โMar-27-2018 05:40 AM
โApr-05-2018 09:03 AM
โApr-05-2018 06:15 AM
ricks99 wrote:
When camping at a site with city water, do you use your fresh-water tank? Why or why not?
โApr-04-2018 04:14 PM
โApr-04-2018 04:13 PM
โApr-04-2018 02:21 PM
daveengstrand wrote:
This comment is not meant to be smart, simply an honest question. When you leave your S&B to go to the store, the movie or?, do you shut off your water main? Except for the RVs with the gray polybutylene plumbing, they use the same plumbing as a S&B. Some are CPVC and most, if not all, newer ones are PEX. To be fair, movement from driving down the road can obviously play a part. That will have minimal effect on PEX tho. After 30 years, the ones that concerned me the most were the gray stuff, it is not good and had some recalls to be replaced. Next would be CPVC as it gets brittle with age so movement from traveling could cause an issue. PEX is a very durable product. It is tough, flexible and allows for the elimination of a lot of the fittings needed with hard piping such as copper or CPVC.
โApr-01-2018 04:15 PM
โMar-31-2018 01:49 PM
K3WE wrote:
How about this for an answer: IT DEPENDS! and maybe 'enjoy the choice'.
If you aren't staying particularly long, hooking up the hose is one less thing to do. Also, if things get a little cold at night, your hose can freeze while your tank probably will not. On a recent trip- we were worried about a water leak. Filling the water tank and working the on-off switch was a pretty convenient way to address the situation. Dittos that sometimes campground water might have a 'local flavor'...again, the choice to 'carry your own' is just that- a nice choice.
โMar-31-2018 06:08 AM
โMar-29-2018 08:42 PM
Matt_Colie wrote:
Nobody here has mentioned a real big issue.
If your RV has a problem and there is a virtually unlimited supply of water, it can all end up on your floor. And, that will be after the black and gray tanks overflow. So, unless you leave the dumps open all the time, that is a real risk.
Matt
โMar-29-2018 05:54 PM
midnightsadie wrote:
changing water source in your diet can ruin a vacation.
โMar-29-2018 08:33 AM
Bobbo wrote:ricks99 wrote:
It sounds like the main reason that folks advocate using the fresh water tank instead of city water is the eliminate the possibility of a leak or other water intrusion when you're away from the site.
But wouldn't you have to turn off your water pump when you leave, to avoid the same issue?
Seems like the same difference to me -- turning off the city water nozzle or turning off the pump.
Or am I missing something obvious?
If we are not actively using water, the water pump is off even when we are there. Our routine:
Turn on pump, wash hands, turn off pump.
Turn on pump, brush teeth, turn off pump.
Turn on pump, flush toilet, turn off pump.
Turn on pump, shower, turn off pump.
I think you see a pattern starting to emerge. We don't have to remember to turn the pump off when leaving or sleeping because the pump is already off. It isn't that hard to turn the pump on every time you want to use water. If you forget, the faucet reminds you quite quickly.
โMar-28-2018 06:45 PM
daveengstrand wrote:
To be fair, movement from driving down the road can obviously play a part.
daveengstrand wrote:
That will have minimal effect on PEX tho.
โMar-28-2018 03:39 PM
daveengstrand wrote:
This comment is not meant to be smart, simply an honest question. When you leave your S&B to go to the store, the movie or?, do you shut off your water main? Except for the RVs with the gray polybutylene plumbing, they use the same plumbing as a S&B.
โMar-28-2018 03:33 PM