Step one. Bought the van.
Hello Everybody, First post. I camp a lot in tents but after spending three days straight in a tent in the rain at Dolly Sods I swore I'd make a change. Here it is. Bought it Wednesday. Dro...
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Kitchen Cabinet, Post #22
It's hard to tell in this photo but the two uprights are offset from each other.
It's to allow the cradle to turn the valve completely closed then go no farther.
The PVC valve is made to only turn 90 degrees. The motor will spin it 360 degrees and snap off the handle unless I prevent it. When viewed from above, the valve handle turns 90 degrees clockwise to close. The limit switch in the the picture will be part of the electronics for the motor that I'll add later. There are two holes in the uprights for it's mounting.
In the next two pics you can see that I've added a short length of angle iron with an upright that stops the cradle after it has rotated the PVC handle 90 degrees counterclockwise to the open position. The upright section with the two holes is for the mounting of a limit switch.
Place the motorized valve against the side of the greywater tank and figure out the best place for the tank outlet. The motorized valve has to fit in the available space.
I've marked on the side of the tank where to mount the outlet pipe.
The outlet pipe will be 1-1/2" PVC. It has a OD of 1-7/8".
I made a 2" hole for the outlet pipe in the side of the tank. Like the hole for the overflow I'm purposely making the hole larger that it needs be. The lid for the tank has been screwed down using pre-drilled pilot holes.
Take the tank and mount it under the van. Use the positioning bolt to fix it in place. Drill a hole through the shield and the angle iron support. Do this for both of the supports.
Then use sheet metal screws to hold the shield in place.
Now going to drill a hole through the floor and into the top of the greywater tank. Use the bolt that goes through the cabinet frame as a measuring point.
Double check there is no conflict with the freshwater tank. I better get this right the first time.
I'm drilling a 1-1/2" hole which is the OD of the drain pipe.
Looks like a hole. Success!
Drain pipe will fit down through the floor into the greywater tank.
Remove the tank from under the van and check the fit of the drain pipe. Probably should have given myself a larger margin of error in the hole drilling but it's fine.
Now that I have all the extra holes that are needed in the tank, next job is to epoxy the inside.
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It's hard to tell in this photo but the two uprights are offset from each other.
It's to allow the cradle to turn the valve completely closed then go no farther.
The PVC valve is made to only turn 90 degrees. The motor will spin it 360 degrees and snap off the handle unless I prevent it. When viewed from above, the valve handle turns 90 degrees clockwise to close. The limit switch in the the picture will be part of the electronics for the motor that I'll add later. There are two holes in the uprights for it's mounting.
In the next two pics you can see that I've added a short length of angle iron with an upright that stops the cradle after it has rotated the PVC handle 90 degrees counterclockwise to the open position. The upright section with the two holes is for the mounting of a limit switch.
Place the motorized valve against the side of the greywater tank and figure out the best place for the tank outlet. The motorized valve has to fit in the available space.
I've marked on the side of the tank where to mount the outlet pipe.
The outlet pipe will be 1-1/2" PVC. It has a OD of 1-7/8".
I made a 2" hole for the outlet pipe in the side of the tank. Like the hole for the overflow I'm purposely making the hole larger that it needs be. The lid for the tank has been screwed down using pre-drilled pilot holes.
Take the tank and mount it under the van. Use the positioning bolt to fix it in place. Drill a hole through the shield and the angle iron support. Do this for both of the supports.
Then use sheet metal screws to hold the shield in place.
Now going to drill a hole through the floor and into the top of the greywater tank. Use the bolt that goes through the cabinet frame as a measuring point.
Double check there is no conflict with the freshwater tank. I better get this right the first time.
I'm drilling a 1-1/2" hole which is the OD of the drain pipe.
Looks like a hole. Success!
Drain pipe will fit down through the floor into the greywater tank.
Remove the tank from under the van and check the fit of the drain pipe. Probably should have given myself a larger margin of error in the hole drilling but it's fine.
Now that I have all the extra holes that are needed in the tank, next job is to epoxy the inside.
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