Lets start by saying I haven't been able to teach my family the art of water conservation yet. First (and so far only) time we've camped w/o a water hook-up in our new camper we made it overnight. We were close to a water spigot but it didn't have threads. I didn't (and still don't) have a water thief so that was out of the question. I then went to Wally World and bought one of their blue 7 gallon jugs. I was able to refill the tank, but knew I wanted something a little easier.
Here is what I came up with. I bought a 35 gallon tank at TSC. I then bought the fittings and hoses and such to connect it to garden hoses. A buddy of mine runs a junk yard. Someone had scrapped an old motor home. I asked him if it had a water pump in it. He said he didn't know, but I could have it if it did. I went and looked, sure enough it did. Pulled it out and it ran. Finally got it hooked up, and the daggone thing works - including the pressure switch.
Here is a shot of the overall setup. http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023917199764354
Here is the pump and the wiring connections: http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023936845108178
Here is how I power it. I'm running it off the 12-volt battery charge circuit on the trailer connection on the truck as I figure it will be sitting in the bed of the truck.http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023959546384466
Finally of all of the connections where I can connect the water hose to the pump or remove the pump and connect a water hose directly to the tank.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023975911417890
Another use I thought of for this tank. As we plant trees and such throughout the yard too far for the water hose to reach. I can put the tank in the loader of the tractor and take the water to it. I can then either use gravity to water by raising the loader or use the pump powered off the 7-pin on the back of the tractor - thus the reason for the 15' cord on the plug in.
Here is what I came up with. I bought a 35 gallon tank at TSC. I then bought the fittings and hoses and such to connect it to garden hoses. A buddy of mine runs a junk yard. Someone had scrapped an old motor home. I asked him if it had a water pump in it. He said he didn't know, but I could have it if it did. I went and looked, sure enough it did. Pulled it out and it ran. Finally got it hooked up, and the daggone thing works - including the pressure switch.
Here is a shot of the overall setup. http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023917199764354
Here is the pump and the wiring connections: http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023936845108178
Here is how I power it. I'm running it off the 12-volt battery charge circuit on the trailer connection on the truck as I figure it will be sitting in the bed of the truck.http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023959546384466
Finally of all of the connections where I can connect the water hose to the pump or remove the pump and connect a water hose directly to the tank.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jwstewar1999/CamperPhotos#5390023975911417890
Another use I thought of for this tank. As we plant trees and such throughout the yard too far for the water hose to reach. I can put the tank in the loader of the tractor and take the water to it. I can then either use gravity to water by raising the loader or use the pump powered off the 7-pin on the back of the tractor - thus the reason for the 15' cord on the plug in.
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