Grey tank to black tank crossover

BarneyS wrote:

justALnow wrote:
I found the original post with photos in the archives, but have no idea how to copy it to this thread.

Posted on 9/14/09 - Toy Hauler forum.

"Plumbed a drain from grey tank to black tank w/pics."

Here is your post with the pictures.:)
Barney

Thanks!

boatms03 wrote:
just open grey tank to ground. its just dish and bath water. no different than washing dishes outside or using an outside shower to rinse off before going in trailer.

Not entirely accurate.

While close, it is not the same. When you do these things outside, the water while dirty, is goimg directly to the ground where the sun and environment can begin decomposing.

In your RV we store this stuff in tanks and bacteria like botulism, staph, and ecoli begin to form. Simply dumping this on the ground can expose people to harmfull ****.

Now, if you are in the back woods where no one else will be for a month, go ahead, dump black while youre at it.

i can't figure out the logic builders use

60 gal black 30 gal grey
rv's have showers and kitchens and room for families
the grey will always fill up before the black is half full

you thing somebody would get wise and reverse this trend
and put in larger grey and smaller black tanks

they seem to treat RV's like a Tour Bus or Band us
where everybody is going to be in a hotel at night for showers,
but need room for a bus load of people to pee and poop all day while traveling

justALnow wrote:
I found the original post with photos in the archives, but have no idea how to copy it to this thread.

Posted on 9/14/09 - Toy Hauler forum.

"Plumbed a drain from grey tank to black tank w/pics."

Here is your post with the pictures.:)
Barney

I found the original post with photos in the archives, but have no idea how to copy it to this thread.

Posted on 9/14/09 - Toy Hauler forum.

"Plumbed a drain from grey tank to black tank w/pics."

I did this mod on my Rage'n and it works great. Single grey tank is 58 gal and single black tank is 58 gal. They are side by side, with about a foot between them. I drilled and tapped into both tanks with a brass garden hose thread fitting from Lowe's. Made a section of garden hose to connect them and when the grey tank is full, it flows over into the black tank. About once a year, I remove the hose and make sure it's not clogged with crud.

Two adults can go for days with dishwashing, showers, etc. with no issues!

I posted pics on here years ago, but have no idea where they might be.

jerseyjim wrote:
IN NJ it is illegal to dump even "grey water" on the ground at any cg...be it local, state or commercial. To say nothing of the incredible thought of dumping the BLACK water tank on the ground.

NJ says it all. Are there no outside showers on those beach houses on the shore???

jerseyjim wrote:
IN NJ it is illegal to dump even "grey water" on the ground at any cg...be it local, state or commercial. To say nothing of the incredible thought of dumping the BLACK water tank on the ground.

How does anyone camp in a tent? Those don't have holding tanks?

IN NJ it is illegal to dump even "grey water" on the ground at any cg...be it local, state or commercial. To say nothing of the incredible thought of dumping the BLACK water tank on the ground.

BarneyS wrote:

boatms03 wrote:
just open grey tank to ground. its just dish and bath water. no different than washing dishes outside or using an outside shower to rinse off before going in trailer.

I hope you are not camped next to me while doing that. It is certainly a lot different than what you describe. It contains body cells, food particles, and grease from both cooking and body coatings such as sun tan lotion or bug spray, plus who knows what else.

Grey water stinks just as bad as black water and I certainly don't want that stinky stuff flowing over into my campsite. Also think about the next guy that comes along and has to walk through the mess. One other thing. It is against the rules in almost all the RV parks I have ever been in. If you boondock in the wilderness I guess it would probably be ok.
Barney

thats what i understood was he is boondocking somewhere. i wouldnt drain my grey waqter where it would drain on someone elses site. although most states does allow grey water to be reused for irrigation purpose this includes california. this saves water and treatment of water. look it up online there is tons of info online.