What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Drive Wayne]

Likewise. There is no water left in the container overnight, or over winter. Puriclean again in spring.

Subtle self reminder. My van 'bucket' is 13 litres. Bit more for the awning 15 litre Ridge Monkey bucket.

 

[Bav]

Subtle self reminder. My van 'bucket' is 13 litres. Bit more for the awning 15 litre Ridge Monkey bucket.

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Ah, it's powder not a liquid - I hadn't twigged that. Just wondering how I can get that into my captive tank.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Ah, it's powder not a liquid - I hadn't twigged that. Just wondering how I can get that into my captive tank.

How do you fill your tank? Underslung 60 litre?

 

[Bav]

How do you fill your tank? Underslung 60 litre?

A 25 litres tank over the o/s rear wheel-arch. Fill it with a hose via a Bullfinch inlet point.

 

[Sasquatch]

I mix it in an old plastic measuring jug and pour it in to rhe tank via a funnel.

 

[Drive Wayne]

A 25 litres tank over the o/s rear wheel-arch. Fill it with a hose via a Bullfinch inlet point.

Sounds posh. Any way of introducing other waters into the mix? Half full tank and take it for a sloshy drive..?

 

[Keith Waterman]

200w hardline narrow fixed solar panel to keep the EcoFlow delta 3 plus topped up. Current project to fit it to the low profile roofbars whilst keeping the overall height as low as possible. Will post photos when complete!

 

[cgtmiles]

A 25 litres tank over the o/s rear wheel-arch. Fill it with a hose via a Bullfinch inlet point.

Silly question maybe but how does that work? Aren’t these for a pressurised supply and external pump? Even if not how do you not overfill the tank badly each time you top up?

 

[Bav]

Sounds posh. Any way of introducing other waters into the mix? Half full tank and take it for a sloshy drive..?

Hmm, how well does this stuff dissolve?

I'll probably funnel neat product into the end of the hose and then fill the the tank as usual.

 

[Bav]

Silly question maybe but how does that work? Aren’t these for a pressurised supply and external pump? Even if not how do you not overfill the tank badly each time you top up?

I presume the tank is vented, as tap pressure is all that's required. If overfilled, a pressure release valve opens and the excess water is dumped under the van.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Hmm, how well does this stuff dissolve?

I'll probably funnel neat product into the end of the hose and then fill the the tank as usual.

That could work, it dissolves well with a bit of agitation, and a 'rough road' drive would reach all corners of the tank... leave it for a couple of hours, drain the tank, run it through the tap. Refill, jobsagoodun.

 

[cgtmiles]

I presume the tank is vented, as tap pressure is all that's required. If overfilled, a pressure release valve opens and the excess water is dumped under the van.

Still can’t quite get my head round that, I’d be interested in a seeing a plumbing diagram if you have one but anyway, if it does dump excess water under the van surely you can pump water through it for half an hour or something to give it a good flush through

 

[Bav]

That could work, it dissolves well with a bit of agitation, and a 'rough road' drive would reach all corners of the tank... leave it for a couple of hours, drain the tank, run it through the tap. Refill, jobsagoodun.

Driving anywhere around here involves rough roads!

 

[Drive Wayne]

Still can’t quite get my head round that, I’d be interested in a seeing a plumbing diagram if you have one but anyway, if it does dump excess water under the van surely you can pump water through it for half an hour or something to give it a good flush through

A flush through is good but it won't get rid of the bacterial build up that hides in those hard to reach places! The build up of slimy stuff on my water pump is removed completely with it sat in Puriclean water for a couple of hours. Through the tap into the sink down the plughole, cleans all that pipework too, and the output onto the drive, I obviously mean the bowl I have underneath the van to catch the output...

 

[Bav]

Still can’t quite get my head round that, I’d be interested in a seeing a plumbing diagram if you have one but anyway, if it does dump excess water under the van surely you can pump water through it for half an hour or something to give it a good flush through

No diagram I'm afraid.

Don't have an issue cleaning the tank with Milton - it's a liquid, so I can pour it into the feeder hose before attaching it to the tap. Just not sure how effective that method will be with Puriclean, given it's a powder.

 

[Sasquatch]

I mix the Puriclean with water in a measuring jug and then pour the liquid in.

 

[DXX]

Hmm, how well does this stuff dissolve?

I'll probably funnel neat product into the end of the hose and then fill the the tank as usual.

It’s 50% bicarbonate of soda!

 

[Trouts]

I mix it in an old plastic measuring jug and pour it in to rhe tank via a funnel.

i also do this

 

[Drive Wayne]

Swapped out my second SP621E Bluetooth mini LED controller (first one wasn't happy), for a top quality SP630E for the essential controlling of the outside poptop downlighters. Works well, built in kill switch on this one, no faffing with apps required, it comes back on with the setting you left it on last time. This one doesn't get hot either.

 

[T5_Kombi_Rob]

Got the diesel heater fired up for the first time after spending half the weekend crawling under the van just need to tidy up cable routing inside now