If it’s possible then your best bet is to go and look at one and take your tape measure with you. Get underneath it and you will be able to see if there’s enough room to straddle the traction battery. That’s what I did with the Vivaro. Soon as I looked underneath I could see there was more than enough room. The tape measure confirmed it.

Seriously considering pulling the trigger on an E Custom Sport. I’ve emailed the dealer to get dimensions of battery pack underneath cargo area, hoping against hope that my cage will straddle the battery pack. If this isn’t doable is there anyway to strengthen lashing points and use ratchet straps? My concern is that it’s an upright 500 litre tank so probably not the ideal shape for using ratchet straps.

You could just get a different tank of go for a custom built tank. Compared to cost of van should be a relatively small expense.

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Thanks for your replies everyone .

Here's an outlier.

I have 40m  reinforced pole hose connected to 60m if old microbore on my Claber hand reel. Light as a feather.

Why people use microbore let alone minibore is beyond me.

But then I don't use a pump controller either.

And I use an immersion heater for warmth.

 

How is the immersion heating fitted to your tank, is it a separate fitting or on the lid of the tank, got any pics or dealers that sell them?

Actually , no need , I’ve just looked at water heaters in a few websites, far too much money for me, 3  grand plus vat 😧

An immersion heater plus fittings is a couple of hundred quid. Should be fitted as close to the bottom of the tank as possible using a mechanical flange.

That sounds a much better price, have either of you got a picture of how they’ve  been fitted ?
The reason I whinged about the ones for sale on a few suppliers, I’m not doing as much work now, after I had that fall just about 41/2 years ago ,and had to have half my left skull removed to  stop the  inside bleed . So during my off for sickness , a lot of customers got a new wc . Enough of that it’s been on before during my sickness , but’m back to work which I enjoy doing .

As KS says - it's a job for a competent DiY'er.

I got a special 2KW instead of 1 or 3KW for about £100 but it is exactly the same dimensions as standard.

This means I can use 13amp extension lead and 13amp plugs without them being at their limits.

It's fine for repeat cleans, soft hoses and winter proofing.

But if you want to do lots of first cleans and green plastic you want HOT not WARM.

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Quote from: RPCCS on December 06, 2025, 11:46:34 am

Thanks for your replies everyone .

Here's an outlier.

I have 40m  reinforced pole hose connected to 60m if old microbore on my Claber hand reel. Light as a feather.

Why people use microbore let alone minibore is beyond me.

But then I don't use a pump controller either.

And I use an immersion heater for warmth.

 

I think I’ve answered this one before? I don’t use pole hose on the reel because I reckon it’s more of a trip hazard on pavement’s etc due to it not lying as flat on the ground compared to micro/minibore.

Mine lays just as flat. It's the streamline reinforced pole hose which I use. Especially when using warm water.

Look, I'm not saying not to use electric reels - I like an easy life and being able to loop up to 40 metres in my hand when necessary is great. And being able to wind in with much less weight resistance is great too.

Repairs are easy too. Put in a plastic joiner and shrink wrap using electric wire sleeves is easy.

But I emphasize I don't employ and I have a self built system so know my kit inside out.

Lightness and ease and simpleness is king for me. I never did more than 4k a month and now it's nearer 2k so robustness and hard wear isn't paramount - but taking wear off of my body is.