1968 Travel Queen Resto Mod - 12. Waste Water
Part 12. Waste Water is pretty much self-explanatory. Is it black? Is it grey? And how is it done in this vintage resto-mod so that advantage is gained in such a limited space? These are issues both p...
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So I showed under "Galley and Greatroom" how that hole for the galley drain worked out mentioned in the previous post. Here it is shown with the hole cut.
And again from a distance how that area is setting up, between the fresh water tank compartment and here into the grey water tank compartment.
The dump valve came a few days ago. I guess I wasn't thinking and forgot to get the flanges for either side of the valve. Those are usually still on the RV and don't get replaced, but I'll need two, one between the valve and the tank, and one downstream.
Welcome to my heated basement.
Why angle the handle that direction? Perhaps this answers the question.
When needing to drain the tank, there will be a garden hose style grey water drain hose connected to the camper and typically, even when "hooked up" we won't keep the drain valve open. We'll dump when needed and keep the valve closed the rest of the time. That means there may be some times when you just don't want to go outside. And what better way to use that extra hole in the wall? I'll make another pop-out door that fills the opening. Time to dump, pull the little door off and set aside. Grab the handle, pull. When empty, close the valve. Replace the door, have another beer (coffee, water depending on the time of day).
Here you can see a couple inches between the tank and the valve. The first inch for the 1.5" MPT (male pipe thread) by 1.5" slip joint (for cement). Then another slip joint with the square bolt flange to attach the valve. That should place the valve just about where you see it.
Then on the other side of the valve another square bolt flange with 1.5" slip joint. At this point I'll elbow the joint straight down and through a hole drilled in the floor. On the exterior (bottom of the camper, I'll neck it down or adapt to a male garden hose connector. That spot underneath sits within an about 6-8" space above the truck bumper and aft of the end of the truck bed. That's where I'll connect the drain hose so I can close and lock and seal the basement exterior access door.
And as the first photo shows, that will give me extra storage space to the right of the valve for the grey hose and other similar objects that aren't exactly the cleanest.
And again from a distance how that area is setting up, between the fresh water tank compartment and here into the grey water tank compartment.
The dump valve came a few days ago. I guess I wasn't thinking and forgot to get the flanges for either side of the valve. Those are usually still on the RV and don't get replaced, but I'll need two, one between the valve and the tank, and one downstream.
Welcome to my heated basement.
Why angle the handle that direction? Perhaps this answers the question.
When needing to drain the tank, there will be a garden hose style grey water drain hose connected to the camper and typically, even when "hooked up" we won't keep the drain valve open. We'll dump when needed and keep the valve closed the rest of the time. That means there may be some times when you just don't want to go outside. And what better way to use that extra hole in the wall? I'll make another pop-out door that fills the opening. Time to dump, pull the little door off and set aside. Grab the handle, pull. When empty, close the valve. Replace the door, have another beer (coffee, water depending on the time of day).
Here you can see a couple inches between the tank and the valve. The first inch for the 1.5" MPT (male pipe thread) by 1.5" slip joint (for cement). Then another slip joint with the square bolt flange to attach the valve. That should place the valve just about where you see it.
Then on the other side of the valve another square bolt flange with 1.5" slip joint. At this point I'll elbow the joint straight down and through a hole drilled in the floor. On the exterior (bottom of the camper, I'll neck it down or adapt to a male garden hose connector. That spot underneath sits within an about 6-8" space above the truck bumper and aft of the end of the truck bed. That's where I'll connect the drain hose so I can close and lock and seal the basement exterior access door.
And as the first photo shows, that will give me extra storage space to the right of the valve for the grey hose and other similar objects that aren't exactly the cleanest.
