GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #42 | Page 51

RV WORKSHOP For your chance to win, send us a highresolution image and brief description of the clever modifications you’ve made to your RV, or the handy solutions you’ve found to common touring problems. Our favourite will win the 12V Premium Bluetooth soundbar! Note: your submission will possibly appear in GoRV, along with your name. Email your entry to info@gorv.com.au, with ‘RV Workshop’ in the subject line. + ENTER HERE WINNING ENTRY HOME-MADE GREY WATER TANK We do a lot of off-grid national-park vanning, so we needed a grey water tank. I wasn't happy with the layout of my new van’s waste system anyway, so we decided to make our own grey water holding system. My van had a 6in chassis with a raiser. I purchased three 3m lengths of 150mm sewer grade PVC pipe, and fitted screwed caps to all three lengths at both ends. Then it was a simple matter of laying it out on the ground, wedging various points to create a ‘fall’ over the entire system, then fitting elbows and cross joints to have it all interconnected and ready to install under the van against the 6 chassis – far higher than the previous grey water waste system. A drain point was fitted to be in the same place as previous, as well as an overflow point above the entire new piping system, in case it became clogged, so wastewater would not enter the van. Then it was a simple matter of creating S bends from each existing drain point underneath the floor, which connected directly into the new waste system. The grey water plumbing on Norm’s van before he fitted his DIY grey water tank system. Norm’s home-made grey water tank can hold more than 85L of waste water. / 51