Had a problem whilst in Germany recently which may be of interest to others. We were having lunch in the van when there was a sudden and loud gush followed by water dripping from the sink area.
Luckily, we were sat there and were able to switch the water pump off quickly. I could see through a gap in the kitchen sink cabinet that the hot water feed had come away from the base of the tap so had to partially remove the sink unit to get at the hose clip to refit it.
I dread to think what we could have faced if we were not in the van at the time as we had three quarters of a tank of fresh water on board so now we try to turn the pump off whenever we are not using it.
The van is an Autocruise Alto panel van conversion and I guess that the water system is pressurised when the pump is on which must put some load onto any joints in the pipework?
Luckily, we were sat there and were able to switch the water pump off quickly. I could see through a gap in the kitchen sink cabinet that the hot water feed had come away from the base of the tap so had to partially remove the sink unit to get at the hose clip to refit it.
I dread to think what we could have faced if we were not in the van at the time as we had three quarters of a tank of fresh water on board so now we try to turn the pump off whenever we are not using it.
The van is an Autocruise Alto panel van conversion and I guess that the water system is pressurised when the pump is on which must put some load onto any joints in the pipework?