Water Tank Filling

While I do have a Silver Shadow, not a T@B, here's what I do.  I carry two 2.5 gallon jugs in the galley--lighter than 45 lbs, and so much easier to take with.  I do fill these up before I leave home.  And, they do have spigots on them so I can use them easily.  Since I use them, I don't have to worry about stale water in the water tank, nor do I have to fill the on-board water tank.  I also have four 4 gallon blue Reliance jugs (with spigots) for boondocking.  I keep those in the tow vehicle, but I only fill them if I plan on boondocking.

When I had the water tank on the Silver Shadow, I used a collapsible 2.5 gallon jug and a funnel to fill the on-board water tank.  Lighter, and less likely to spill very much. And, actually, a 12V pump to fill from a portable tank sounds like a good idea..... 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00APU2X8M/ref=pd_aw_sims_4?pi=SL500_SS115&simLd=1

What size is that, 00?

I was going crazy, never knowing how much water was in the tank, so I teed into the line between the bottom of the tank and the sink and ran a clear plastic hose up under the sink inside the cupboard

Sorry, will try and get some photos,and work out how to post them, how do you do that anyway?

Try this...works every time... No drip no mess...
6 bucks for hose at wal mart 
screw into spigot hole on water jug
leave it on for future use
use other half of your cut hose to screw on your fresh water hose when using it to fill your tank

And then...lol

I have made a similar adapter to Deltaboy59's for the water jugs. I then modified the plumbing a bit under the sink in our CS-S to provide a connection for the other end of the hose. I then use the water pump to fill the water tank while the jug sets on the counter. 




Also allows for the filling of the tank from city water connection. I also modified the area under our front sink (we have a S model front counter and sink in our CS-S) so that we can fill the water tank from the city water connection. You can see the tank is full from this spot as the vent tube coming from the tank is clear vinyl tube. 

Chan, I have a cap on the garden hose fitting just in case the valve above gets turned on inadvertently. 

Nice work

Deltaboy, I tend to like simple solutions, and I especially like yours.  I have tried various funnels with unsatisfactory results, and I did not really want to mess with various pumps.  It never occurred to me that a water hose would fit the lid on the jug.  Nice.

Tweedrvr,

As long as the water going into the trailer is drinkable and the trailer water system has not been contaminated by non-drinkable water, the water from any outlet is drinkable.  The water from the city connection and the water from the tank are the same water system. When connected to city water the system supplies water to all the outlet from the city water connection. When there is no city water connected and the pump is on, the system supplies water to all the outlets from the tank. 

The Alde hot water system has a cautionary note not to use for drinking or cooking. However, you will find this same cautionary note on any home hot water system.  Many, including ourselves, use the hot water for anything including consumption. 

Hope this helps and happy camping. 

You know your body best, but if you drink tap water at home you should be able to drink it when hooked up to city water. If you drink bottled water at home, bring it with you. But I would use the trailer water at least for cooking and washing and teeth brushing. We always do and have had no problems