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Dog Waste Disposal Winterisation

It is the owner’s responsibility for cleaning up any At the end of every season, the caravan’s water system
mess that their dog may leave. There are dog bins located must be drained down to minimize the risk of frost
around the Park for the disposal of dog waste. Please damage and burst pipes etc.
only use these for dog waste and not We recommend to all our owners to have the park drain
general litter.
down the water system for you. This includes the re-
connection of your Holiday Home at the beginning of the
Water following season. It will also include the repair of any leaks
that may occur.
The water supply at the park is exactly the same as you This is a chargeable service, and you will be given the
would find at home and is perfectly safe to drink, cook option to book this with our plumber towards the end of
with and wash in etc. The supply is connected to your the season.
caravan via a blue pipe, located underneath your Holiday
Home and has a stop tap fitted. In the event of a burst From a security point of view, we recommend that at the
pipe or leak, simply turn this stop tap off, thus cutting off end of each season you take any personal belongings
the supply. home with you and do not leave any items of value in
the caravan. As a further measure we recommend that
HOT TUBS ARE PERMITTED WITH A £60 INCLUDING you leave all of the curtains open so that it is perfectly
VAT WATER SURCHARGE PER SEASON. obvious that the caravan is empty.
If you do not have your Holiday Home drained down it
Water Heaters may result in burst pipes or water damage.

THE LAST DAY TO BOOK YOUR WINTERISATION IS 1ST
The performance of water heaters will depend upon the NOVEMBER BY 4PM.
water pressure and the amount of gas that you have left
in your bottle. Heater efficiency usually suffers when the
gas is getting low. We recommend that you use Propane Gas
gas (Red bottles) rather than Butane gas (Blue bottles)
as the water heater should perform better, however both If your holiday home is connected to mains gas you will be
red and blue bottles are suitable for Holiday Home use. billed in July & November each year.
We recommend that on any Holiday Home fitted with a Please note: A late payment fee will be charged if
gas to radiator central heating system, that red bottles of payment isn’t received within the 14-day billing period.
at least 19kg are used. If your holiday home is connected to bottled gas, this can

PLEASE NOTE RED BOTTLED GAS REGULATORS be purchased from the Cosgrove Store & Kitchen.
HAVE A LEFT-HANDED THREAD. If you are provided with a gas bottle when you purchase a
AN ANNUAL SERVICE OR INSPECTION IS ADVISABLE, holiday home, this is provided on a loan basis and remains
PLEASE CONTACT THE RECEPTION FOR PRICES. the property of Cosgrove park.
PLEASE NOTE A MAXIMUM OF TWO GAS BOTTLES
Sewerage System ONLY ARE PERMITTED PER PLOT, YOU WILL BE
REQUESTED TO REMOVE ANY ADDITIONAL GAS
BOTTLES FROM SITE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR SITE
The toilets, which are fitted to static holiday homes, are AGREEMENT.
standard domestic flush toilets. Please do not tip cooking
oil or fat into toilets or down sinks as this will solidify and Due to the high risk of flooding during our closed season,
cause problems in the pipework. we require all gas bottles to be stored on your decking or
removed from site.
You will see pumping stations situated around the
park - these are the green metal cabinets with a red
light on top. If you ever see any of the stations with the Electricity
red light illuminated, please contact a member of staff
immediately, as this may indicate a problem. The supply of electricity to your holiday home is 16 amps

WET WIPES AND SANITARY WEAR ARE NOT TO BE or 3680 watts (3.6Kw).
FLUSHED DOWN ANY TOILETS AS THIS CAUSES This means that care must be taken not to use too many
PROBLEMS IN THE PARKS PIPE WORKS. high consumption items at once. High consumption items
include kettles, irons, hairdryers, microwaves, heaters, and
lawnmowers etc.
*(Microwaves – low wattage models are the only ones,
which we would recommend).
It is possible to use one, sometimes two of the above

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