Water tank hook up

[daddywoofdawg]

I'm at the point now of installing my water tanks in my trailer,But I'm a little confused on which outlet to use to drain the grey water out and if I need to vent the grey water tank.I have three 3/4" outlets and a 1 1/2" outlets,Plus the inlets for draining the greywater into.(see photos)

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[Louie3]

I'd be concerned about how you're going to connect the sink drain, abs is larger than that, I guess you will have to reduce it down or use the cheapy rv plastic.
Obviously you will have to lay the tank down with the large opening up for the sink drain. The lower nipple you can tap off or run a hose to the trailer wall with a external door and a tap for tank draining. I would also use the top nipple for a vent.

Here's a few pics..

This is what I did, note it was still under construction in the pic but it may help..



One of Russells:
http://www.russellconcessions.com/plumbingpics.html

Tank drain:
http://www.easternmarineoutlet.com/Camco-Evacuation-Flange-37271/

See the larger opening.
http://shop.easternmarine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=9310&categoryID=502

Hope that helps
Cheers

[daddywoofdawg]

[Bbq Bubba]

Well, you got a water storage tank to use as a grey tank?
I guess it could be done but your butchering up a good tank, and thats only if you have the sink clearence to drain into that tank. Why not go an actual grey tank mounted under the trailer?



Heres inside under my sinks. no way in hell i could have fit a grey tank in here. I use a 32 gallon fresh tank and a 40 gallon grey tank.


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[Louie3]

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[Louie3]

Hey Bbq Bubba,

thats the ideal way, however I opted to install mine inside for cold weather reasons, an outside tank here wouldn't be worth a pinch of coon-poop...

[Bbq Bubba]

Thats a very good point.

I would be leary of anything less that 2" for a drain. Grease builds up in those tanks pretty fast and would think it could plug a smaller line.
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[Bestiverhad]

Using this type of tank for grey water, I laid it down with the 1 1/4" fitting down so I could use it for a drain. I am cutting a hole in the top for the sink drain and sealing it with silicon cauking. Haven't done that yet.
I'm using one of the small fittings for a vent.
I placed the tank on a piece of 5/8" plywood the size of the tank and propped up one end on a 2x4 and shimmed the middle for support.
This way I got the 'sloped bottom' which satisfied the HD.

Hope this helps.
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[daddywoofdawg]

[az mike]

If you follow what RV's use for standard applications you can have all weather applications that are practical to use. Like Bubba I have two gray (black) tanks that have the RV 3" blade drain outside the rig. We can get very cold here also, it got down to 28 degrees this winter!!

[Bbq Bubba]

[Louie3]

Ya know you can get "Relocation Fitting kits" for those plastic tanks.

Got to go and blow the snow out of the driveway..dang had a foot last nite, pwr off ...the whole enchilada...

[daddywoofdawg]

So here is what I'm seeing from you folks photos of the plumbing,is this right?If not please let me know which lines are wrong or can be done better.

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[milt]

[Louie3]

[Louie3]

DWD
Looks like you got it covered, just lay it out and route the tubing around neatly and away from hazards. You can tee there, I did it at the heater. Keep the pump close to the fresh water tank and ensure the standpipe is just slightly off the bottom of the tank to prevent cavitation etc..

Make sure the pump electric wiring is shielded from possible water leaks and is properly grounded.

Also I would vent both tanks to ensure a good flow for filling and draining.Try and have your drain pipes from the three sinks at a slight decline to enhance flow.

What type of pump and heater did you settle on?

One more question: How are you going to know when your tank is full, run around the corner and look like I do?? LOL I was going to rig something up for that but never got around to it.

[Bbq Bubba]

[Bestiverhad]

Let me ask, what fittings are you guys using to connect the faucet 1/2" male, to the 1/2" hose?
1/2" male to hose barb is what I need but can't seem to find it locally.
Got any suggestions?
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