[marc]

just flooded my van again 4th time now other times only small amounts of water but this time i tried to put 450ltr in a 250 ltr tank just want to know if any one knows how long it takes to rot through water running out the van every where and all down the road my van is only six months old a dispatch

[macc]

Is she speed lined Marc. If she is cant see a problem mate as there is drainage holes anyway.

Macc

[DASERVICES]

Ditto mate, my carpet is growing mould 

Going to try some ideas this weekend to stop the tank overflowing

[jouk45]

 get yourelf a float switch, most suppliers sell them, they are around £10 each,
that should solve the overflow of your tanks

[DASERVICES]

Float switch takes away some of your volume, so looking at the system that the new toilets have. No one has designed it yet for tanks.

One for you Jouk

[marc]

it has a plastic/rubbery mat over all floor front to back but  the water goes under it as well

[supernova77]

just flooded my van again 4th time now other times only small amounts of water but this time i tried to put 450ltr in a 250 ltr tank just want to know if any one knows how long it takes to rot through water running out the van every where and all down the road my van is only six months old a dispatch

I've heard the new despatch only lasts another 2 weeks after its been flooded 4 times!

 

[gaza]

got me thinking : what about lining your van with that rubbery flooring they use in toilets [the one with round raised circles] throughout , would give you grip as well.
 to do the edges you ccould use the triangle shaped wood the use onn flat roof
to raise the edges up. bit of solvent to sticck it down , or bithenne it [spelling]

GAZA

[Ian_Giles]

Get your van floor either Speedlined, Fibreglassed or Protectakoted and get rid of the rubber matting.

When the water overflows it'll run out of a bare van floor and it'll take a long time before it causes problems.
If you have matting or have the floor boarded, then the water gets under the mat or boards and gets trapped there and this will markedly speed up the damaged caused.
Getting it properly lined eliminates all of the problems.

Ian

[russ_clark]

buy some protectakote online about £100 for dispatch.
I did mine last weekend.It is a waterproof coating made for the job.
you put it on with a roller wait couple of hours then put on 2nd coat.
very simple ,if I can do it anyone can.
Looks very good but stinks to high heaven 

Russ

[RO-Sheen]

I agree with Russ.
 I bought mine for £80 (check the protectakote website for your nearest stockist). It says on the tin you  only need to put 2 coats on but I think I put about 4 coats as I didnt want to leave any waste in the tin.
Make sure you lightly sand the floor of the van before putting the protectakote on to gid rid of the glossy shine and when putting on the protectakote go up a couple of inches on the sides of your van to allow for floods in the van.

[rugby]

ian is spot on with his advice, i had a transit all ply lined,i hadnt relised just how much water was being held under the ply floor,i was going to protectakote it and lifted up the plywood floor to get it ready,but the floor of my transit was so badly rotted i had to scrap it,even with welding it would never be safe to carry heavy tank of water again.

as Ian said if pure water is being held under ply or rubber floor you will not belive how fast it will rot your van.now driveing a movano and ply floor was ripped out asap.

[macc]

it has a plastic/rubbery mat over all floor front to back but  the water goes under it as well

  . Speed line it dude.

Water trapped will cause rust to set in.

Macc

[dai]

I don't have a tank but was just thinking. Why don't you put a tap near the top of the tank. Leave it open when you are filling and connect a hose to it, stick the hose out of the van. If it does overflow it would run out of the tap and away. Just turn the tap off at other times. Dai