Where do you get yours (water)

[Otter Spotter]

Tesco’s 5 ltrs spring water £1.20 and the container will last you 3 to 6 months so you can refill it on your travels.
I topped ours up at garages and services.

 

[Rjcamper]

Tesco’s 5 ltrs spring water £1.20 and the container will last you 3 to 6 months so you can refill it on your travels.
I topped ours up at garages and services.

Got two of those, it's what we take our drinking water in and they fit snug in the pull out cupboard

 

[David and Sally]

And they shouldn’t, or at least, not without permission. Churches have to pay for the water they use. Filling up a motor home tank from a cemetery tap isn’t really on.

Doesn't the Almighty supply the water in the first place?

 

[scally]

I carry 10ltrs drinking water only keeping the running weight down 10lb per gallon. It sufficient till I get to site though only use for washing etc still use 10ltr for drinks

 

[Nanniemate]

Don't do like I did couple of last drink and washing tanks drained down only a quick over night no water no heating oops

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[P Bentley]

And they shouldn’t, or at least, not without permission. Churches have to pay for the water they use. Filling up a motor home tank from a cemetery tap isn’t really on.

I thought helping the needy, and all that malarkey, was a churchy thing to do.
Considering that they operate their business "tax free" helping out a thirsty soul with less than pennies worth of water wouldn't noticeably effect the bottom line.

 

[Nanniemate]

I thought helping the needy, and all that malarkey, was a churchy thing to do.
Considering that they operate their business "tax free" helping out a thirsty soul with less than pennies worth of water wouldn't noticeably effect the bottom line.

Ewart of thunder bolts

 

[P Bentley]

I carry 10ltrs drinking water only keeping the running weight down 10lb per gallon. It sufficient till I get to site though only use for washing etc still use 10ltr for drinks

I love the mixing of old measures and new, and the mental mathematics required to convert.

1 liter of FW = 1 KG


On more serious note how often do MH owners sterilise their FW tanks on average, (especially after its been empty for a while) and do you use a product such as Milton tablets to do it.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Doesn't the Almighty supply the water in the first place?

Council run cemeteries, you will have paid for the water in your council tax

 

[David and Sally]

I love the mixing of old measures and new, and the mental mathematics required to convert.

1 liter of FW = 1 KG


On more serious note how often do MH owners sterilise their FW tanks on average, (especially after its been empty for a while) and do you use a product such as Milton tablets to do it.

I believe Milton can cause harm to boilers.

Use Puriclean and rinse through thoroughly

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[Brains]

I carry 10ltrs drinking water only keeping the running weight down 10lb per gallon. It sufficient till I get to site though only use for washing etc still use 10ltr for drinks

as a FYI
1 Litre weighs 1 Kilo (exactly)
(or 2.2lbs in old money)

Edit: I see others have pointed out the same calculation!

 

[L' Hobo]

What do you need water for if the van is going back in storage tomorrow because it's best not to leave any water in your van/pipes until the last freezes are over. If it's for heating, I can use heater without water, not sure if you can?

If you just want a cup of tea, do as suggested and buy a 5ltr, some are even less than a pound.

 

[Brains]

I love the mixing of old measures and new, and the mental mathematics required to convert.

1 liter of FW = 1 KG

That's nothing!
I worked for 45 years in the maritime business.
The standard mixture of measurements are:

Metric (Usually for lengths and widths)
Feet and inches for drafts
Cubic feet for volume
Metric tonnes per cubic yard for stowage
Liquid volume measured in American Barrels
Specific gravity of oil measured in Barrels at Fahrenheit
Deadweight measured in Metric Tonnes
Lightweight measured in Long Tons
Gross and Nett tonnage measured in Medieval wine Tuns, except for the Panama Canal which measured in American Short tons and the Suez Canal which measured in Metric Tonnes.

Just to cap it all the conversion figures between all this were standardised well before pocket calculators or computers, at 3.2802 for meters/feet and 35.315 for cubic m/ft, which causes small discrepancies on every cargo for those not using maritime software.

About a two decades ago I eventually had to set up a 45 minute lecture with slides that I used to repeat at least 4-5 times a year to explain to new young people in the business what all these measurement mean.

A few years back I met one of the people I had explained all this to back in the 90's, and he told me he had never forgotten my story about the English King that introduced the medieval wine tuns measurement that is still used to this day.

Bottom line is it means I have no problem with the mental arithmetic to convert between systems

 

[Tonks]

Doesn't the Almighty supply the water in the first place?

Yes , but unfortunately churches get their supplies from the local water authorities, who don't supply it free of charge.

 

[L' Hobo]

That's nothing!
I worked for 45 years in the maritime business.
The standard mixture of measurements are:

Metric (Usually for lengths and widths)
Feet and inches for drafts
Cubic feet for volume
Metric tonnes per cubic yard for stowage
Liquid volume measured in American Barrels
Specific gravity of oil measured in Barrels at Fahrenheit
Deadweight measured in Metric Tonnes
Lightweight measured in Long Tons
Gross and Nett tonnage measured in Medieval wine Tuns, except for the Panama Canal which measured in American Short tons and the Suez Canal which measured in Metric Tonnes.

Just to cap it all the conversion figures between all this were standardised well before pocket calculators or computers, at 3.2802 for meters/feet and 35.315 for cubic m/ft, which causes small discrepancies on every cargo for those not using maritime software.

About a two decades ago I eventually had to set up a 45 minute lecture with slides that I used to repeat at least 4-5 times a year to explain to new young people in the business what all these measurement mean.

A few years back I met one of the people I had explained all this to back in the 90's, and he told me he had never forgotten my story about the English King that introduced the medieval wine tuns measurement that is still used to this day.

Bottom line is it means I have no problem with the mental arithmetic to convert between systems

and never load to the upper Plimsoll line unless you know what seas are going to be sailed in? (IF I remember correctly?? )

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[P Bentley]

I am

I worked for 45 years in the maritime business.

Read your post and thought "Now there's a person who has copy of Norries Tables on his shelf somewhere" (ha ha)
I am still at sea, and the conversions are still done, except now most every vessel I see drafts are in meters and cms
We load fuel in cubic meters however the Saudis still want that converted to yankee barrels.
Most capacity measurements (and stability calcs) are now metric and the old stuff of yards inches gallons etc has been dropped to a historical footnote.
Of course the yanks have hung onto their old measurements and their ridiculous System B buoyage,

Your ability to convert quickly and leap between imperial and metric (and the other malarkey) is becoming rarer to encounter.
That said we still carry Norries (just in case)

 

[P Bentley]

Doesn't the Almighty supply the water in the first place?

No, its atmospheric chemistry and physics that produce the water and the local water company supply it. .

 

[TUCANO]

Back to the OP post, I asked at a garden centre once and for the pricely sum of a fiver I was able to fill the van, with an extremely long hose that they happily supplied, Bamburgh.

 

[Rjcamper]

Thanks all, to Update......

Managed to get water at Petrol station as we headed off for weekend..... Tried taps, nothing....

Took seat cover off to access pump, pump trying, but not priming. Assumed air lock so blew as hard as I could down shower hose, then a suck and hey presto away she went..

Going to get manual out tomorrow to check if pump has air bleed screw or push button

Off to bed after a long drive

 

[Brains]

I am


Read your post and thought "Now there's a person who has copy of Norries Tables on his shelf somewhere" (ha ha)
I am still at sea, and the conversions are still done, except now most every vessel I see drafts are in meters and cms
We load fuel in cubic meters however the Saudis still want that converted to yankee barrels.
Most capacity measurements (and stability calcs) are now metric and the old stuff of yards inches gallons etc has been dropped to a historical footnote.
Of course the yanks have hung onto their old measurements and their ridiculous System B buoyage,

Your ability to convert quickly and leap between imperial and metric (and the other malarkey) is becoming rarer to encounter.
That said we still carry Norries (just in case)

Your gross and nett figures however are still measured in medieval wine tuns through !

What ships are you on ? VLCC's ?

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[Wabs]

Cemetery they have water taps.

Yep but there are all busy,,people are dying to get in there

 

[Tombola]

And they shouldn’t, or at least, not without permission. Churches have to pay for the water they use. Filling up a motor home tank from a cemetery tap isn’t really on.

Yeah but ts not a grave offence though is it

 

[P Bentley]

What ships are you on ? VLCC's ?

Specialist vessels involved in diving, pipe lay, heavy lift (up to 2300 tons) and ROV usually for the oil and gas industry but done some work in wind farms as well.
I sail as Senior Dynamic Positioning Officer - C/O

 

[Brains]

Specialist vessels involved in diving, pipe lay, heavy lift (up to 2300 tons) and ROV usually for the oil and gas industry but done some work in wind farms as well.
I sail as Senior Dynamic Positioning Officer - C/O

There was me thinking the DP4 ships stayed on station using the google maps feature on their smart phones!

 

[P Bentley]

There was me thinking the DP4 ships stayed on station using the google maps feature on their smart phones

DP4 is new one on me and I wouldn't be surprised if they were run by an app if they existed but DP only goes up to 3 and its about the level of redundancy.
DP1 hasn't got any (ie if something fails you are out of DP)
DP2 has worse case failure default of at least 50% of everything running
DP3 basically has 100% basically by it having two separate engine rooms usually found on semi dub rigs and drill ships but other vessels do have it
Ours is DP2 and with it having 3 azimuths forward and three aft (and is barge shape as opposed to a ship shape) with a total output of 24,000 HP our foot print in current conditions (2.5 meter seas 28knots of wind on the bow 1 knot of current on the stb 1/4) is 0.6 of a meter.

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[Wabs]

Bloody hell, my eyes are bleeding,,

 

[L' Hobo]

DP4 is new one on me and I wouldn't be surprised if they were run by an app if they existed but DP only goes up to 3 and its about the level of redundancy.
DP1 hasn't got any (ie if something fails you are out of DP)
DP2 has worse case failure default of at least 50% of everything running
DP3 basically has 100% basically by it having two separate engine rooms usually found on semi dub rigs and drill ships but other vessels do have it
Ours is DP2 and with it having 3 azimuths forward and three aft (and is barge shape as opposed to a ship shape) with a total output of 24,000 HP our foot print in current conditions (2.5 meter seas 28knots of wind on the bow 1 knot of current on the stb 1/4) is 0.6 of a meter.

What's this got to do with where OP gets his water???

 

[P Bentley]

What's this got to do with where OP gets his water

No idea, not that it matters.
The only connection I can come up with at short notice is
"Water water everywhere and nor any drop to drink."

I quite enjoy it when threads sometimes take an unusual and meandering course once the main subject has been dealt with.
You never know what will crop up.

 

[cyberyacht]

Whilst random top-up points for water is OK here, you can't assume that similar places abroad are all "eau potable"

 

[scally]

as a FYI
1 Litre weighs 1 Kilo (exactly)
(or 2.2lbs in old money)

Edit: I see others have pointed out the same calculation!

Brought up imperial, but do understand the intricacies of metric FYI

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