Bstreet22
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- Mar 12, 2024
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- Roller Team Zefiro
Hi all,
First time posting and would really appreciate some help with some modifications I'm making to my Roller Team Zefiro, to allow me to use the grey water tank as a tank for pressure washing my motorbike. Basically with a friend I worked out a way to do this by installing a 3-way valve before the water from the shower, sink etc goes into the tank, which allows me to divert waste water to the floor instead of entering the tank (there are no rules about grey water going on the ground where I will be). So with the valve diverting to the floor I can use the tank for my pressure washer, after backfilling via the tap in the (bad) drawing. Then, if I turn the valve the other way, the water simply goes to the tank as usual for when I'm on campsites.
To do this I had to combine all the various drain pipes from the 2 shower drains, kitchen sink and bathroom sink into 1 pipe. I did this using the T's in the drawing. As standard the pipes for each drain went into individual entry points on the tank. Now I am only using one entry point and bunged the other 3 up.
These system seems to be great and I was really pleased, except the water is not draining away quick enough, resulting in overflowing shower tray etc. What could be causing this? I am using the same 25mm pond pipe that was on the motorhome, although the T's reduce the diameter to 19mm of course.
Is it the length of the pipe I have added? The reduced diameter at the connections?
The fact that all are combined into one?
All of the avove?
I tried removing the valve and letting the water drain straight out the pipe onto the floor to check of the valve was a problem, but the issue still remained.
Thanks for any help!
Ben
First time posting and would really appreciate some help with some modifications I'm making to my Roller Team Zefiro, to allow me to use the grey water tank as a tank for pressure washing my motorbike. Basically with a friend I worked out a way to do this by installing a 3-way valve before the water from the shower, sink etc goes into the tank, which allows me to divert waste water to the floor instead of entering the tank (there are no rules about grey water going on the ground where I will be). So with the valve diverting to the floor I can use the tank for my pressure washer, after backfilling via the tap in the (bad) drawing. Then, if I turn the valve the other way, the water simply goes to the tank as usual for when I'm on campsites.
To do this I had to combine all the various drain pipes from the 2 shower drains, kitchen sink and bathroom sink into 1 pipe. I did this using the T's in the drawing. As standard the pipes for each drain went into individual entry points on the tank. Now I am only using one entry point and bunged the other 3 up.
These system seems to be great and I was really pleased, except the water is not draining away quick enough, resulting in overflowing shower tray etc. What could be causing this? I am using the same 25mm pond pipe that was on the motorhome, although the T's reduce the diameter to 19mm of course.
Is it the length of the pipe I have added? The reduced diameter at the connections?
The fact that all are combined into one?
All of the avove?
I tried removing the valve and letting the water drain straight out the pipe onto the floor to check of the valve was a problem, but the issue still remained.
Thanks for any help!
Ben