A grey water question

[beejay]

So here we are with our new, old motorhome which we've now owned for 48 hours, complete beginners . We're currently at a site that has a drain to pour grey water down but you cannot drive over it. What do you recommend we use/buy in such situations? It doesn't matter at the moment as we are only here til Monday and can empty where we will store (until next trip). Just wondered what we need.

 

[glastry]

A bucket, but not a normal bucket.

A bucket with holes in the bottom that you place under the grey waste pipe and which never fills up.

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[Gizmouk]

we stopped at a site in Gairloch last month with a masterpiece of engineering, comprising soil pipe with bends and wooden brackets to hold it at just the right angle, it was even adjustable for length

all because the gully emptying point was in the grass verge, it would nearly have been easier to move the gulley

Gairloch Caravan Park. We always stay there, and love the place.
His solution to emptying grey water really is simple, and as you rightly put, a masterpiece.

 

[beejay]

Didn't realise this discussion was still continuing!! To repeat we've bought some hose as suggested and my partner has put together a solution which he's tested so it's all good.

 

[DavidG58]

@beejay

just to ease your mind, from the moment you include the words 'grey' and 'water' in a thread title you effectively give up any control and more importantly responsibility for the replies, the very best you can hope for, which I think you achieved, is a semi useful reply somewhere near the beginning

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[mushy]

Beejay you can't throw in a statement like " my partner has put together a solution which he's tested " without telling us all about it. As the instigator of this long tedious drawn out thread which has questioned and in some cases provoked some interesting views and opinions you must take full responsibility to ensure we are kept fully informed with any updates you have. You are now the Funsters Grey Water Guru.

 

[beejay]

Beejay you can't throw in a statement like " my partner has put together a solution which he's tested " without telling us all about it. As the instigator of this long tedious drawn out thread which has questioned and in some cases provoked some interesting views and opinions you must take full responsibility to ensure we are kept fully informed with any updates you have. You are now the Funsters Grey Water Guru.

Well I don't know about being an expert but I'll try and get him to log into this account to give you the low down. He has posted pics on the Chausson FB group page....

 

[beejay]

My OH , Beejay, has asked me to post pictures of our solution to "grey water issues" and here they are ..! very straight forward, only 4 pieces of kit. 1x jubilee clip, 1x hose holder, 4 metres 28mm flexible hose (Highbridge supplied) and 1 x 32 mm push fit plastic pipe connector... I cut approx 1 metre hose off to connect to grey tap..the rest used for extension! Do not forget to put a locking nut on the back of the bolt that secures clip to gas bottle tray as if you do not, when you tighten another nut to hold it on the tray...it will restrict the " spring" effect of holding the hose..makes it more difficult to release.! 100 litres of grey water will weigh 100kgs so it's great to dispose of it correctly before your next journey away from site, as the weight saving is part of your travelling allowance...saving fuel perhaps too.. if only marginal.. other benefits include as you open tap, mucky grey not likely to catch your hand.. minimises need to carry grey "trolley", collapsible/buckets etc...works for us!
hope the pictures self explanatory. Flexible hose routed back from tap and no need to secure as it follows inside contour of bodywork.The push connector is secured to the extension hose! total cost hose..£11, hose clip, connector and spring clip...£2.45p and approx 1/2 hour fitting..RESULT!

 

[beejay]

I have a 10L bucket for use with grey water when necessary. It takes up very little space as it is full of stuff which would be there in the locker anyway

which you have to empty each time to use and as many litres of waste div ided by approx 9 litres equals number of trips to waste are! lol

 

[PeteS]

I've now got to rush out and buy a bucket or tank to empty a tank, then I could buy another tank to empty the second tank into!

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[beejay]

that's a little like the 2 plastic bin liners at the same time in your bin ,,,the 2nd one ready to use as the 1st one's full!!! lol

 

[Exu]

If you are in Spain (we live here) do NOT leave your grey water drain tap open when travelling. The Guardia Civil have stated looking for motorhomes leaving a tell-tale dribble of water along the road and are very happy to collect an on-the-spot contribution (to their Christmas Fund?)

My valve would no longer seal completely so I had to fit a new one to avoid leakage.

 

[The Old Man]

If you are in Spain (we live here) do NOT leave your grey water drain tap open when travelling. The Guardia Civil have stated looking for motorhomes leaving a tell-tale dribble of water along the road and are very happy to collect an on-the-spot contribution (to their Christmas Fund?)

My valve would no longer seal completely so I had to fit a new one to avoid leakage.

But the whole of Spain is a river of grey water and worse!

 

[tonyidle]

But the whole of Spain is a river of grey water and worse!

It won't be when all the motorhomes have been fixed / fined .

 

[magicsurfbus]

Bucket my a**e.

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[The Old Man]

Dangerous but such good fun, getting paid to do what would otherwise be illegal

Illegal in low flying over dumping grey waste