The good news is your typical rv holding tank size is actually pretty reasonable.
Rv gray water pipe size.
Larger rvs will obviously have larger holding tanks generally speaking.
Hi i have a 1988 southwind.
Grey water tanks are where all the grey water in your rv goes.
The new pex tubing used for rv water lines is of residential grade and designed to last longer.
Sanitary wye connects to black water and gray water waste valves to combine them into one pipe.
Hose connects to 3 lug fitting.
I have a leaking water valve that dumps the freshwater tank.
Plus pex does not have a lot of taste inside the tubing so you will not get a lot of added taste to water.
With pressure your rv will get from connecting to city water fills these tubes allow more flow on the inside of the unit and through all of the rv water lines.
Grey water is all the water used in your rv except what goes to flush the toilet.
Careful not to cut a water line.
This tubing is much better than the old gray 3 8 inch tubing which had low water pressure inside the unit.
2 cast iron plastic or steel.
A water pump fresh grey water tanks a sink and some plumbing hardware.
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For instance even a small casita travel trailer may have a black water tank of 15 or so gallons and a gray water tank of 32 gallons.
To design a van s water system is much more simpler than an electrical system a few items will do the tricks.
1 1 2 rotating flange connects to gray water valve.
3 flange connects to black water valve.
Transition from one pipe size or material to another by varying thickness of rubber band cp 200.
Here is our guide on how to build a diy water system in a camper van conversion.
Toilet drains convey fecal matter which creates blackwater not greywater always minimum of 3 id minimum 2 vent.
Having running water and a hot shower draw the line between van camping and van life so it s well worth the efforts.
Dwv water copper pipe.
Our select line includes.
Pex tubing can expand up to one and one half of the original size without.
If a gray tank has its own sewer connection it may have a 3 inch discharge pipe.
That water is called black water.
The gray tank is 1 inches in most cases.
But unlike pex the water line is pretty rigid.
The water used for everything else showering cooking washing dishes and all other water related activities goes into the grey water tank.
My water lines are of the same gray material it seems and has silver aluminum ring crimp type connectors that look like the pex copper ring crimps.
Most manufacturers have started using plastic half inch tubing with flared ends when installing rv water lines into newer model units.
It is gray some sort of plastic.
The diameter of the black tank discharge pipe is 3 inches.
