Caravanning basics - The Aqua Roll

Great video Dan just wondered if you put the puriclean into the aquaroll every time you use it on site?

When we got our first caravan in 2011 (having changed from a motorhome) we had trouble with the pump running intermittently. On enquiring with our dealer we were told it was because the pump was coiling upwards in the Aquaroll. They suggested attaching a bag of marbles to the tube of the pump to weight it down, so that’s what we did. I made a small bag from an old net curtain, filled it with marbles, and attached it with cotton tape. It does the job, and is still going strong. Good tip about the mains adapter float. Thanks Dan. We’re just about to embark on a trip where we’ll be on a serviced pitch, so will give it a go. I’ve also bought a “tap splitter” (recently featured in the CAMC magazine, and widely available in DIY and garden stores) to enable me to draw off jugs of fresh drinking water whilst the Aquaroll is still attached. Looking forward to seeing how that works.

Great tips filmed in a very easy way to understand. Thanks dan.

do you have a truma plug in and a whale pump, if so where did you buy it from, our truma plug is a nightmare. thanks for all your videos... all excellent

Hi Dan, back to basics, the type of vlog that drew me to your channel. You have still got the old magic. Many thanks & keep it up. Did you ever get the X5 sorted? regards Nick

Great professional delivery Dan. You are a natural orator. Liked the bag and cable tip.

Great vid Dan,s ome top tips. Good idea putting the hook up in the bag. cheers Martin 🙂

OMG, friend bought a folding camper and the aqua roll which came with it is the one in the 50 year old video🤓

The idea of attaching a hose connector to one end is pure genius. I have a piece of short hose with a connector but hardly ever use it as I always assume I’ll get to the tap and find I’ll need the push on thing. Also putting the power cable in the top gets you another massive thumbs up. Thanks Dan.

Thanks for another good video Dan. Dare I say that I learnt something from it? Yes the use of a marking point on the service pitch hose. Excellent idea! Thanks Dan!

When the Aquaroll is in storage, cut up a pair of tights and secure over the opening with a elastic band. This stops anything getting in the Aquaroll and also lets it breathe.

When storing your aqua roll between trips, mix up 2L of Milton or other steriliser and pour into the aqua roll, screw down the lids and shake. Leave the solution in the aqua roll until your next trip. A quick rinse with fresh water is all you need before using.

cheers Dan nice vid

I over fill mine the first time I fill up on site that way any thing that finds its way into the container floats out of the top when it overflows.

If on a service pitch save the expense of a float and just fill up every day from your hose that is connected to your service pitch tap with a shut off valve attached at the Aqua roll end easy and cheaper , also instead of a short hose to fill the aqua roll at the service taps a short piece of plastic kitchen waste pipe is so much easier than trying to hold the hose on the tap , the pipe just slides over the tap spout .

I never knew an aqua roll was so interesting! Thanks dan.

Always great tips Dan for all the Newbies out there, wish you had been around when we started 45 years ago but things seemed simpler then! 😉

Aquaroll and wastemaster available at great price only used once

Another top rip is to carry your aqua roll, mains cable and wastemaster in the car. That’s because a) these are some of the heaviest items on your van so this is a great way to ease payload usage leaving more room for clothes and other personal items and b) when you arrive on site these are the first 3 things you need so it’s much better not to have to go rummaging around inside the van lifting beds or opening cupboards etc to get to them and c) when you arrive home simply put them back in the doorway or isle of your caravan ready to go back into your car when you leave again. No need to put them in the shower potentially bashing against the doors whilst driving or having to squeezing them into other awkward places.

Never realised the Aqua Roll had been around that long! 👍

Hi Dan as always a good watch but here in Australia you very rarely see an aqua role how come you's use them and not under van permanent tanks.

I put mine in the bag right way up not upside down so any muck drops to bottom of the bag and doesn’t affect the filler end.

Wash the carry bag now and again

I see quite a few folks with a bit of plastic plumbing pipe with a string for filling , the pipe goes into aqua roll then loosely over the tap held in place with string , which gets round trying to fit onto the wide variety of taps

To get the aqua roll to tap height I often just stand it on my just emptied waste water container.

Rather than a second expensive Aquaroll I have a smaller easily carried , water container with a spout which can be used to top up the Aquaroll perhaps late at night when can’t be bothered going to the tap and it doubles as an easy top up to the toilet cistern.

Nice one :) Thankfully our youngest is very good at both steadies and aquaroll filling when we arrive on site, trouble is he's a bit over excitable so nearly caused me a heart attack when the handle came loose as he was happily wheeling back to the van down a very steep hill towards someone else's van at Trewethett!!!!!! Luckily I was with him so caught the barrel with a foot! Top tip - give the handle a bit of a squeeze about half way down both sides once in a while to ensure it's always firmly attached.

Started watching ur channel about 3 weeks ago absolutely love it my wife and i own a 1990 swift corniche 12/2 which we bought as a starter van i work on it a lot with respect i love the bloody thing i even had the president of swift owners club come over and comment on it recently lol but moving on soon need a 4 berth

No need to take the handle off just fill up from the side cap, you will still get the same amount of water

We are in the process of looking at caravans with a view to buying one next year. We have been out of caravanning for about 8 years. We have realised how vans have come on. You reviews and information have been brilliant. One we would love to see is car van weight matches. Keep doing what you do.

Hi Dan, great video as usual. What I do is lay two down and connect them end to end, that way you get 80 litres on tap. It also means you can keep the primary aquaroll in place and able to keep the pump in place and just fill the spare. Using flow stop connectors you can isolate the second one to fill. Not forgetting to loosen the second screw lid or a vacuum builds up and they wont equalise.

Hi Dan great vlogs as usual,my question is about your Bailey heating in your bedroom,as when your first got it in your Vlog
you said it didn't seemed to working very well,and just wondered if its working ok,only we are about to purchase a Bailey
SE,640 very similar to your van,and just wanted to make sure you get good heat in bedroom,as we go out all year round.
Winter spring summer autumn ,so would like heating in bedroom when cold weather.Regards Chris

Hi Dan, another great vid, keep up the good work.

Great video as usual we have only been caravanning for a short time and appreciate all the tips and advice you share cheers

I think I would leave the handle attached when supplying water to the caravan......more chance of someone falling over it hahahahaha im just nasty

Tyres on my Aqua Roll keep moving and sometimes slide off whilst rolling it. Any thoughts to keep tyres from moving?

Hi ..not long subscribed and I get a lot of tips and enjoy watching your channel ....one tip from me regarding mains fed aquaroll is very simple to make your own with a simple modification on a side entry torbeck valve cheap and cheerful and really works well ! ....Also very cheap ....I have made my own and it hasn't failed in 8 years ...great channel keep up the good work 👌

This was always my job when I was a kid. One of the many reasons why as an adult we went the motorhome route was not having to take water for a walk every day.

Very useful. Thank you

When you get to the filler tap leave the handle on and fill it up from the side. What’s the point of taking off the handle twice?

I picked up a smaller version of the aqua roll. Handy to have ready and full when the wife has been using too much conditioner and runs out of water half way through the shower. Saves me being sent all the way to refill.

My caravan has an internal watertank, and have also an external waterpump connection, so i can use the aqua rol to fill up the internal one on site.

Is there a system by which 2 aquarolls can be used so that once one is empty, the other one kicks in? And, when we were on a fully serviced pitch, we didn’t feed water through barrel but direct from tap to tap - were we wrong to do this?

Please I need to know the hole’s diameter to check if my watter bomb can enter into aquaroll. Thank you!

Interesting but it is not possible to use it in colder climates with below zero temperatures. British caravan have also an internal water tanks or not?

Thanks for another excellent lesson Dan, we have just bought our first caravan and are going away the beginning of December and both feel slightly anxious. Your video's are simple to understand yet comprehensive so please keep them coming..

Thank you! I’m a newbie and about to opt fir the supafill option..it’s well over £200..do I need it when what you’ve shown looks perfectly adequate and I think..a fair bit less expensive?

Good evening
Iv looked all over but can’t seem find any
Our aqua roll has hose feed from tap to aqua roll to keep topping it up but last year we found it froze up
Iv looked and seen thermal jackets but none with side hole for hose pipe feed
Do you no of any
Thanks in advance for any help

Do we know have to pay £4.99 a month to see any of your latest videos on utube, its a shame if we do now

IF Cleaning/ Sterilizing the aqua roll with bSODA rather than just emptying the water afterwards can the water be used to run through the van to clean the pipes then redoing it with fresh ?

When i got my cvan the flap was missing from the water connection inlet as the hinge is broken i cant fix this is there anything you can suggest for this also as you know whats crawled into the pipe can you also suggest something to clean out the system thanks

Love this channel! Thanks for the content 😊

Watching all these videos in preparation for buying our first caravan.

Just picked up a erley metallic model fron the car boot for 10 quid