Crown 60 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Hi There, just a quick question when laying your van up for winter do you remove the tap spouts to avoid damage or leave them in place,the previous owner of our van used to remove them after he sustained a cracked spout he showed me how to remove them but cannot for the life of me remember if they unscrew or just pull off. Many thanks in advance. David. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matelodave Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Sounds a bit extreme - I just make sure all taps & the shower are opened, drained and left open. The shower head gets disconnected and the pipe lays in the shower. I also leave the main drain down open. A quick blow down the spout should clear any water sitting in the spout. For a more thorough blow through I use my dinghy footpump to blow any residual water out of the system Quote 2018 S-Max Titanium 2. 0 Tdci (177. 54bhp,180ps,132kw) Powershift + 2015 Unicorn III Cadz, Ventura Marlin porch awning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozerp Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Our tap spouts don't come off, but never had a problem. We do leave them in the open / on position though. And also recent started to use a device to blow excess water out of the system that does not drain of it's own accord called Floe. http://www. keepfloeing. com/ You just gently presurise the system with a car tyre pump, then open each tap to blow out the excess water. Got about half a litre out of ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown 60 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Thanks for the replies so far, esp the link Wozerp, think i will look into the Floe device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumdrop Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I leave the taps open, after I have blown out any residual water in the drained system. Make sure the pump is not left running as it would damage it irrepairably, remove the fuse if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marks Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I use a floe device, I was amazed with the volume of water I got out the system. Quote Land Rover Discovery and Conquerer 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown 60 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 The Pump is a submersible so will be unplugged Gumdrop, where did you purchase your Floe from Marks and how much was it ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyJover Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 The Floe adaptor is available from most accessory shops but search around as the price varies. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marks Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) The Pump is a submersible so will be unplugged Gumdrop, where did you purchase your Floe from Marks and how much was it ?.I've had it for ages now, and can't remember where I got it, they are readily avaliable and approx £35 if you shop around. https://www. keepfloeing. 1gbx. com/categories/Touring/ Edited September 6, 2014 by Marks Quote Land Rover Discovery and Conquerer 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickfishing Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Got ours from Go outdoors £25 on special earlier this year Quote now retired and loving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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