Hookups at home
Has anybody installed hookups at their home so the camper can be used as an extra bedroom for overnight guests?
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I had regular 30 amp outdoor outlets on the side of my house. I swapped them out for a 30 amp TT connector. The water faucet is right next to it. Cable/Satellite comes from the connector in the garage or one right outside of the garage. Tanks get dumped in the sewer cleanout as needed. Sometimes it's easier to put a guest in the trailer than shuffling everyone in the house.
If you don't already have one, a cleanout is pretty easy to put in. You just need a cleanout tee, a section of pipe, a cleanout adapter with a cap for the top. Dig down to the sewer pipe, cut out a section for the tee, and join it to the main line. Then attach your section of pipe to that as a riser then the adapter and the cap on top of that. Glue all your fittings and you're done.
While it's true that dumping your tanks into the cleanout may be illegal in some parts of the country, that definitely doesn't apply everywhere. In most areas, using the cleanout on your property for occasionally dumping of RV tanks is perfectly legal. Having a permanently or semi-permanently affixed dump using the cleanout is usually not. Check with your local municipality.
If you don't already have one, a cleanout is pretty easy to put in. You just need a cleanout tee, a section of pipe, a cleanout adapter with a cap for the top. Dig down to the sewer pipe, cut out a section for the tee, and join it to the main line. Then attach your section of pipe to that as a riser then the adapter and the cap on top of that. Glue all your fittings and you're done.
While it's true that dumping your tanks into the cleanout may be illegal in some parts of the country, that definitely doesn't apply everywhere. In most areas, using the cleanout on your property for occasionally dumping of RV tanks is perfectly legal. Having a permanently or semi-permanently affixed dump using the cleanout is usually not. Check with your local municipality.
