Any recommendations on where to go to get a wastewater tank (the bigger the better)? It will pretty much permanently sit in the pickup bed, one side or other of the 5th wheel, whatever is more cost effective for the volume.Looking to make dumping easier on me. The 3 lakes we go to don't have waste water hookups, but they do have dump stations. At +70 it's gotten to be a real pain for me to run the trailer to the dump station every day or two. I decided against one of those wheeled blue totes. What I think will be easiest for us will be a tank in the truck with a macerator pump to make the transfer.

If your going with the macerator pump, I would check with a farm store, maybe tractor supply, something made as a spray or livestock water tank, as long as it has a good sized discharge opening for you to plumb a drain.The other possibility would be a bladder tank, I have seen marine applications for sewage. Modutank.com sells some around 160 gallon

dcmac214 wrote:Any recommendations on where to go to get a wastewater tank (the bigger the better)? Looking to make dumping easier on me.I decided against one of those wheeled blue totes. What I think will be easiest for us will be a tank in the truck with a macerator pump to make the transfer.If you don't go with a wheel tote tank that has a built in waste gate but instead use a large general purpose tank of some sort you're going to have to fit it with a waste gate. In either case, with any large tank you're also going to have to fool with a waste hose 'cause you'll never be able to move it when full. Instead I have a set of portable 7 gal Aquatainers labeled for the purpose of collecting any macerated black / grey water I may want to offload using my Flojet Waste Macerator Pump. When full each container weighs just 60 lbs, is easy enough to lower from truck tailgate to the ground. Just tip the 'Tainer to empty into the sewer inlet, no waste gate, no hoses needed at all, simple to flush out. K.I.S.S.

You need to talk with "ependydad"...I think he is on this forum as well... if not he is over at Forest River Forums...Planned on building one, and in the end was able to order one custom made...check this:http://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/f68/building-a-sewer-bladder-123233.html

Click here. I have the 35 gallon one for fresh water in the back of my truck. Same one could be used for black, or anything you want, or a different one that's bigger or shaped different. TSC (Tractor Supply Company ... great place to get them.)

I have a 30-gallon surplus ($10) plastic drum I mount in the bed. No reason you couldn't go with a 55 gallon one though.I used a 2" to 1-1/2" reducer, 1-1/2" gate valve (RV or pool filter), Banjo fittings, and sump pump hose to empty it. Filling chores are handled with a Flojet macerator pump.

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SoundGuy
Explorer
May 05, 2017
dcmac214 wrote:
Any recommendations on where to go to get a wastewater tank (the bigger the better)?

Looking to make dumping easier on me.

I decided against one of those wheeled blue totes. What I think will be easiest for us will be a tank in the truck with a macerator pump to make the transfer.

If you don't go with a wheel tote tank that has a built in waste gate but instead use a large general purpose tank of some sort you're going to have to fit it with a waste gate. In either case, with any large tank you're also going to have to fool with a waste hose 'cause you'll never be able to move it when full. Instead I have a set of portable 7 gal Aquatainers labeled for the purpose of collecting any macerated black / grey water I may want to offload using my Flojet Waste Macerator Pump. When full each container weighs just 60 lbs, is easy enough to lower from truck tailgate to the ground. Just tip the 'Tainer to empty into the sewer inlet, no waste gate, no hoses needed at all, simple to flush out. K.I.S.S.
kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
May 05, 2017
If your going with the macerator pump, I would check with a farm store, maybe tractor supply, something made as a spray or livestock water tank, as long as it has a good sized discharge opening for you to plumb a drain.
The other possibility would be a bladder tank, I have seen marine applications for sewage.
Modutank.com
sells some around 160 gallon

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