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Re: Sequential use of small water jugs with pump
way2roll wrote: way2roll wrote: The farthest reaches of my brain are inventing some inflatable vessel. An inflatable/flexible holding tank/bladder if you will, that rolls up the unfilled part... here ya go. Only takes up the space based on the volume of water, Less water, less space, fill as needed. ***Link Removed*** Now that's a good idea. Thank you!666Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sequential use of small water jugs with pump
valhalla360 wrote: ItsMeOK wrote: Well to address some of the "comments", this is for a smaller vehicle (Class B Van) so space is at a premium. It's for being able to have a modular system that has an adjustable capacity depending on what the needs for the current trip or for what other people use needs are. Need more water for this type of trip, slide in more cans. People that don't need that much water can use the space for other stuff. I was actually thinking of collapsible containers but was trying to simplify question so the decision could change while on a trip. It would allow using the oldest water first. Also, you could carry a can in a backpack, etc. into a restroom, etc. and fill one. A larger built in tank with a 5gal jug you can use for refilling when you can't get the rig close enough to fill directly off a tap would be my recommendation. - If it's a short trip where you don't need maximum water, you probably don't need maximum storage either. - If it's a long trip where you need maximum water, you also need maximum storage. Much simpler than a rube goldberg system with lots of failure points that offers little additional utility.665Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sequential use of small water jugs with pump
time2roll wrote: If the tanks must be level then they just need to be sealed with two tubes. The tube that connects to the next must feed from the bottom. The pump will pull all the water out with the end tank admitting air and empty first. The tanks will empty in sequence. Thank you. I had thought of that but could not work out if the physics of it would actually work that way. I might have to do a mock up to prove it to myself.665Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sequential use of small water jugs with pump
Well to address some of the "comments", this is for a smaller vehicle (Class B Van) so space is at a premium. It's for being able to have a modular system that has an adjustable capacity depending on what the needs for the current trip or for what other people use needs are. Need more water for this type of trip, slide in more cans. People that don't need that much water can use the space for other stuff. I was actually thinking of collapsible containers but was trying to simplify question so the decision could change while on a trip. It would allow using the oldest water first. Also, you could carry a can in a backpack, etc. into a restroom, etc. and fill one. Yes, it could be done manually but was trying to avoid taking a shower and then realizing you need to flip a valve because you needed to open another tank. The gravity idea is great but the location that I wanted, under a couch, leads to them being slid in like a bookshelf. I just thought there might have already been an old school mechanical/simple switch solution out there without the complication of PLC, Arduino, etc. Thanks anyway.554Views0likes0CommentsSequential use of small water jugs with pump
Searched and searched for this but came up empty. I want to have several plastic jugs for water (jerry can size) I want to have all connected to the same hose and T'd off connected to the same pump. But I don't want them all to be used at the same time and have the levels go down evenly. I would like for it to use one tank fully, then the next tank, etc. This way I can just take out 1 or 2 empties and fill and replace. I am trying to come up with something that wouldn't take a CPU and programing to accomplish. I was thinking of solenoids, but they take constant power depending on either always open or always closed. I see there are electronically controlled ball valves that seem to be the right road, with a ball valve at the top of each jug. Then I was thinking of a switch that would sense if the preceding tank was empty and to then open the next tanks valve. This is where it gets confusing. If the 1st one is open and empty, then trigger the 2nd one's ball valve. But now there is still the 1st one that is open and empty so the pump would suck in air too, right? Is there a type of check valve that would allow water but not air? How would one sensor trigger its valve to close then next one to open? Has then been figured out already? Is there a simpler way? An existing product that I just don't know the name of? Thanks Edit. OR What if I just had each tank have a tube that ran to the bottom and then to the top of the next tank. The water pump could pump out of the first tank. Then have and air pump on the last tank and pressurize the last one so that it forces the water out and into the next tank and repeats causing the first tank to end up with all the water and the others are empty?6.2KViews0likes32Comments
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