Tuesday, September 14, 2010

drains

drain tank

The drain system is now installed. The sink and shower drains combine under the truck before entering the drain collection tank. PVC was using for the plumbing, except for the initial pipe from the sink to allow for removal for maintenance. After the drains combine, a flexible hose attaches the plumbing to the tank.
water pipe sink drain


The tank has a 10 gallon capacity and is mounted to the truck with two L-brackets spanned with angle iron. Large zip ties hold the tank to this assembly but we might change this to something reusable in the future.

2 comments:

  1. i see that you are not using any p-traps, won't this allow at least the smell from your wastewater tank to comeback through the drains?

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  2. The drain tank will be emptied as it is used, so no smells should ever accumulate in that part of the system. That is what I am expecting, at least. If it turns out there is an odor problem, I can install a single p-trap after the shower drain that should do the trick.

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