artyman
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Post by artyman on Oct 13, 2013 8:24:51 GMT -8
I was just given a 63 Terry Camper. In doing an inspection of it, I noticed there is no grey or black tank. It does have a toilet and shower. If I were to hook up at a park, leave the sewer line hooked, would I have a sewer gas problem? Also, it appears that all they grey water goes straight to the ground, (no plumbing connections). I can run PVC drain lines to connect into the black water, but my main concern is the black water. Are there any suggestions to this problem?
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Post by universalexports on Oct 13, 2013 9:10:47 GMT -8
yes you need a shut off between your toilet and the sewer line hook up, otherwise you will get horible odors coming up in your camper, open the valve when you want to dump, this is why you need a black water tank, you only open the line to their sewer when you need to dump your tank.
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Post by artyman on Oct 13, 2013 14:35:27 GMT -8
I am not sure if this camper originally came out with a toilet and shower. Will have to research on how to hook it up. There is a sewer gate there but no tank. I thank you for your assistance. The way this is going with the electrical, water, and now plumbing, I am thinking of gutting the entire trailer and starting all over. That will be a chore. Thanks again for the info.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 13, 2013 18:49:23 GMT -8
Read up on this forum for a while before you "gut it".... This aint a fish ya know LOL....
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Post by cowcharge on Oct 15, 2013 7:17:06 GMT -8
That sounds like a half-arsed PO system that they just hooked up to park sewer. Yuk. Never mind odors, without a tank you'll never get enough oomph to flush everything out of the hose. And without a grey tank, you won't have the semi-fresh water to rinse out the black plumbing post-dump (unless you stick a hose down the toilet). I'd get either tanks or a porta-potty of some sort.
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Post by mobiltec on Oct 15, 2013 7:36:58 GMT -8
Yep... Black water and Gray water are never supposed to come in contact with each other.
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Post by Ten on Oct 15, 2013 15:07:23 GMT -8
I am not certain of all the details of what exactly should be used, but it may be possible to hook up what you already have using portable tanks. I know there are up to 30-gallon tanks available, and I found a 6-gal portable with a garden-hose fitting, which could be used to hook up to grey water (at least from one sink...a la the old Airflyte hookup). Seems like you may not have to give up the whole bundle, especially since there is a gate valve onboard.
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Post by gavinredelman on Nov 20, 2013 3:40:00 GMT -8
Plumbing fittings include a wide assortment of plumbing hardware including pipes, faucets and the joints that connect these fixtures. It is important to install quality plumbing fittings in order to have an uninterrupted water supply and properly functioning drainage system. Tom Plumb |
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Post by Paul on Nov 29, 2013 22:46:26 GMT -8
Actually, I am in a similar situation. I just got a 1972 Shasta. It is in winter storage but in the spring I will have some decisions to make. The PO added a toilet but there are no tanks. Apparently he flushed directly into the campground sewer system. I had considered either taking out the toilet and replacing it with a porta potti or just flushing directly into one of the large blue holding tanks that sit under the unit. Opinions???
Also, the is no freshwater holding tank on this unit...a previous owner remove that as well. I was planning on keeping things very simple and adding a 10 gallon container that would sit under the sink and pump the water directly from that. I have read about others doing the same thing. Any opinions on that?
As always, thanks for the advice. This is a bit new to our family and this forum is so helpful.
Paul
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