only use my own holes

I have seen fresh water fill hoses lying in , I am carefree but not stupid so can only agree.

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[Badknee]

Brita jug works for us.

 

[oldiesontour]

Normally all from onboard tank but I did add a separate tap and submersible pump under the sink room for 2 x 5 LTRs supermarket bottles if we don't trust local water..£20 and 1/2 hour to install and there if we want it,also only use my own filling hose

 

[RM_Marine]

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[LostInSpace]

We buy 5 litre bottles from the Supermarket (UK or French) and only drink or cook from them.

We use smaller bottles for the fridge. (Buy or decant from 5 litre).

The tank does everything else.

 

[Oldrat]

We use our large underslung freshwater tanks for washing, flushing the loo etc, but as we don’t like filters, we’ve opted for drinking water from a removable 15 litre container under the sink. This has a submersible pump feeding a separate tap beside the sink.

The advantage is, always fresh water, not water that has been languishing in the bottom of a large plastic tank for god knows how long, so easy to thoroughly clean, no filters to replace and no additional expense.

The container can be refilled at any drinking water tap, or from bottled supermarket water if abroad with dodgy water supplies.

We stole the idea from Greg Virgoe, of Youtube fame

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[EuroTrotters]

I always use the tank, don’t see the point in faffing with bottles.

Only if the tank is kept clean

Try cleaning pipes and tanks with citric acid and see what comes out

 

[oldiesontour]

We use our large underslung freshwater tanks for washing, flushing the loo etc, but as we don’t like filters, we’ve opted for drinking water from a removable 15 litre container under the sink. This has a submersible pump feeding a separate tap beside the sink.

The advantage is, always fresh water, not water that has been languishing in the bottom of a large plastic tank for god knows how long, so easy to thoroughly clean, no filters to replace and no additional expense.

The container can be refilled at any drinking water tap, or from bottled supermarket water if abroad with dodgy water supplies.

We stole the idea from Greg Virgoe, of Youtube fame



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Same tap as we have with same set up but we use 2 5 LTRs supermarket bottles

 

[Langtoftlad]

Water?
Who drinks water?
Tea, beer...

 

[Lenny HB]

Use our tank for everything can't see the point of lugging extra bottles around.

We do have a simple carbon filter inline with the kitchen tap that is just to prevent nasty tasting tea you sometimes get when minerals in the water react with the plastics.

Unless you are going to Africa or similar places, tap water all over Europe is safe to drink.

 

[LostInSpace]

Unless you are going to Africa or similar places tap water all over Europe is safe to drink.

It is until some our freinds use the same tap for tanks and cassettes.

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[Jon Stewart]

It is until some our freinds use the same tap for tanks and cassettes.

Use your own hose, and antibacterial spray to clean tap before filling.

Simples.

 

[meanders]

So you sterilise the end of the tap with a good squirt of isopropyl or alcohol wipe and let it evaporate in 15 to 20 seconds, then waste the next few inches in the pipe before connecting.

At Thetford we used to connect up a good hose with a nozzle with built in tap as the water tap was not easy to reach. I don't recollect anyone using there own although I yelled at some that just threw down on the ground rather than put it back in the top of the sanitised traffic cone to keep the nozzle clean. Takes all sorts, and not just our continental friends that use fresh taps for cassettes. I have witnessed it many times over here with labelled taps.