What did you do to your van today?

[gasgas]

What I did today: I drove to a camp site and put the hand brake on. It flew up in the air with no resistance! The cable had obviously snapped . I wondered if the site warden could recommend a local garage. I got underneath and couldn’t see anything wrong so inside I removed the rubber gaiter around the lever. A Clovis pin connecting the lever to the cable had come out. All I had to do was replace it , and replace the very cleverly designed retaining pin that I found under the lever. Its design is such that it could not possibly have worked its way out. The van must have had a new cable and whoever fitted it not replaced the clip. Disaster averted, and no cost!

 

[runnach]

It's legionnaires disease I'm slightly concerned about, it's a big thing with stored water and pipework not used ie, for me it would be the shower as this in the moho is never used, motorhomes especially older ones the water changes temp all the time which legionnaires bacteria really like. On saying that I've never heard of legionnaires poisoning from a moho water supply but technically it is possible. I agree a bit of bacteria is probably beneficial but I just avoid drinking water from moho tanks even though I do flush it twice yearly with purification powder and drain water after a trip or if its been in and not used more than 3 days.

If you are concerned about Legionella and other nasty stuff that may be lingering with your stored water, look into fitting a 12V UV filter.

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