dmzempr
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I was wondering if someone has a set up that uses a portable water tank/pump for when their freshwater runs out and they'd like to replenish their tank?
I have a portable water tank but not the means of getting the water out and into the fresh water tank. Ideally a 110 powered pump and two hoses would work great. Also, I'd rather not have to mount anything in my storage area.
I've seen the Flojet I think it is which is pretty close to what I was looking for and actually maybe it is. I just wouldn't be using it to empty the black tank.
Solutions?
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ozman
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I use a drill pump on a 18volt drill, $12.00 at Homedepot.Its not the fastest way but it works.
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Rolling Condo
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A Flo Jet pump would be fine. Add long leads if necessary with an inline fuse, fresh water hose and fittings and you'd be in business.
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JimInMA
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I use a $15 bilge pump, a few feet of clear plastic tubing and a 5 gallon white plastic bucket (with a lid) from Home Depot. Total cost: Under $20.
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melhow
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Here's what we plan on doing for our upcoming trip to the Smokys as far as filling the freshwater and dumping the grey.
I purchased two 26 gallon spot sprayer horizontal leg tanks. I picked thistank in particular because it is low enough to just clear the the truck bed cap and stow - we have roughly 19" of bed height to work with in our Titan. The other pluses for these tanks are they are pretty cheap and they have a threaded spicket on the bottom for a drain hose and a large vented capped top for fast filling.
Next I got a two of thesetransfer pumps. I can run these pumps off of either our 400W inverter hooked to the truck or off the genny. Again, pretty cheap and fairly good reviews as far as durability. We'll see.
After that, four lengths of hose - two 6 foot and two 20 foot. The short hose will cover the distance between liguid filled tank and pump, long hose between pump and empty tank to be filled. Two tanks, two hose sets and two pumps because I'm not mixing grey and fresh. I figure the black is best left unhoneywagoned, at least by me. Off to the dump station for that.
I'm hoping my little system will allow for easy freshwater tank filling from the bed of the trunk (pump on), easy grey water dumping from camper to truck (slow pull of the valve to ease the deluge, then pump on after I run out of uphill flow), easy grey water dumping from truck to station (pump on for the last bit of water as these pumps will work down to under 6 inches, and no priming!) and easy freshwater filling from sink at bathroom station to truck (no pump, just attach the hose to the sink with a water thief).
I don't plan on mounting the pumps to the tanks (although there are pre-installed brass threadings to do so on the tank) mainly because I want the freedom to position the pumps where they are most effecient, as the manufacturer states that there should be 6 feet or less of hose between the pump and the liguid the pump is going to suck.
Pretty easy to tote - just throw in the back of the bed. I guess I could mount the tanks to the truck with brackets, but I don't think it's necessary as they will be empty most of the time we drive them.
The camping buddies like the idea too, as we can honeywagon the whole caravan without a lot of struggle, I hope.
I will report back on if my big idea actually works in operation after our trip.
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I have 2 types. I have one of those 65 gallon water "bags" that rolls out in the truck bed, and I also have a 30-ish gallon (I think) water drum. I also have a 12V water pump I bought from NorthernTool.com pretty cheap to pump the water. My truck stands high enough I can siphon the water into the trailer but it takes longer.
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Rangerdave
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the previous owner of our current rv installed a second sureflow pump for this purpose. he installed it right inline with the primary pump, just with 2 manual switches; one for the electrical of course and a secondary valve to bypass the primary pump. i havent had to use it "yet" but the setup is as simple as it gets.
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mobeewan
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I mounted a second sure-flo pump exactly like the one in the trailer to a small plastic cutting board. I wired it so I can connect it with a plug to a spare 12 battery I carry in the truck bed. I use 3 - 15 gallon poly drums carried in the truck bed to use to refill the TT tank. I installed 2 brass garden hose adapters in the poly drums openings that I can attach a white garden hose to then to the TT in order to transfer the water. I can also connect the pump straight into the city water connection if I need water immediately, without having to fill the TT tank. This is also handy if I have problems with the TT pump or I can swap out the TT pump with the spare. I can also use it to winterize with antifreeze through the city water connection. I have pictures of the pump, fittings, barrels and the pump hooked up in use. If you send me a PM with your E-mail address I'll send them to you.
I plan on getting a 50-60 gallon water tank for the truck bed in the future.
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dmzempr
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Initially I was looking for a 110v version so I could just plug it in but you guys have some good implementations. I appreciate the suggestions and or pictures.
Dave
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Rubiranch
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This was our original set up. I mounted this 12v ShureFlo water pump to a board and plugged it into the cigarette lighter. This worked fine until one time I forgot to take it with us.
Then I installed the pump and it pumps water directly into the main FW tank. The suction hose screws onto the pump in seconds. This was it's "test run".
The suction hose is 25' long. This works great for us. The trailer holds about 70 gallons (I added a second FW tank under the dinette seat) and we carry another 50 gallons in the bed of the truck.
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