Date:         Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:30:28 -0800
Reply-To:     neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: plumbing
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com>
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Hey Nathan.

Some of this might be redundant but.....

There was  thread I was involved in last summer about grey water and
holding tanks etc. One kind fellow posted a link/info on building yer
own custom grey water tank.

Try searching under "grey water" and/or use this address:

goofymuso@yahoo.ca

I don't think he sent info to my p-mail.

Personally I use a red (? litres) pail. (and it HAS to be red ;^) For
one man camping, it works fine. I did some camping in WA and OR and
there was no problem dumping water into proper receptacle (on OR coast
campsites marked "dishwater").

It's too bad there isn't a paint pail that would fit under van. It
would have a lid, and an opening big enough for drain. Would make
transporting to drain points much lesh sloshy.

I try to keep grease out of grey water as much as poss., use bio soap,
and in future will try spraying a soap/water solution to wash dishes
and rinse from there.

The red pail fits pretty snug under van, is low key, works fine for
one person, and is useful for other things. Maybe someday I'll build a
custom tank, but have enough to do for now.


Cheer,

Neil.

On 2/5/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
> Both of my vans had the plumbing more or less gutted and I'm trying to
> set it up again. What I want to know is how the lines are connected,
> especially the city water connection. I can see how the pump connects
> to the tank and all that, but what about city connection and where
> does the grey water go? On my parts van the drain is just sticking out
> the bottom, which I doubt most campgrounds would be too happy about.
> Is there supposed to bea holding tank below?
>
> Nathaniel
>


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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