10 Eco-Friendly Water and Money Saving Tips While RVing

It's easy to cut back on the amount of energy consumed in your home, but, what if you live in an RV -or- go camping for a few months.

Simply follow these 10 energy and water saving suggestions and discover the good you can do for nature and your wallet.



1) Get a quality holding tank heater and set the thermostat no higher than necessary for RV living uses.

2) When hiking away from your recreational vehicle for more than a day,turn the water heater control to a low temperature setting.

3) Wrap water lines with inline pipe heaters from holding tank to place of use.

4) Leaky faucets waste tremendous amounts of water. A small leak that fills a coffee cup in 10 minutes wastes 3,280 gallons of water a year. And, if it's hot waer, you're wasting fuel as well.

5) If you need to boil water, start with water from the hot water tap ... part of the heating job is already done.

6) If your RV is equipped with a dishwasher, wash a full load of dishes. Dishwashers use approximately 15 gallons of hot water. Washing by hand could use as much as 20 gallons.

7) Use only cold water when operating a food disposer. With hot water, the disposer doesn't work efficiently and the energy used to heat the water is wasted.

8) Insert a showerhear restrictor to limit the amount of waterwasted while showering.

9) When shaving, partially fill the basin with hot water rather than letting the hot water go down the drain.

10) Don't wast water. If it's hot water, you're wasting the energy it takes to heat it.

These 10 Tips Brought To You By: UHI Worldwide

UHI Worldwide is the leading manufacturer of RV Full-Season water system heating. 

How to Protect Your Recreational Vehicles ( RV 's) Total Drainage System?

If the drainage system in a recreational vehicle  ( RV ) is totally protected, the owner of the RV can use the RV in cold temperates... YES... all through the winter!

Protecting the holding tank from freezing is a wise decision. Waiting for the tempurate to rise enough to thaw so you can dump the tank is frustrating and inconvenient. Installing tank heaters on the tanks will give you the protection you need.

It must be remembered that pipes and elbows freeze quicker that the actual holding tanks. Pipes and elbows have more exposed surface area and smaller amounts of liquid in them, thus they will freeze quicker. Installing heaters on the pipes and elbows will also protect them from freezing.

There are other pipes that may freeze which should be considered. The fresh water tank, and the 1/2" fresh water pipes. If the freshwater tank is exposed, it should be protecting with an appropiate size tank heater, and then the water supply can be inspected to determine if they are exposed to cold temperatures. If they are exposed, 1/2" pipe heaters should be considered.

5 Tips Every Four Season RVers MUST Know

1) The underside of an RV is exposed to the elements. To combat the cold, consider using layers of insulation (such as foil insulation, down comforter, foam) under the mattress.

2) Vent cushions fit into roof vents to help reduce heat loss and condensation in these areas.

3) UltraHeat model 1200 RV Heater can protect a 40-gallon holding tank. Clean the tank’s surface with isopropyl alcohol, peel off the protective paper, and stick it in place. It's used to keep exposed plumbing from freezing and works on holding tank, pipes and elbows in a typical RV application.

4) Apply some new foam adhesive to the doorway of your recreational vehcile, and then adjust the striker plate as necessary to achieve a perfect, leak-free fit. This helps keeps warm air in and cold air out. Another type of doorway uses a nader pin instead of a striker plate. To adjust these, simply loosen the pin and turn it one direction or the other to tighten your seal.

5) When the wind blows, cold air can get in through a range vent. Replace the hood with a “flapper” valve that stays closed until the fan is on.