He Ruide
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Mike,
You are welcome and I'm glad from all the suggestions you were able to come up with a solution. Also I'm glad you went the modular route.
I need to do a better job describing the parts I used as there have been other folks that asked where I got my connectors... all of which came from Lowes. I think I spent some much time in the sink drain aisle that the employees must have thought I was a sales person or new employee.
Regarding venting.... My experience is that as long as the container is vented I've no found a need for additional venting. One of these days I'll time the drainage with and without venting and see if there is a difference.
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iam1ru12
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Ruide,
Thanks for all in info on your site...really great stuff! Also, you have an adorable granddaugther.
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iam1ru12
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Okay...Now it's time to vent (no pun intended)...
While I love the access to so many more products that the internet has provided, I'm really starting to dislike online retailers:
1.) hard to find a contact number/person and when one is listed, it's just for their brick & mortar operations and not their internet catalog/wharehourse/etc.
2.) they'll take your order on parts they do not have in stock or will not indicate when an item is out of stock
3.) very few online retailers even give you en estimate how much shipping is for the items in your cart until you've created logins, etc.
4.) very few online retailers provide shipping transit times
Okay, I'm done.
-Mike
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larson6 wrote:hemlox wrote:iam1ru12 wrote:Okay...Now it's time to vent (no pun intended)...
While I love the access to so many more products that the internet has provided, I'm really starting to dislike online retailers:
1.) hard to find a contact number/person and when one is listed, it's just for their brick & mortar operations and not their internet catalog/wharehourse/etc.
2.) they'll take your order on parts they do not have in stock or will not indicate when an item is out of stock
3.) very few online retailers even give you en estimate how much shipping is for the items in your cart until you've created logins, etc.
4.) very few online retailers provide shipping transit times
Okay, I'm done.
-Mike
Ok, what the heck does this have to do with the OP's situation. Start your own thread instead of hijacking this one.
He is the OP.
My bad, so sorry.
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sljkansas
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Before you by from the location you listed try here it will save you some money. I bought the 42 gal on sale for the price of a 25 gal around here. Odered on Saturday night, had it on Tuesday.
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iam1ru12
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sljkansas wrote:Before you by from the location you listed try here it will save you some money. I bought the 42 gal on sale for the price of a 25 gal around here. Odered on Saturday night, had it on Tuesday.
Will do, thanks for the link!
-Mike
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Mike Up
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First of all, I think you made this way to complicated. Also the most important thing you left out was the kitchen sink drain vent that is lacking on most PUPs because they feel you'll just empty into a bucket. My shower also has a drain vent but some of the Rockwoods I looked at, didn't have a shower drain vent so they'd need one also.
Here's the quick and handy drain vent I made. Didn't have the time to piece and glue PVC together or to find the correct fittings.
Since I have a vent on the shower drain already, I just take the outlet of this vent and the shower drain, and T them together to go into a septic/sewer drain at a campsite. Most times I just use the 2 separate hoses and put both in the septic/sewer drain or my blue tote. Very simple and effective.
Here's what the end result looks like
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Okay, I've snapped some pictures of the final product. A big thanks to Ruide (for the Aquatainers suggestion) and mobeewan (for the changing of the "tee" suggestion.
First is the shower side drain. My shower is located at the front of the camper on the door side. You'll see a black looking 90 degree threaded pipe in the picture; that's the drain. The connection from the drain to the PVC pipe is made possible by a 1.5" union, connected to a threaded, 1.5" male coupler.
The PVC pipe is then routed behind the drain to a 6 foot length of 1.5" PVC pipe. The connection is made via a 1.5" male and female threaded couplers. The 6 foot PVC pipe is then connected to last portion of the pipe run under the camper.
The sink drain is connected to a 1.5" tee with the same type of union as the shower drain. The tee (rather than a 90 degree) provides a vent for the sink. The sink drain pipe meets the pipe from under the camper at a tee and then into a 7 gallon Aquatainer that I purchased a Wal-Mart (I actually bought two 7 gallon containers.
With the 7 gallon Aquatainer positioned as shown, I figure I can get 6 gallons into the container before I have swap out to the next one.
These last two shots are to show how modular the set up is. There are only 4 major parts. I wanted the whole system to be removable as I did not want to pull the camper with the setup connected given the low clearance of the camper. You'll notice the entire setup breaks down and will fit in the front storage compartment. Additionally I've added threaded or slip caps/plugs to every opening so any residual water left in the pipes will not leak out into the storage compartment.
Regards,
-Mike
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PopUpTom
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Reminds me why I chose not to get a PUP with a shower. I'm still in the garden hose and bucket club.
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