Hose and EHC lengths

T

Triple Point

Free Member
Joined
Sep 11, 2020
Posts
3
Likes collected
5
Location
The Desolate North
Funster No
75,751
MH
Van Conversion
Exp
Newcomer
Hi All,
I've just purchased my very first Motorhome, a Compass CV20 van conversion.

The van came with a 10m EHC cable but no water hose.

Is the EHC cable a suitable length? Or do you find you need more?

Also what length of hose to you find useful? Food safe or garden hose?

Many Thanks
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Caravan Club recommends 25m of each (hose for serviced pitches)

Although I've got a small bore 7m garden hose and find that acceptable
 
Upvote 0
We don't use a water hose just a 10 litre watering can and top up as necessary.

10 metres Electric hook up cable is no way long enough to be usable on most sites. I would add at least another cable of 25 metres. (y)
 
Upvote 0
Congrats on your purchase :)

Currently on a C&CC site and the 10m EHU lead wouldn't reach. 25m longer than needed. In practice I carry both sizes, simply that the 10m is less hassle to coil up when done. 25m does get regular use.

For hose, 10m is sufficient. I rarely use it as packing it away is often messy when it has to be stored insude the van under seats so getting residual water out is fund and games, even with the so called roll flat types. Easier to have a collapsible watering can and collapsible bucket and a couple of trips and the 60 litre tank is brimmed.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Upvote 0
hi welcome.

you need a full 25m EHU cable on most sites. although i also carry a 10m short for when the post is real close and use as an extension when that little furtehr away.

its common not to supply a water hose, a good buy is a flat hose cheap as chips on fleabay or buy for the long term and get a flat food safe hose but a bit expensive.
 
Upvote 0
If you want to cover all possibilities then carry a 10m EHU cable + a 25m one.

In the vast majority of cases a 10m one is enough, especially in the UK. However, some popular sites abroad need much longer cables, so you might need a 25m or, in extreme cases, both joined together.

Water hoses --- we carry a 20m one (thin flat compact on a reel) which is slow due to small bore. However, a lot of sites provide their own hose.

It's a good idea to carry a selection of hose connectors to fit various tap types.

As a last resort or when we can't be bothered to move the van, we also carry a fold-flat water carrier (10 litres) + funnel to fill manually.
 
Upvote 0
We have 2 x 25m EHU cables. Have needed both on 3 occasions over 3 years so 35m as suggested will cover most places. These cables are heavy. I carry water hose and adapters but have never used any of this stuff. 10 ltr watering can for me.
 
Upvote 0
I don't use a hose but just fill the tank from a 10L water container. I'm never in a hurry and walking to and fro is sometimes about the only exercise I take some days. Besides, the trips to the water tap (using different routes) give me the opportunity to be nosey at all the other rigs and the people on the site. ;)
(I once got a date with a lady after helping her to remove her stuck hose :giggle: ).

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
25m and 2 x 15m EH cables
10m food grade hose plus a 40m expandable type hose which I think is brilliant when on a site and you can fill up from the communal tap without driving nearer. Plus stowage is as big as my hand.
I also have a watering can and a bowl & bucket
 
Upvote 0
Ehu have both 25m and 18m, at times used both. Try not to be on hook up but if included. Water hose 20 and 10 and 5m flat food hose used all 3, most used is the 6 foot hose, used at post and with aqua roll (carried in toad). 10l plastic used for tea also the ubiquitous folding watering can because it was reccomended on here by so many. Only used it once just to prove how useless it is. Dont forget at least 3 tap connectors and various fittings.
 
Upvote 0
I carry a 25m (supplied with van) and the previous 25m (supplied with first van) was cut into a 15m and a 10m after buying a male and female plug to put on the ends to make the separate leads.
Water wise I have a 30m roll flat and a 10m normal blue hose (both food grade) and a 25l barrel and a submersible pump to pump it out into van! And like the1andonly said an assortment of tap fittings (on the continent the threaded bit on the tap is smaller than the U.K).
Happy camping👍👍
 
Upvote 0
I have a 10m and 20m flat hoses, which seem quite easy to roll up!

connect both together when needed.

120l tank is too much trouble and with my bad shoulder just too uncomfortable.

As I have a large garage, I also tend to carry my old caravan, roll along water hog with a 12v pump, which I could use at a pinch, or when I am at Silverstone! 😁

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Upvote 0
I use an expandable XHose. Very light and takes up very little space when packed away.
 
Upvote 0
Even when pitched closer to the hookup bollard I sometimes find that 10m is slightly too short. In that frustrating situation a 25m cable is a faff. I now leave the 10m cable at home and bring a 14m cable instead.

A 10 litre watering can prevents those length issues. As long as you can carry it.
 
Upvote 0
I suspect the majority of posters carrying multiple length hoses leads and suchlike have coachbuilt with garage type storage. The OP will have a pvc. Storage can be limited.

My suggestion would be to keep it simple to start with. Go longer rather than short. It maybe a faff to roll or coil the long hose or cable but you know it will reach then get shorter if you’ll find it convenient and you have space. You can usually move your van closer to the tap to refill it for on the hose (a pain if you’ve deployed awnings and stuff hence the watering can refill). You can’t move your pitch closer to the bollard when many sites will have little fences designated hard standing and such like to keep you in your place
 
Upvote 0
We had a 15m cable for 8 years with the caravan, can't remember it ever not being long enough, we didn't go abroad though. Now we go abroad, only once in the last 6 years 25m wasn't long enough and the site lent us another one to extend it.

We've got a cheap 15m flat hose that I use in Benidorm as the taps are behind the pitches, but usually I just top up with a 5L watering can.
 
Upvote 0
We carry 2 x 25m cables. Have needed both on occasions on Aires in France and Germany and CSs in UK.

As for a hose we do carry a 10litre watering can as well as a 23litre Fiamma water carrier on wheels. But, because I am lazy, we also carry 2 collapsible hoses (1 x 50ft and 1 x 100ft) for use when the tap is a distance away, plus 2 ordinary hoses, one 10ft and 20ft for use at motorhome service points and bournes. All can be joined together. I do not bother with potable water hoses as the water is not in the hose long enough for anything to leach out of the plastic and I always run some water through it to rinse out before filling up.

As your van is made by Eldiss you may have the silly Whale connector fitted on your water point, which is designed for caravanners who use aqua rolls. If so you will be more limited as what you can use. But if that is the case they should have given you a hose with connection on it for the Whale point.

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Upvote 0
How much space you have is very relevant and i may throw away the expensive colapasble watering can because it occupies the same sort of space as the space efficient box of layflat stuff. I dont have a huge garage either. A pourable 10l plastic is a good idea though( to store 5l one in the sliding door footwe of the bongo, real space efficientiancy required there . Get your knees brown and you will get to know what works for you.
Pick a 10l cotainer you can get a whale pump into. Ps there are available
 
Upvote 0
I carry, 25m, 10m and 5m cables and about 180m hose. I don’t do moving for water and with an 85g water tank a watering can takes forever, waste of drinking time. I have on the rare occasion filled it using an Aquaroll and a little pump. :gum:
 
Upvote 0
Kannon Fodda said:
That’s just being greedy and I have no sympathy if it takes you all day to fill ;)
Click to expand...

Naaaa not greedy, but for Managements medical reasons, I have to refill it every other day at least. :Eeek:

Subscribers  do not see these advertisements

 
Upvote 0
I have 2x25m cables, a continental adapter. For water I use a 25m hose, a short (2m) hose and keep an aquaroll and 12v pump in side storage. I also carry a wastemaster for grey water, fits under the floor.
 
Upvote 0
We have a 25m and 10m EHU cable. Can be joined together if longer needed, but CAMC does not allow that. I carry a flat coiled food hose But don’t use it, prefer a watering can and exercise. About 4 x 10 litres a day typically. At home I fill with a long garden hose but only because the outside tap is the other side of the house (and a gate) to where the van parks anim lazy. I add water purification tablets at every fill
 
Upvote 0
[EHC should be EHU (Electric Hook-Up) - the Cable is silent]

Welcome to the exciting world of motorhoming!

What you need will depend on your circumstances: Your van and how much you can carry, and where you plan to travel.
To be practical, you only need one EHU cable but that should be 25m. The CMC (Caravan Club, as was) can be stuffy about joining cables, so I wouldn't plan to join (them or) two cables together. Their EHU points are within 25m for each pitch, so you would be unlucky not to reach. They will sell you a 25m for £45! and it will be horrid (stiff). There is a type of cabling called Arctic that is much more flexible and easier to handle. I'd pay the extra for that but make sure it'll carry 16A (2.5mm2, I think). Colour is unimportant. Use the shorter one at home. Cables are heavy and can be awkward to store (less so with Arctic). Don't bother with a reel - they tadd faff, take up more space and invite more 'bother' from the those want to tell you it will burst into flames. If you go abroad, you may need an adaptor to convert your plug to one of theirs. Talking of plugs, get to recognise the difference between each end; it can be annoying to discover that you'd laid it out neatly, but the wrong way around!
You will soon learn about Payload. Only carry what you really need and try to avoid the "just in case".
As for water: A hose is useful when you can get close to a tap. Any length will do. You can join as many as you like but I only have one short one (an expanding type because it takes little space and is surprisingly light). Sod will often conspire to make sure your hose is a foot too short, whatever its length, so I carry a watering can as well. Actually, I have two, for balance and speed. They are light but do take up space. I'm not fussy about "food grade". You could change your hoses and cans each year if you are. The water in the pipe must get stale when not used and taste, whatever the type of container. Keep them out of sunlight, though, to avoid bacteria growth. Maybe I've built-up a resistance to the nasties that trouble some people but I've been working this casual way for over 50 years and not died, yet!
 
Upvote 0
another arctic cable user, we carry a 10m and 15m
 
Upvote 0

Join us or log in to post a reply.

To join in you must be a member of MotorhomeFun

Join MotorhomeFun

Join us, it quick and easy!

Join us

Log in

Already a member? Log in here.

Latest journal entries

Back
Top