Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:02:46 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject: Re: PVC grey water tanks...was: Auxiliary fuel tanks for Syncros
and2WDs
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Here is a more elegant solution, if expensive. I just got one but have
not installed it yet. Parks here in WA and OR are strict about
graywater disposal, and I too am tired of crawling around in the mud
hooking up hoses.
http://www.eurocampers.com/Graywater.html
BTW, enjoyed the discourse on East coast suburban living, we have our
share of that here too.
Bulley wrote:
>
> When camping, I don't like the hassle of attaching a hose and 5-gallon
> bladder to our sink drain (although this is what I do). We often camp in
> places where, the following night, some Quidam and his brood might pitch a
> tent. So, I'm not keen on letting my scrambled eggs and coffee grinds drain
> onto the ground.
>
> I have the idea of a 20 gallon (75-80 liter) gray water tank, and before I
> go to the engineering firm of Spanky & Alfalfa I thought I'd check with
> y'all.
>
> Here is what I am thinking. I am seeking a box-shaped, translucent
> polyethylene (like our water tank) under-floor tank that fills the entire
> length and breadth of the space between the outside passenger door and the
> passenger main frame rail (about 125cm x 25cm). It would hang on U-shaped
> metal straps, using the four floor mounted bolts for the propane tank (in
> place for RHD vans).
>
> I imagine it hanging down about 3" below the edge of the van, about as much
> as the propane tank. The bottom would have a slight incline to the floor,
> that is, it would be about 22cm thick at the front, and about 27cm thick at
> the rear. Those dimensions would bring it to about 78 liters, providing for
> capture of the entire capacity of the fresh water tank, with a large margin
> for slosh. The incline would provide for complete drainage, and would
> encourage solids to settle near the drain valve.
>
> At the bottom rear of the tank, there would be a 5cm Thetford waste valve.
> At the top-front of the tank there would be a 3/4" inlet hole for wastes
> from the sink, and a 1/4 nipple to attach a vent line.
>
> Granted, I could make/have this made, but I am hoping someone has seen
> something like this...thoughts?
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Director
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helmut.Zeidler@NOKIA.COM [SMTP:Helmut.Zeidler@NOKIA.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 3:26 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Auxiliary fuel tanks for Syncros and 2WDs
>
> Martin,
>
> >Any idea how the filler to the
> >aux tanks is routed? I looked
> >at the www site but didn't see
> >any pics of the Vanagon installation.
>
> Not at present. I ordered Daerr's
> catalog to find some more details.
>
> >To me it seems like you have to cut
> >the rear or front transverse frame
> >member in order to have no "dips"
> >in the filler neck.
>
> Another idea is to use separate
> filler necks, like it is usual for
> the water tanks which are on same
> place and of same design. To get the
> fuel into the main tank you only
> need to have a regular fuel hose
> which is connected to the return
> line of the original installation.
>
> >(For those skilled in working with
> >composites: You can buy epoxy
> >resins certified for Diesel fuel
> >tanks and build your own tanks.
> >This is sometimes done in boats)
>
> I don't know about these, but there
> are water tanks made of PVC which will
> resist Diesel. But they are not certified
> to carry fuel at all.
>
> Regards
> Helmut
> '80 Camper
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Stuart MacMillan
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