i have been given a whale aqua source, but no instructions. it connects to van same as my normal whale submersible pump, do i connect the other end direct to tap or do i need anything else?
some folk use the ball cock valve in there aqua roll. some go stright from the mains tap. But useing a ball cock, i think is safer than having all the pressure from the mains on your van pipe work.
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make your own up. get the valve cock from B&Q or Homebase etc. then you need the adaptors to connect to the hose. works out cheaper. I think to buy a kit from tow sure or what ever is £40 ish. make it your self about a £8.
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I connect my whale aqua source straight from the tap into the caravan. You may need an adapter to screw onto the tap to connect your whale aqua source to. Same kind of tap adaptor you use for connecting the garden hose to the tap. I checked with Whale first and their technical folk told me that for any caravan that takes the whale pump from an aquaroll its Ok just to connect straight to the caravan. Never had a problem. The whale aqua source adjusts pressure so as not to damage the water tank etc.
Seen many posts on here about connecting from the tap into your water hog and then use the normal whale pump to pump through from the water hog. Never understood why.
Phil
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Quote: Originally posted by cwdc56768 on 16/3/2010
I connect my whale aqua source straight from the tap into the caravan. You may need an adapter to screw onto the tap to connect your whale aqua source to. Same kind of tap adaptor you use for connecting the garden hose to the tap. I checked with Whale first and their technical folk told me that for any caravan that takes the whale pump from an aquaroll its Ok just to connect straight to the caravan. Never had a problem. The whale aqua source adjusts pressure so as not to damage the water tank etc.
Seen many posts on here about connecting from the tap into your water hog and then use the normal whale pump to pump through from the water hog. Never understood why.
Phil
Folk put the the valve cock in there aqua rolls cos they dont like having the full water pressure on there pipe work. Am sure i dont. I have tried useing the mains pressure, and i found no difference,useing the pump or mains. only, i dont like the mains pressure on the van
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You can also buy the fully made kits on ebay for around £10, they are fantastic!
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Quote: Originally posted by stuart1955 on 16/3/2010
i have been given a whale aqua source, but no instructions. it connects to van same as my normal whale submersible pump, do i connect the other end direct to tap or do i need anything else?
No just connect the hose to a tap then bleed the air out of your system in the normal way. If your van has got an onboard water pump you will get better pressure with that switched on.
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One poster has commented that he didn't want water under pressure entering the van and I have heard others express the same view. That prompted me to contact Whale before I bought the aqua source.
If it is of assistance, as I understand the position, the average mains water pressure tends to be around 3 bar during the day and slightly lower at peak usage times. As usage drops during the late evening and early hours the pressure rises, and can get up to or exceed 10 bar. Within the aqua source they say that there is an inbuilt regulator that regulates mains water pressure to a nominal 1.5 bar. See
and scroll down for this element of the specification. So the pressure entering the van is half normal tap pressure. If that helps the original poster
Phil
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I think it looks like a good system. I didn't know they were available. Can't see too many issues with 1.5bar pressure, if the pipes can't stand that, then they would blow with the normal pump anyway. Could be an iminent purchase before our Summer hols
Its brilliant on a fully serviced site. No need to drag the water butt across the site. No need to top up the night before in the dark. But best of all, I can't be accused of using all the water in the shower in the morning! Hurrah!!!!! Little lady happy for the day
Phil
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The problem is not with normal operation, the problem is what happens should the pressure regulator fail. It can happen.
There can also be a "lack of water" problem on some sites if your pitch is at the end of the pipe and there are a lot of people using water. Or on sites where the water pressure is low.
Whichever system you use, never go away from the van and leave the water tap turned on.
"Whichever system you use, never go away from the van and leave the water tap turned on"
How very true. Even roll mine up and store it away when we go away from the van. There are many what iffs in caravanning and I think if we worry too much we would stay at home. Just recognise the issues and act cautiously. e.g connect to van first then tap then turn on. The other round and as the hose unwinds as the water goes through the water shoots all over the place and you're drenched! Very entertaining when I saw someone try it that way!!!!
Phil
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I bought the Aquasource kit 2nd hand with a load of other gear from someone who was giving up caravanning. Have not used it yet but it has an additional in-line metal gadget in the hose. I asked the fella what this was and he said a pressure reducer valve. The ones in the shop do not have this.
This may be the add on you talk about from ebay? I will try to dig it out from the garage and take a pic to post up here, just out of interest.
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