Have you ever dreamed of purchasing a motor home and escaping from it all. Great idea, but be aware of the difference between living in a motorhome compared to living in your domestic house. Don't jump into the motorhome life without thinking it through and understanding what lies ahead.
The basics of a motor home and a domestic house are the same in that you have four walls, a roof over your head, admittedly much less space in your motorhome, but it is a space in which you can live for a lengthy period. Like a domestic house you have running water and power - but these are the 2 key components of the motorhome you must understand.
Running water in a domestic house requires no maintenance, unless something breaks. Water in a motorhome needs constant attention. Firstly your fresh water supply comes from a tank within your vehicle, usually between 80 and 120 litres in capacity. When it empties, you are out of water. Not so in your domestic house, which is always linked in to a constant supply of mains running water Most modern leisure vehicles have capacity meters that will alert you when you are running low and prompts you to refill.

Secondly, your waste water, escapes down your motorhome sink and gathers in a waste water tank. This water tank must be actively managed for two reasons - if it is full, then you cannot use any more running water and stagnant water gathering in the waste water tank can smell after a few days. Just as the motorhome user must not let his supply of fresh water run out, he / she must not let the waste water tank fill up. Managing your water supply in a leisure vehicle does take some care and attention, but once you understand how to manage your fresh water and your waste water, it's easy.

One final top tip - be very careful during cold winters that water in your motorhome does not freeze. This can cause points in your water system to expand and break. Make sure you drain all the water from your motorhome before the freezing temperatures set in.

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