hi everyone, we have two water tanks. Do all water tanks have baffles. Strop got told they do not have any. Can anyone confirm this and also, how do we know how much water is in them? Thanks. Rocket
moamajohn said
03:49 PM Aug 9, 2017
Hi Rocket.Its rare to have baffles and the general rule of thumb is 90 litres. I find I keep them topped up whenever possible as one never knows what lies ahead.If I am going to stay in
caravan parks I only take minimal in 1 Only. Cheers.
Bill B said
04:22 PM Aug 9, 2017
Van water tanks generally range from 60 litres to 95 litres in size.
You could always drain a tank and refill it via a bucket etc to measure its capacity.
PeterD said
07:08 PM Aug 9, 2017
the rocket wrote:
how do we know how much water is in them?
Compare your tanks with these. Click on the pictures for larger sizes. The dimensions are there as well.
robol said
09:44 AM Aug 10, 2017
I was reading on one of the forums where someone had fitted an inline flow meter. This measured the amount of water used through the system. If you know the capacity of your water tank then you can work out how much water you have left in your tank.
Big Mal said
05:16 PM Aug 10, 2017
No baffles, I just used my jerry cans to see how water each tank would take and found my book was wrong or like my DIY grey water tank a tape measure and a calculator.
PeterD said
06:21 PM Aug 10, 2017
Before measuring your tank(s) empty them fully. You can only do that by removing the drain plugs and driving through quite a few bends so centrifugal force gets the water out the hole. With a van dead level it can require up to 10 litres in the tank to get the pump working. Whilst you are at it you can calibrate the water gauge(s.)
The way we calibrated ours was to use the house water meter. We added water slowly until something happened. The navigator was observing the meter and would call when something happened. I would kink the hose to stop the water flow. She would then go to the meter and note the reading. The results are as follows.
hi everyone, we have two water tanks. Do all water tanks have baffles. Strop got told they do not have any. Can anyone confirm this and also, how do we know how much water is in them? Thanks. Rocket
caravan parks I only take minimal in 1 Only. Cheers.
You could always drain a tank and refill it via a bucket etc to measure its capacity.
Compare your tanks with these. Click on the pictures for larger sizes. The dimensions are there as well.
Before measuring your tank(s) empty them fully. You can only do that by removing the drain plugs and driving through quite a few bends so centrifugal force gets the water out the hole. With a van dead level it can require up to 10 litres in the tank to get the pump working. Whilst you are at it you can calibrate the water gauge(s.)
The way we calibrated ours was to use the house water meter. We added water slowly until something happened. The navigator was observing the meter and would call when something happened. I would kink the hose to stop the water flow. She would then go to the meter and note the reading. The results are as follows.