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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] |
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 toilet, sump 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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| 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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