Disposing of grey water

[bigwood]

Last time we were in France we stopped at the services south of Calais. A french registered A class pulled in. The curtains were closed for a while and then there was the sound of water running. When they drove off there was soapy water on the floor of the car park. I assume they stopped for a shower and dumped the water before they left.

 

[bigalw35]

If you look at Eddie's list it is obvious that he was joking. Who believes that gassing actually happens

A friend of mine (he's English) lives in Germany, (and also got a Hymer) told me many years ago that it was a fairly common practice used in the autobahn parkplatz (a pull over on the motor ways) it's apparently it's some sort of sleeping gas, not sure if it still happens ?

 

[peterc10]

Aaaaaaaah the first gassing post of spring. Soon the clocks will go forward and the weather will be getting warmer.

Your friend needs to listen to the advice from the experts on putting people to sleep, the Royal College of Anaesthetists. To sum it up. No such gas exists and they should know because, if it was as good as people suggest, they would be using it by now.

 

[Northernraider]

Aaaaaaaah the first gassing post of spring. Soon the clocks will go forward and the weather will be getting warmer.

Your friend needs to listen to the advice from the experts on putting people to sleep, the Royal College of Anaesthetists. To sum it up. No such gas exists and they should know because, if it was as good as people suggest, they would be using it by now.

I cant believe in 2021 people still believe stories about this gassing ,

 

[rnb100]

I use this with an extension and have it flowed direct to the drain.

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[Ian Bosman]

I use this with an extension and have it flowed direct to the drain.

No good for some such as mine as the pipe is 40mm bore!

 

[Eggs]

Aaaaaaaah the first gassing post of spring. Soon the clocks will go forward and the weather will be getting warmer.

Your friend needs to listen to the advice from the experts on putting people to sleep, the Royal College of Anaesthetists. To sum it up. No such gas exists and they should know because, if it was as good as people suggest, they would be using it by now.

Don't forget to put your Rolex forward by a hour in the spring.

 

[bigalw35]

No good for some such as mine as the pipe is 40mm bore!

my Hymer waste pipe is also 40mm, at first I tried reducing to a garden hose 15mm, it did work but not very well, so I then purchased some 40mm pipe (from a garden centre) I never actually used it as it took up so much room in the rear garage, so I then brought some 32mm pipe and 40/32 adaptors, pipe from the garden centre and adaptors from a local plumbers merchant, I found the 15mm hose pipe blocked/clogged up, but the 32mm is perfect

 

[MITHRANDIR]

Not being judgemental at all but i am somewhat dismayed at the dumping of grey water directly into the environment, bits of food, various chemicals, can't be good for the frogs and such.

 

[Eggs]

Not being judgemental at all but i am somewhat dismayed at the dumping of grey water directly into the environment, bits of food, various chemicals, can't be good for the frogs and such.

Lots of small sites ask people to empty their grey water into the hedgerows if they are on a septic tank or small treatment plant.

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[MITHRANDIR]

Respectfully that doesn't make it right or ethical

 

[Eggs]

Respectfully that doesn't make it right or ethical

Respectfully I didn't say it was, but it's fact.

Having worked in drainage and sewage treatment for many years there are far worse things to worry about than a few motorhomers ditching grey water.

 

[cmcardle75]

Not being judgemental at all but i am somewhat dismayed at the dumping of grey water directly into the environment, bits of food, various chemicals, can't be good for the frogs and such.

Apparently, it is actually very good for the plants (and then on up through the food chain), especially if you use Ecover or similar that won't end up polluting watercourses.

 

[G-RMPS]

If my waste water receptacle won’t fit under the waste pipe, I put a ramp under the nearest wheel and drive up a bit. Only takes a minute.

 

[MITHRANDIR]

Apparently, it is actually very good for the plants (and then on up through the food chain), especially if you use Ecover or similar that won't end up polluting watercourses.

stick some dilute bleach on your plants and see what it does.............

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[cmcardle75]

stick some dilute bleach on your plants and see what it does.............

I imagine it doesn't do much good, which is why my grey tank is full of grey water and Ecover, rather than pointlessly dangerous chemicals.

 

[peterc10]

Don't forget to put your Rolex forward by a hour in the spring.

He won't forget. His 4 iphones and 2 ipads will automatically remind him

 

[MITHRANDIR]

I imagine it doesn't do much good, which is why my grey tank is full of grey water and Ecover, rather than pointlessly dangerous chemicals.

Not everyone does as you do, i do the same, but still wouldn't dump it directly into the environment.

 

[cmcardle75]

Not everyone does as you do, i do the same, but still wouldn't dump it directly into the environment.

I never do either, with the exception that I often find myself asked to dump in the hedge by campsite owners. However, the reason I don't do it in other cases is becauses it could be unpleasant for passers-by. In many places, the extra irrigation would actually be useful.

 

[Larrynwin]

If my waste water receptacle won’t fit under the waste pipe, I put a ramp under the nearest wheel and drive up a bit. Only takes a minute.

In that situation I place the tank a short distance from the outlet and connect using a short length of hose , it works as the holding tank is higher than the waste tank.

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[B-well]

I cut one of these down to size and placed under the Motorhome, amazing product as after a week i hardly have any Grey waste to empty, just some bits that i dispose of in the food waste bin.View attachment 405634

oooops my idea did work.

 

[MITHRANDIR]

Most unpleasant, i agree, seems to me that campsite owners have in this regard an "out of sight out of mind attitude"
which in this day and age ought to be discouraged.
Don't get me wrong i'm not judging people who do, just that i was always taught not to do it, " take nothing but photographs leave nothing but footprints, or in our case tyre tracks" kind of stance.
Just surprised at the practice that's all.

 

[cmcardle75]

Most unpleasant, i agree, seems to me that campsite owners have in this regard an "out of sight out of mind attitude"
which in this day and age ought to be discouraged.
Don't get me wrong i'm not judging people who do, just that i was always taught not to do it, " take nothing but photographs leave nothing but footprints, or in our case tyre tracks" kind of stance.
Just surprised at the practice that's all.

They ask for it for two main reasons.
(1) avoid the septic tank/cesspit becoming full thus needing expensive emptying
(2) to provide irrigation to thirsty plants.

I've even been asked to do it on a full blown club site before, although that isn't common. I find it's about 50/50 on THS and CS/CLs (I tend to seek out the more basic ones which are more likely to be large fields with small septic tanks).

 

[Eggs]

It seems to me some people get outraged about environmental issues when they are driving/living in dirty diesel motorhomers.

 

[MITHRANDIR]

I am not outraged, just surprised that's all, name me a new motorhome that's not diesel?

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[Sandancers]

Not everyone does as you do, i do the same, but still wouldn't dump it directly into the environment.

I won't worry about dumping a bit of grey waste on a patch of land.

In the Vietnam war the USA used Agent Orange (just a smidgen more toxic than grey waste) on the forests of Vietnam.

Guess what, the forests of Vietnam are more or less back to pre war levels.

Nature is really pretty good at surviving.

 

[dulvil]

Drive along the lay-BT’s and let it out, it dilutes the lorry drivers pi**

 

[MITHRANDIR]

Respectfully I didn't say it was, but it's fact.

Having worked in drainage and sewage treatment for many years there are far worse things to worry about than a few motorhomers ditching grey water.

sounds to me its more than a few, i was just surprised that it appears to happen quite so often
if you want to dump it anywhere then do so, as i said i am not being judgemental
and no i don't worry about it at all.

 

[Lenny HB]

Whenever there is a hosepipe ban the local waterboard tell you to water your plants with your washing up & bath water.
All the people I've know that live in the country with septic tanks or sess pits nearly always run a pipe from the shower/bath & kitchen sink & washing machine so they bypass the tank & let it run off on the land. never appears to cause a problem.

 

[TDub49]

I won't worry about dumping a bit of grey waste on a patch of land.

In the Vietnam war the USA used Agent Orange (just a smidgen more toxic than grey waste) on the forests of Vietnam.

Guess what, the forests of Vietnam are more or less back to pre war levels.

Nature is really pretty good at surviving.

I know you're making a light hearted comment but perhaps a little reading up on agent orange wouldn't go amiss - the jungles may have grown back (questionable) but the legacy lives on both in America (in the Vietnam vets and their descendants) and in Vietnam amongst the population.

I guess the point is that if we have a decent sewage system, we should use it and only dump chemicals directly into the environment as a last resort and perhaps follow this advice from RHS "Household soaps and detergents are harmless to plants, but water containing bleaches, disinfectants, dishwasher salt and stronger cleaning products should not be used, as they can harm plants and even damage soil structure if used long-term on soil."

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