Propex 10 litre electric heater under back bench, fitted just before Christmas. Now got hot and cold water to new mixer shower in bathroom and new tap in kitchen sink.
The water inlet has been moved to bathroom side of the van - new whale pump and a 240v socket where the old inlet was.
Very happy with installation. Now like us all need to get out in van!
Best, Stan


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Thanks chaps!
Randa, I'm afraid that may be difficult as I didn't do the installation! It's taken me a while to find a service engineer I could trust to do the job exactly as I wanted. I would really recommend him and can pass on his details to anyone who is considering putting a hot water system into their Eriba. And appreciate that many owners don't want to. We managed fine over summer with site facilities and a kettle. It's just something we've been thinking about for a while.

Looks a great job Stan - you seem to have found a decent engineer to do the job.

I used to dismiss the need for hot water in the van and didn't use the boiler for a couple of years. However Kath has persuaded me of its virtues, especially in the morning, and I am now a hot water in van convert.

MikeT

We tend only to go to small sites. I've enjoyed using the site facilities at camping and caravanning CSs most of which are geared up for proper camping.
I did consider a gas and electric system so could go to places without EHU but couldn't find anything compatible with steel gas pipes and some options were extremely expensive. Dual fuel would have been more flexible but if no EHU it'll be a pan on the hob!
It was installed by Kurt Bauwens. His website is:
www.mobilecaravanservices.biz

Do you have a separate large cold water tank now or just fill the hot tank and small cold tank separately?

Steve, I used to have a 40 litre aquaroll sitting outside which supplied the kitchen tap via submersible pump. Another water container with submersible pump sat in the bathroom cupboard and supplied the bathroom tap. I don't know if this is standard fitment for a Triton 430.
Now all water enters the van via the aquaroll which has been resited to the other side.

Having running water in the bathroom at all times was handy. But now the water cannister is gone there's loads of room to store bogroll!