Help me understand the gray wather drain system

[Gracy]

Help a sista out.... haha!  :p

'04 Fleetwood Timberlake

There are 2 spouts that say "DRAIN".

1 for the sink and 1 for the shower and they are both 1 1/2 inch around.

There doesn't seem to be a grey water tank under anyplace I can see???

So I assume need a portable grey water tote container and hose that can be used for both drains......... correct?  

Would it be totally obvious if there was a portable gray tank under the PUT?  DH looked and said all he could see is what he thought was the fresh water tank.

Thanks this is so different then our old RV and PUT!  :confused:

[austinado16]

Yes, if you had an onboard storage tank, you'd be able to look under and see it.

Turns out, I've got a super nice 15gal wheeled grey water tank for sale.  It's a "Tot-N-Stor" brand, similar to the Barker Blue totes and others.

$50 plus shipping and I'm north of you about 3hrs.  Could put it on the Greyhound bus if you have a depot in your area.

[Gracy]

Yes, if you had an onboard storage tank, you'd be able to look under and see it.

Turns out, I've got a super nice 15gal wheeled grey water tank for sale.  It's a "Tot-N-Stor" brand, similar to the Barker Blue totes and others.

$50 plus shipping and I'm north of you about 3hrs.  Could put it on the Greyhound bus if you have a depot in your area.

Goodness are they really that much $$$ new!!!  :yikes:  EEK!  Well I'll keep you in mind for sure.... only problem is I believe the closest Greyhound to us is Union Station in downtown LA and I don't do LA............haha!!!

I'll have to look into how much a new one is gonna run me...... wonder if thats a wallyworld purchase???

[tlhdoc]

You can get blue water containers at Wal-Mart to use for grey water.  I don't like the big totes.  They are too heavy and hard to move.  I can pick up a 5 gallon tank, put it in the TV or my luggage cart and take it to the dumpstation, or better yet send the kids with the tank.  I have 2 totes so when one is full I put the empty tank on.  Then I can dump at my leisure.

[coach]

I don't have a shower, just the sink that gets used less and less if the weather is nice - so I don't generate much grey water. An ubiquitous 5 gallon bucket works, one with a lid and a short piece of old garden hose. I like buckets, the lid comes off for cleaning, packed with 'stuff' they take up no room!

Some drains are too low for buckets and the big blue totes work.
I saw this pic once of a Fleetwood/Coleman setup using standard plumbing hardware - I thought it was simple!

[austinado16]

Here's local source for RV parts and you can get an idea what the tanks are going for: $100 for a 15 gallon.

http://www.rvpartscenter.com/FindaProduct.asp?ProductDescription=gray+water

[bud121156]

May have  a  situation  where  the camper drain outlet  is lower  than  the  bucket inlet, and  have  to lay  the  bucket  on the  side  or  get  a  smaller  bucket. Guess  thats  the  reasoning  for some  of  the blue  totes  to  be  flat on the  ground.

[Gracy]

Here's local source for RV parts and you can get an idea what the tanks are going for: $100 for a 15 gallon.

http://www.rvpartscenter.com/FindaProduct.asp?ProductDescription=gray+water

Oh by no means was I saying your price was a rip......................... I'm just cheap! hahaha!  Someone PM'd me and told me it was a good deal too

I think for now we're gonna try the blue container idea from walmart.... I actually have one in my garage so I'm going to see if that will work for now..... then slowly I'll work my way to the "coach" model

[MomboTN]

Oh by no means was I saying your price was a rip......................... I'm just cheap! hahaha!  Someone PM'd me and told me it was a good deal too

I think for now we're gonna try the blue container idea from walmart.... I actually have one in my garage so I'm going to see if that will work for now..... then slowly I'll work my way to the "coach" model

Just make sure you check it a couple times a day until you get a good idea for how much water you use.  Good luck.