Water

Deciding what to do about water was quite difficult.  Legally, the weight of the van has to include any tanks being full.  So a large tank under the floor sounds like a good idea, but potentially weighs a lot. As we don't have a shower, we decided to use portable jerry cans under the sink  They are 20 litres each - two for water, one for waste. We also just buy 'no name' bottled water for keeping in the fridge.  

Using jerry cans makes refilling /emptying easy. Rather than needing a proper grey water drop point, or hoses to connect to water supplies, we can just stand a jerry can under a tap, or tip the waste down a toilet.  The sink can also drain through the floor onto the ground when suitable.

A couple of 12 v pumps get the water to the taps.  They are pressure switched, so when the tap is off, the pressure in the pipe stops the pump. we've put a switch in the power line for when we leave the van unattended as a leak in the system turns on the pumps and empties the tanks onto the floor.

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