Waste water tank

Post by **tipo73** » 25 Apr 2008, 18:08

Where do you have it and any tips how to fix it?
Are there any pictures of it?

Post by **Mocki** » 25 Apr 2008, 18:25

why would you want to carry dirty water with you?
i really cannot understand this.......its not like you let potatoe peelings, or chip fat go down a camper sink is it..... its bubbly water at worst,

so the answer to you question is........
my waste pipe drops out of the floor and points to the middle of the underside of the van, where the water drops on the grass, or laybay, or carpark......

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 25 Apr 2008, 20:27

I have a waste tank fitted as standard, underbody mounted with three straps securing it. Three bolts through the floor needed. You can buy portable waste tanks as an alternative. Waste water stinks in warm weather and you will need to empty it on a daily basis, like Mocki says, you dont want to carry waste water around anyway. As for letting it drop wherever you are parked is down to your sense of etiquette. Sometimes I do sometimes I don't, depends where I am but I never drive with grey water in the tank unless there is just a small amount in.

Post by **tipo73** » 26 Apr 2008, 05:36

I have bouth tanks (I just bought a tank to fix it on a body it's not instalet yet and that's the reason why I'm asking this) but also heard that is culpability in some countires in EU if you don't have it acctualy if youre water leaks on the ground.
Any pictures? Which screw to use ... how to instalet it?
Where do you empty a dirt water if you are not in camps??

Post by **Stefvan** » 26 Apr 2008, 07:57

If you have the OE Westy tank it fits directly under the sink with the little tap facing backwards and wth part of the tank projecting into the front wheel arch. There are 3 brackets that should have come with the tank, if you don't have them you have a bit of a problem - you'll have to make them up - one fits with 2 bolts through the lip of the kitchen panel, one fits up under the front wheel cross-member and the really hard one self-taps into the chassis at the back of the tank.

Stefvan

Post by **tipo73** » 26 Apr 2008, 09:02

It seems I have a problem because I didn't get any brackets. I'll try with three self-taps and then will see.
Any pictures of these bracets...

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 26 Apr 2008, 19:28

Each of the three brackets on mine are in two halves, one half is bolted to the floor the other half hooks into the long chassis box member that runs down the underside of the van so no bolts needed for them. You are right, many sites will not tolerate you dumping grey water onto the pitch. If you have the tank then I would fit it and you have the option to use or not depending on your where you are parked. Most sites have a drive over waste point, just park, open the tap and drain it. If your wild camping it isn't an issue. We sometimes empty at night, by the morning its gone and no one is offended!

Post by **tipo73** » 27 Apr 2008, 07:06

What kind of tank do you have. Mine is :
http://www.reimo.com/en/61003-abwassert_vwt2_20l_1_05/

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 27 Apr 2008, 20:37

Nothing like that one, mine is the standard tank fitted by Autohomes, long and narrow.