RV FEATURE
RIVER AND LAKE WATER
When we first left for our life on the road, I had ideas of being prepared to get water from any source, including lakes and rivers. There are two main problems with this.
First, you are likely to have to pump the water a great distance and height from the source to your caravan, and for that, you need a very powerful pump. The other issue is that the water is likely to require some very effective filtration, even if you don’ t intend to drink it. The pump also needs to cope with sucking in leaves, dirt and other debris.
The best solution I found was to use a submersible sump pump. These can cope with dirty water without becoming clogged, and they have the power to pump a lot of water a long distance and uphill. The problem is that they require 240V of mains power, so you will have to carry enough electrical cords to cover the distance from your van to the pump. Then you need sufficient lengths of hose to cover the same distance.
The filters will need to be decentsized with separate sediment and chemical filtration. You will also need spare filters as they will fill up in a short time. In the end, I never used ours and sold it after about three years.
Water points like this are just for filling small containers with water. Please obey the signs.
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