Plumbing Posts

Fitting a Water Tank and Float Switches

The last part of my water system was fitting my 70L Fiamma water tank. I also installed some float switches into the tank and wired them to two indicator lights that I mounted towards the front of the van, making it loads easier to see when I was running low on water.

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Plumbing a Kitchen Tap and Grey Water Tank

The next part of my water system was plumbing my kitchen tap and grey water tank from the sink. The tap installed was in fact a new tap - The initial tap I bought was insanely cheap and leaked water absolutely everywhere. No bueno.

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Installing a Joolca Hottap Shower Unit

This little contraption is hooked up to my water system as well as my LPG system to allow me to have hot showers! They need to be used in very well ventilated areas, ideally outside, which is why I have mine fitted to the very rear of the van so I can shower out the back.

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Installing a Water Pump and Accumulator

Like the electrical system, I decided break the installation of my water system down into smaller sections starting with my water pump and accumulator. I also wired the pump to a simple on/off switch so I could turn it off when it wasn't needed.

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Underslung LPG Install

I decided to pay for a professional to install my gas tank so that they could sign it off at the same time and I'm so happy with the result! The hooked up the gas directly to my hob and shower unit, as well as installing a fill-up point in the side of the van.

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