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water:gray [2020/03/16 12:59]
frater_secessus [gray water disposal]
water:gray [2020/03/16 13:09]
frater_secessus [gray tanks]
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 Gray water is held in different ways depending on the dweller's RV setup: Gray water is held in different ways depending on the dweller's RV setup:
   * [[:water#plumbed|plumbed systems]] - held in [[water:tanks|tanks]] similar to fresh water tanks until dumped into dump station or similar.   * [[:water#plumbed|plumbed systems]] - held in [[water:tanks|tanks]] similar to fresh water tanks until dumped into dump station or similar.
-  * [[:water#unplumbed|unplumbed systems]] - held in buckets or portable tanks until dumped into toilet or sump station.  This is how most vandwellers do it and is the focus of this article. +  * water#unplumbed|unplumbed systems - held in buckets or portable tanks until dumped into toiletsump station, or other appropriate location.  This is how most vandwellers do it and is the focus of this article.
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 It is common, though not universally smiled upon, to [[https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheaprvliving.com%2Fforums%2F%20stealth+gray+water|stealthily drain gray water]] over grassy areas, drains, etc.  The public perception of stealth draining may be far worse than the reality of it, especially if one uses [[http://amzn.to/2pAlYhr|biodegradable soap]] and strains food particulates from dishwashing water.  For safety and neighborliness, follow location guidelines one might use for a [[toilet:cat_hole|cathole toilet]]. It is common, though not universally smiled upon, to [[https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheaprvliving.com%2Fforums%2F%20stealth+gray+water|stealthily drain gray water]] over grassy areas, drains, etc.  The public perception of stealth draining may be far worse than the reality of it, especially if one uses [[http://amzn.to/2pAlYhr|biodegradable soap]] and strains food particulates from dishwashing water.  For safety and neighborliness, follow location guidelines one might use for a [[toilet:cat_hole|cathole toilet]].
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 +[[https://amzn.to/33oU1va|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51RcdqZhjnL._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?100}}]] \\
 +It is common for vandwellers with sinks to drain those sinks directly into a container.  The most common receptacles are [[https://amzn.to/2UbMWcX|5-to-7-gallon fresh water jugs]] - don't mix up your fresh and gray water!  Fresh water containers are typically blue, just as gasoline jugs are red and diesel jugs yellow.
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 +A jug with an upward-facing mouth may be easier to route water into. 
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